This has been the hardest blog to write. But after much thought, my husband and I have decided to pull our son out of his Danish forest school. The decision was really made for us – after three senior members of staff decided to quit. We didn’t find this out from the management, but through… Continue Reading
Cleaning Party at the Forest School
Charlie’s forest school held a cleaning up party yesterday. Parents and children gathered to help chop wood, weed beds, clean the sandpit and generally tidy up. Afterwards we all cooked sausages we’d brought on the smokey, open fire. We ate them with delicious salads and bread baked by the kindergarten chef. Pudding was apple… Continue Reading
What age should School start?
At what age should a child start school? As a parent I find it a really difficult question to answer. If we were still in the UK, Charlie would begin next September, when he’s four and a half. Here in Denmark the average age is six and soon we will have to decide whether we… Continue Reading
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