Hi Everyone,
We are delighted to have some good news at last!! The Government's announcement on Monday 22nd February has certainly lifted everyone's spirits but we still need to be mindful that anything we plan is based on the targets being maintained. We are delighted to be Step one, so we are busy working behind the scenes, ensuring our sites are safe to return to on Monday 19th April, so we can reopen our Parent and Toddler classes. If you would like to know more about what forest school is, please click on the FSA logo above.
Due to the ongoing challenges we face as a small business, we are not in a position to offer sibling rates, or instalment payments anymore. This is why we have split the full terms into halves, so it gives everyone the opportunity of attending shorter terms. We cannot offer taster sessions, as we are only allowed 15 adults per group, but to get a great feel of what we do, pop over to our Stay and Play page and book onto one of our 1 hour classes. They start on Monday 29th March at Chertsey and run through the Easter holidays too! We have added Summer term classes at Chertsey and Guildford. https://bookwhen.com/willowsforestschoolstayandplay Thanks so much to everyone of our customers that has supported us during these challenging times.
Team Willow's
PARENT AND TODDLER TERM TIME CLASSES
Our Parent and Toddler Classes will reopen on Monday 19th April. All of these classes are for 2 hours or 90 minutes. We are fully booked on most of our classes so we have added two new classes, one on Mondays at Elm Nursery starting in April and the other on Thursdays at Chertsey, both are 1300-1430. Our classes are for children aged 12 months to 4 years old and must be accompanied by one adult per bubble. Please use this link to see our timetable, locations, where to meet us, our kit list and everything you need to know. https://bookwhen.com/willowsforestschool
FEES
Forest School sessions are booked once a week in half terms. Each 2 hour session costs £18.50. This fee is then multiplied by the number of weeks in a half term. You can book as many terms as you like, there are no restrictions.
RESTRICTIONS
As we approach our 8th year, we are proud to be running public classes every day of the week across Surrey. We would usually allow you to swap classes if our numbers allow but at this current time we are not allowing anyone to switch and mix in other bubbles, once each term has started. This is to protect our customers, children and staff. As soon as we get back to some normality, we will be back to being as accommodating as possible. Thanks so much for bearing with us through these challenging times.
TEST AND TRACE
Please bring your mobiles with you and please use the Test and Trace facilities when you sign in, just in case we need to get in touch. Thanks very much.
 Willow plays a huge part in all of our lessons. The children love him! Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  These guys have been friends since they were 2 years old. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  The children wash their hands in pairs by using clean running water using our high tech tippy tap Willow's Forest School - Surrey |
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 Puppets made from natural resources. The children created their own puppet show. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  Drilling holes to make a medal. A safety glove is worn on the non operating hand. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  This little girl is holding a worm correctly with a flat hand before she returns him to his natural habitat. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |
 Sometimes the children make smores by squashing a marshmallow in between 2 biscuits. Yum! Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  This little guy found Willow's underground house! Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  Threading cheerios onto pipe cleaners is a simple way to feed the birds. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |
 Yum...our very own Gruffalo cake! Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  We welcome baby siblings but they must be wrapped up really well. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  We enjoy celebrating International Mud Day every year but this little one likes celebrating it every week Willow's Forest School - Surrey |
 One of the mum's reading a lovely story. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  Using a mallet, calico and a fresh leaf, the children enjoy making pretty leaf prints. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  The children learn to weave with leaves and as their skills develop they will move onto willow weaving. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |
 Whittling hazel sticks to make a mouse. Some children were very creative and made their mouse a nest. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  Having a peaceful moment listening to the woodland sounds and watching the birds. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  The children created their own mouse using soggy leaves for the face, a conker for the nose, wooden circles for the eyes and sticks for whiskers. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |
 This duo made their own nest to sit in! They used pebbles for eggs. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  How proud is this little fella. What a wonderful crown. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |  Using a bow saw the children cut a piece of wood. Using a brace and bit, the children drilled a hole and then thread a leaf through the hole to make a miniature tree. Willow's Forest School - Surrey |
 Raking all the leaves up to make leaf mould. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Transporting water from a butt rather than a tap. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Toasting marshmallows at the end of the session. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Words fail us! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  We have great fun at Christmas time! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Playing hide and seek!! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 The children gathered lots of red leaves and made a huge poppy shape. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  In the colder months the children are offered a warm drink. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Toasting fresh figs and honey. Yum! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 This little girl and her mum are finding leaves to decorate a forest crown. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  This little dude loves rolling freely in the mud! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  This is our lovely bunch of Preschool teachers. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Wow, the children made a rocket on fireworks day, by collecting loads of leaves, conkers and sticks. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  A mask made from a leaf. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  We get watery mud or crushed garlic leaves and we let the children paint using sticks as paint brushes. Usually the parents end up having a go! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 The children are preparing the garden before they throw seed bombs, to make a pretty meadow garden for the bees. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Angel wings on an Autumn day! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Using the charcoal we made, one of the mums drew our forest school! How amazing! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Baby siblings are welcome to attend our Pre-school classes Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Two forest school candles for 2 special boys...but one little boy could not resist joining in! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Hanging about in the woods. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Making lots of mud concoctions! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Taking some time out in our hammock. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  The children enjoyed smashing garlic leaves into paint. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 This little guy enjoyed seeing all the different creep crawlies under his log seat. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  This little girl is demonstrating the safety position when using a knife. The younger children use potato peelers. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  The children care for our hedgehogs by leaving out food and water for them. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 This little man chose to fill buckets of wood chip to deliver to the bug hotel. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Getting braver, balancing on the ropes! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Chilling in the woods with a story book. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Working as a team, these guys used a bow saw to cut wood. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  The children made their own fairy garden. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  We discussed the colours, textures and sizes of many leaves. The children know to use the leaves on the ground and not those attached to trees. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Just by getting some rope and an old pallet, this child is having so much fun with her Mummy. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  These guys are dressed perfectly for wet day at Willow's Forest School. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Collecting snappy sticks for our fire. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 This little girl is carefully walking with a log, she is helping to make a home for our hedgehog family. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Bow and arrows made from fresh willow and paracord. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Watering our potatoes. Each site is having a potato competition, who can grown the most, who can grow the largest etc!! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Having a tea party with the woodland fairies! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  This little guy loves looking for bugs and knows to return them to their habitat carefully. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Our weekly task of filling up the bird feeders. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 These guys are managing their own danger and balancing carefully on wobbly logs. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  The children found a Y shaped stick and then threaded beads and buttons to make a musical instrument. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  This little girl is using different colour wool to decorate her stick. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 Every week the children bring in used teabags, egg shells, veg and fruit scraps and loo roll tubes to compost! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Demonstrating the safety position, this little girl is making an elder bead with a palm drill. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  The children sowed seeds and made a garden for the bees. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 This little boy made a fence by banging sticks into the ground. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  The children mixed lard and bird seed together to decorate the tree. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  Birthday candle Forest School Style! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |
 This little boy used a palm drill to make an elder bead, which he transformed into a necklace! Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  These girls are balancing and swinging in between trees. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |  We encourage the children to play with sticks that are shorter than the length of their arms. Willow’s Forest School, Surrey |