Curriculum Mapping 

Advanced Nature-Inspired Artistic Proficiency:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced artistic skills.

  • Description of Learning: Challenge students to create more advanced and intricate artwork inspired by the forest, using various media and techniques to express their creativity.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic artistic skills to advanced proficiency in different forms of nature-inspired art.

Nature Storytelling and Creative Expression Mastery:

• • Statement of What Matters: Foster advanced storytelling and creative expression.

  • Description of Learning: Enable students to craft sophisticated and emotionally resonant nature-inspired stories, incorporating advanced storytelling techniques and creative expression.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic storytelling and creative expression to advanced narrative skills and artistic creativity.

Advanced Nature Music and Performing Arts:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced musical and performing arts skills.

  • Description of Learning: Encourage students to create and perform more complex nature-inspired music, songs, dances, or theatrical performances, integrating advanced artistic and performing arts techniques.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic music and performing arts to advanced proficiency in nature-inspired performances.

Nature-Inspired Creative Expression Through Diverse Media:

• • Statement of What Matters: Encourage diversified creative expression.

  • Description of Learning: Enable students to express their forest experiences, knowledge, and creativity through various media, including painting, photography, film, sculpture, and other art forms.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic creative expression to advanced and diversified artistic communication through various media.

Advanced Nature Fitness and Outdoor Adventure:

• • Statement of What Matters: Promote advanced physical fitness and outdoor adventure.

  • Description of Learning: Engage students in physically demanding outdoor activities and adventures, such as hiking, orienteering, or wilderness survival skills, to enhance physical strength, endurance, and outdoor confidence.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic physical activities to more challenging and skill-based outdoor adventures.

Nature Mindfulness and Emotional Resilience Mastery:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced emotional resilience and mindfulness.

  • Description of Learning: Teach students advanced mindfulness techniques, emotional regulation, and stress management through nature-based practices, encouraging them to apply these skills to various situations.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic mindfulness to a deeper understanding of emotional resilience and advanced mindfulness practices.

Advanced Social Skills and Leadership in a Forest Community:

• • Statement of What Matters: Foster advanced social skills and leadership.

  • Description of Learning: Encourage students to take on leadership roles, guide group activities, and facilitate team-building exercises within the forest school community, promoting advanced social and leadership skills.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic social skills to more advanced leadership abilities, including conflict resolution, effective communication, and group dynamics.

Environmental Stewardship and Conservation Leadership:

• • Statement of What Matters: Promote leadership in environmental stewardship and conservation.

  • Description of Learning: Educate students about the importance of conservation and sustainability in the forest environment and engage them in leadership roles for conservation projects, such as organizing clean-up initiatives, planting native species, or participating in wildlife monitoring.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic environmental awareness to taking a leadership role in advanced conservation and sustainability initiatives in the forest.

Advanced Nature Vocabulary Proficiency:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced vocabulary skills.

  • Description of Learning: Challenge students to acquire a rich and diverse vocabulary related to the natural world, including scientific terms, and apply these effectively in both written and spoken communication.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from expanded vocabulary to mastery of advanced language skills, enabling precise expression of natural phenomena and experiences.

Nature Storytelling and Creative Writing Excellence:

• • Statement of What Matters: Foster advanced storytelling and writing skills.

  • Description of Learning: Encourage students to create complex and emotionally resonant nature-inspired stories and write creatively, developing advanced narrative skills and creative expression.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic storytelling and creative writing to advanced narrative techniques and artistic creativity.

Multilingual and Cross-Cultural Communication Mastery:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced multilingual and cross-cultural communication skills.

  • Description of Learning: Enable students to communicate fluently in multiple languages and engage in cross-cultural dialogues, encouraging them to express their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic multilingual and cross-cultural communication skills to mastery of advanced language learning and intercultural communication.

Advanced Nature Journaling and Scientific Reporting:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced writing and scientific reporting skills.

  • Description of Learning: Teach students to keep advanced nature journals and write comprehensive scientific reports based on their observations and experiments in the forest, refining their skills in scientific communication.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic journaling and reporting to advanced writing and scientific communication abilities.

Nature Communication Through Diverse Media and Creative Expression:

• • Statement of What Matters: Encourage diversified creative expression.

  • Description of Learning: Enable students to express their forest experiences, knowledge, and creativity through various media, including painting, photography, film, sculpture, and other art forms, promoting diverse forms of communication and creative expression.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic creative expression to advanced and diversified artistic communication through various media, fostering creative expression in multiple forms.

Public Speaking and Nature Presentation Expertise:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced public speaking and presentation skills.

  • Description of Learning: Teach students to confidently present their forest experiences, findings, and stories to diverse audiences, including the use of visuals, storytelling, and engaging communication techniques, refining their skills in public speaking and effective communication.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic presentation skills to advanced expertise in public speaking, enabling students to convey complex information and emotional experiences effectively.

