Shoals Forest School
Looking for a place for your children to connect with themselves and others through nature? Look no further! Shoals Forest School is a magical place for youth in the Shoals.
Our approach
We are a team dedicated to Forest School Principles and are committed to making a positive impact on the youth of NW Alabama. As an outdoor education program, we facilitate learning by providing opportunities for creative play, critical thinking, risk management, primitive camp skills, conflict resolution, community building, and more. Let us help support your child’s connection with the wonders nature offers the whole person.
Providing children with a safe space to build community, while finding meaning and purpose in nature.
All of our groups will develop their own group culture and navigate their learning session in a way that meets the needs of each individual. Themed weeks will drive the focus for the learning sessions.
Forest School Benefits
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Physical
Gross motor skills, fine motor skills, physical strength, endurance, sensory development, risk-taking
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Social-Emotional Development
Independence, respect, communication, compassion, personal space, judgment, cooperation, leadership, adaptability, resiliency
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Cognitive and Processing Skills
Problem-solving, creative thinking, communication, sustained attention, logic and reasoning
Meet Our Team
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Jennifer Morgan, Ed.S.
Founder/Director/Teacher
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Chris Morgan, M.S.
Founder/Director/Teacher
"What children need is not new and better curricula but access to more and more of the real world; plenty of time and space to think over their experiences, and to use fantasy and play to make meaning out of them; and advice, road maps, guidebooks, to make it easier for them to get where they want to go (not where we think they ought to go), and to find out what they want to find out."
— John Holt, Teach Your Own