We know that environmental issues play a vital role in successful learning, and at Portsmouth High School, we take this seriously.
We are also, happily, uniquely placed to offer spectacular outdoor learning experiences – with large gardens and an outdoor classroom on-site, and our Forest and Beach schools.
Forest School
At our Forest School, which starts in the Pre-School and goes through to Year 6, pupils develop a love of the great outdoors in all weathers. There are weekly lessons to develop confidence, self-esteem and knowledge of the natural world. Pupils plant vegetables and flowers and expand their knowledge finding out about trees, insects, birds and wildlife. They learn to make shelters, light fires and use tools, as well as look at the seasons and life cycles. Forest School lessons support the curriculum and girls can have fun getting their hands dirty with real-life science and nature activities.
Beach School
Running alongside Forest School, Pre-School and Prep School girls will also visit the beach, just 10 minutes away from the school gates, to learn about tides and the moon, and more fascinating facts about our blue planet.
The Guardian – The forest schools revolution – leaves, logs and life skills
The Telegraph – Reading, writing and mud, the growth of forest schools
The Guardian – The nature cure – how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
