Sticks and Ropes Forest School Sheffield
Our Stories
Summer term 2022: Make this island your home
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We are keen to introduce our group to ancient woodland, and to create an imaginative backdrop for the children to engage with. In the first term, this will take the form of a story where we discover a wild and forested island. With many wild creatures cohabiting, our group will be encouraged to learn about ecosystems, our basic hierarchy of needs and how to make friends with those that were here before us in this environment.
Future stories will be developed with children and, based on their input, we will explore different themes appropriate to the season, and building on the children's' existing knowledge.
Autumn term 2022: The Other Tribe
As we delve further into the woodland and the changing seasons, we discover more about how we co-exist in this environment with other plants, animals and people. We will be starting by learning and recording the different types of plants and animals in the woods, and the benefits and uses of what we discover, eg. the nutritional qualities of autumn berries. We will often examine the clues left behind by the other tribe, who share their knowledge of the woodlands and their stories with us in mysterious ways.
Autumn term 2 2022: The Festival of Colours
Autumn brings an explosion of colours all around us which we begin to appreciate in a different light as the day grows shorter and the leaves create a colourful blanket over the earth. This half term we will be looking at capturing autumn's beauty in colourful projects and activities while immersing ourselves in the folklore that this season brings.
Winter Term 2022: The Dark Side of the Woods
We are hoping to instil this term an aura of mystery and puzzle solving. Beyond our projects, trying to master our skills and develop our knowledge, we will spend our time trying to solve on of the mysteries of the woods.
Week 1: Let there be light
Week 2: Make some noise
Week 3: Lost Notes
Week 4: The Fire Trials
Week 5: TBA
Spring Term 2023: Let there be light
Week 1: First and Last
Week 2: Melting medallions
Week 3: The winter is coming!
Week 4: Tangled Ropes
Week 5: TBA
Week 6: TBA
Summer Term 2023: May the Growth be with You
Outline of our block:
Week 1: Eat the woods
Week 2: A forest in a tea cup
Week 3: Row your Boat
Week 4: Carving a niche
Week 5: Low ground vs High ground
Week 6: Into the fire
Summer Term 2 2023: In the Summertime
Outline of our block:
Week 1: Forest Chemistry
Week 2: Playground Forest
Week 3: A visitor in the woods
Week 4: All paths lead to the fire circle
Week 5: Musical Instruments
Week 6: Fire Trials
Week 7: TBA
Autumn term 2023: Old woods, new fire circle
Week 1: Ice berries
Week 2: Wood for the winter
Week 3: Harvest festival
Week 4: Tooth and nail
Week 5: Bramble bimble
Week 6: Soot & soap
Week 7: TBC
Autumn second term 2023: To craft or not to craft
Week 1: SoapCraft
Week 2: ThornCraft
Week 3: MetalCraft
Week 4: WoodCraft
Week 5: LeafCraft
Week 6: StickCraft
Week 7: YuleCraft
Winter term 2024: Keep moving and stay creative
Week 1: Foraged necklaces/charms trees
Week 2: Upcycling & green woodwork (shop, stall)
Week 3: Upcycling & green woodwork ( cart )
Week 4: Team games/ battles
Week 5: Music and dance festival
Winter Second Term 2024: The Path to Spring
Week 1: Orienteering
Week 2: Bird house
Week 3: A roof over our logs
Week 4: Little boxes
Week 5: Fire Trials
Spring First Term 2024: Spring Awakenings
Week 1: Our little book of wisdom
Week 2: Lessons from our Wilder-Friends
Week 3: Be pewter, my friend
Week 4: Reciprocation is our middle name
Week 5: A bridge over muddy water
Week 6: Fire trials II
Spring Second Term 2024: Spring into Summer
Week 1: Forage & Bake
Week 2: Craft of the Woods
Week 3: Whittling away the Hours
Week 4: Sacred Totem
Week 5: Ropes & Ropes
Week 6: Soltice Festival
Week 7: End of Year Party
Autumn Term One 2024: Return to the Woods
Week 1: Back to the Woods
Week 2: Children of the Corn
Week 3: Hidden Stars & Busy Beavers
Week 4: Wolf & The Humble Stove
Week 5: Death on the Roll of a Dice
Week 6: Woodland Playland
Week 7: Forest Flows & Strictly Come Jumping
Week 8: Pumpkin Patch Kids!
Autumn Term Two 2024: Strike & Simmer
8th November: Rope Games & Tripod Making
15th November: Fire Preparation & Wood Storage
22nd November: Fire Safety & Lighting Practice
29th November: Giving Back to the Woods
6th December: Fire Trials & Campfire Cooking
13th December: Yuletide Party with Craft & Music
Winter Term Two 2024: The Birds & the Bears
17th January: Bird Feeders
24th January: Bontanical Gardens Visit
31st January: Shelter Building
7th February: Animal Tracking & Cast Making
Winter Into Spring 2025: Hedgerow Craftlings
28th February: Clay and Wood Craft
7th March: Pewter Casting
14th March: Cancelled for First Aid Course
21st March: Allotment Visit & Tree Planting
28th March: Woodland Path Restoration
Spring Block 2025: Green Shoots of Spring! YUM!
18th April: Eggs in the Woods!
25th April: Adventures in WoodLand
2nd May: Cancelled for Will's Brother's Wedding
9th May: Forage for you Lunch
16th May: Wild Greens & Mud Slides
23rd May: Sticks & Ropes Show!
Spring into Summer 2025:
6th June: Crafting your Costumes!
13th June: Broadway in the Branches
20th June: Cancelled as Will is presenting at Crops Not Shops
27th June: Whittling and Shelters
4th July: Plantain BeeBalm
11th July: Woodland Games
18th July: End of Year Celebration
Summer into Autumn 2025: Back to Basics
Friday, September 5th: Colour Mapping Our Camp
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Friday, September 12th: Den Building
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Friday, September 19th: Basic Woodworking
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​​(No session on 26th September)
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Friday, October 3rd: Fire & Cooking
Friday, October 10th: Pewter Casting
Friday, October 17th: Wildlife Tracking
Friday, October 24th: End of Term Celebration
