🌿 The power of Play in early years education

Why Play matters “To play is to explore, to discover, to experiment…play gives children the opportunity to develop and use the many talents they were born with.” Lego, 1985 Play is not just a pastime, it’s how children build their brains. It’s how they make meaning of the world, test boundaries, and discover who they […]

🌱 A million connections: What babies really need to grow (and the birth of FSfL)

When babies feel safe, they don’t cling, they climb. They don’t just look, they venture. And at Forest School for Life, we’ve seen this truth unfold time and again. 🔍 The Science behind what we see Neuroscientists call this pattern “secure base behaviour” babies move away to explore and return when they need connection. When […]