The Magic of Muddy Play | International Mud Day
Today (29th June) is International Mud Day. Muddy play is undoubtedly a favourite at our Forest School and it's easy to see why! In addition to being super fun, mud plays a surprisingly important role in helping children learn and develop. Here are just a few reasons...
5 Butterfly Forest School Ideas
Our Forest School Home Education Group are currently butterfly mad after reading The Hungry Caterpillar. Here are some low cost and easy activities and resources that we have been using during our sessions over the past few weeks that are perfect for any Forest School...
Birthday Parties – Ignite Unlocking Potential
Woodland Birthday Parties - Ignite Unlocking Potential If you want your child to have a real and meaningful Birthday experience after school, on the weekend or during the school holidays and are looking for something a bit different, we have the solution that they...
Skogsmulle International Symposium – SPECIAL OFFER DAY 1
Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017 - DAY 1 SPECIAL OFFER With significant interest from Educators globally, the Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017 will give pedagogues the opportunity to experience and share innovation in Early Years practice through a...
Adventure Camp – Ignite Unlocking Potential
Adventure Camp - Ignite Unlocking Potential If you want your child to have a real and meaningful experience during school holidays and are looking for something a bit different that they will happily talk and talk about for months on end, then our Adventure Camp is...
Dare Valley Nature Kindergarten Opening
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Ignite Unlocking Potential Forest School Training
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4263" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Forest School Training Wales Ignite Unlocking Potential are a recognised provider of Forest School training and are members of the Forest School...
Skogsmulle International Symposium – DAY 1 SPECIAL OFFER
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Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017 – keynote
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4253" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017 - keynote day 1 Attendees of this year’s 60th year celebration of the Skogsmulle...
Enjoyable, innovative, informative Skogsmulle Symposium
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4211" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Enjoyable, innovative, informative - an event not to be missed! With Alun Davies, AM and Minister for Life Long Learning and...
Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017
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Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017 – keynote
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4253" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017 - keynote day 1 Attendees of this year’s 60th year celebration of the Skogsmulle...
Skogsmulle International Symposium 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="3822" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="http://igniteup.co.uk/symposium2017/"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Skogsmulle International Symposium...
Enjoyable, innovative, informative Skogsmulle Symposium
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4211" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Enjoyable, innovative, informative - an event not to be missed! With Alun Davies, AM and Minister for Life Long Learning and...
Ignite Unlocking Potential Forest School Training
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4263" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Forest School Training Wales Ignite Unlocking Potential are a recognised provider of Forest School training and are members of the Forest School...
Minister for Life Long Learning attends unique Early Years Conference at Dare Valley Park, Wales
Wales is to lead the way in Early Years Education as host of the premier Nature Pedagogy global event. The 2017 International Skogsmulle Symposium is scheduled to take place at Dare Valley Country Park led by Ignite Unlocking Potential; a RCT Social Enterprise and...
Apprenticeships: Pound-for-Pound Champions
As Apprenticeship week passes in Wales, it was a nice coincidence that at our weekly team meeting we recognised the achievements of our very own Georgia Davies, who in 4 weeks time will complete her Level 2 Apprenticeship in Business Administration. At our...
A view from a mum – Dare Valley Nature Kindergarten
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Skogsmulle in Wales – Wales PPA Article
A fantastic article about the journey of Skogsmulle, the Swedish Early Years nature based pedagogy; its growth in Wales and how it can help support the child care and education system in meeting the physical, social and emotional needs of today's children as well as...
Nature Kindergartens at heart of Scottish 30 free hours pilots
The devolved governments of Scotland and Wales are embarking upon a similar scheme of pilots to improve Early Years and Childcare funding by providing access to...
A year with Calum…
Just over a year to the month, Calum Jonathan joined us on a volunteer placement referred from the Job Centre and began a 1 day a week prog ram working in our woods and helping to clear the brambles and rough land in preparation for the developments of 2016. Quickly...
Measuring a companies growth..?
How do you measure your growth and impact? Clearly there are many different answers depending on your structure, industry and purpose. As a young business, started part-time in the attic and around the parks of South Wales 5 years ago. Now operating as a fully fledged...
Opportunities for Managing the Rhondda’s Natural Resources – Natural Resources Wales
The below download document is a significant report produced by Natural Resources Wales based on 2 years of work in the Rhondda valley looking at how to manage the areas' natural resources and the opportunities and gaps for doing so. Some of the research and...
Summer fun and exciting Autumn
It's been a busy Summer... as we transitioned from our training and school based work into the traditional adventure and outdoor activity season, working with members of the public and various community groups. It's easy to forget that we have only been running at...
Inspiring young children from Dare Valley to Rio
The Next Generation What an amazing week of olympic sport! This week we saw up to 30 LadyBirds visit Dare Valley for their weekly Parent Toddler session with a twist... Woodland Olympics for our 1 - 5 year olds. Just looking at some of the pictures (see below) and...