Foundational Numeracy Mastery: 

• Statement of What Matters: Develop foundational numeracy skills.

• Description of Learning: Challenge students to build a strong understanding of number concepts, basic arithmetic operations, and numerical relationships, applying these skills to solve real-life problems within the forest environment. 

• Principles of Progression: Progress from basic numeracy skills to achieving mastery in foundational math concepts and operations.

Measurement and Estimation in the Forest: 

• Statement of What Matters: Foster measurement and estimation skills in a natural context. 

• Description of Learning: Teach students to use basic measurement tools (e.g., rulers, measuring tapes) to measure the dimensions of trees, estimate distances, and calculate quantities such as the volume of logs, promoting practical mathematical skills. 

• Principles of Progression: Progress from basic measurement and estimation to more accurate and advanced measurement techniques within the forest.

Number Patterns and Relationships in Nature: 

• Statement of What Matters: Develop an understanding of number patterns and relationships in the natural world. 

• Description of Learning: Engage students in identifying numerical patterns in natural phenomena, such as the Fibonacci sequence in pinecones or the symmetry in leaves, and guide them to explore numerical relationships in the forest. 

• Principles of Progression: Progress from recognizing basic number patterns to identifying more complex patterns and relationships in nature.

Environmental Data Collection and Basic Analysis: 

• • Statement of What Matters: Foster basic data collection and analysis skills in the forest. 

  • Description of Learning: Encourage students to collect basic environmental data, such as temperature, rainfall, or wildlife observations, and introduce them to simple data analysis techniques like tallying and graphing to draw conclusions from their observations. 

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic data collection to more advanced data analysis techniques within the forest setting.

Mathematical Games and Challenges in the Forest: 

• Statement of What Matters: Promote mathematical games and problem-solving in a natural context. 

• Description of Learning: Provide opportunities for students to engage in fun and challenging mathematical games, puzzles, and problem-solving activities within the forest, fostering enthusiasm for mathematics. 

• Principles of Progression: Progress from basic mathematical games to more complex challenges and puzzles that encourage deeper mathematical thinking.

Nature-Based Storytelling with Numbers: 

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop storytelling skills with a numerical focus. 

  • Description of Learning: Encourage students to create stories related to their forest experiences that incorporate numerical elements, such as counting, sequencing, or mathematical concepts, fostering storytelling and numerical creativity. 

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic numerical storytelling to more advanced and imaginative use of numbers in storytelling within the forest school context.

Advanced Nature Exploration and Scientific Inquiry:

• • Statement of What Matters: Promote advanced exploration and scientific inquiry.

  • Description of Learning: Challenge students to conduct advanced scientific observations, experiments, and inquiries into the forest ecosystem, focusing on complex ecological relationships, wildlife behavior, and ecological restoration.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic nature exploration to conducting advanced scientific investigations, developing advanced observational and inquiry skills.

Advanced Nature-Based Technology Use:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced technology skills in a natural context.

  • Description of Learning: Teach students to use advanced technology tools, such as scientific instruments, data loggers, and GPS devices, for data collection, mapping, and environmental monitoring within the forest.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic technology use to advanced skills for data collection, analysis, and environmental monitoring in the forest.

Advanced Environmental Stewardship and Conservation Leadership:

• • Statement of What Matters: Foster advanced leadership in environmental stewardship.

  • Description of Learning: Engage students in leadership roles for conservation projects, such as ecological restoration, wildlife tracking, and biodiversity monitoring, and encourage them to educate others about the importance of conservation.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic environmental awareness to taking leadership roles in advanced conservation and sustainability initiatives in the forest.

Nature-Based Problem Solving and Innovative Solutions:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced problem-solving and innovation skills.

  • Description of Learning: Challenge students to identify complex environmental challenges in the forest and develop innovative solutions, encouraging creative thinking, research skills, and advanced problem-solving abilities.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic problem solving to advanced and innovative approaches to addressing complex environmental issues in the forest.

Advanced Local History Exploration:

• • Statement of What Matters: Promote advanced exploration of local history.

  • Description of Learning: Encourage students to delve deeper into the historical significance of the forest area within the local community, including in-depth research and storytelling about key historical events, figures, and landmarks.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic historical awareness to advanced historical research and storytelling, fostering a deeper appreciation of local history.

Nature Geography Proficiency:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop advanced geographical understanding.

  • Description of Learning: Teach students advanced geographical concepts, such as geological formations, weather patterns, and ecosystem dynamics within the forest environment.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic geographical knowledge to advanced proficiency in forest geography and ecology.

Cultural Heritage Deepening and Preservation:

• • Statement of What Matters: Foster a deeper appreciation of cultural heritage and preservation.

  • Description of Learning: Help students gain a deeper understanding of cultural traditions, stories, and values related to the forest area and engage them in activities that promote cultural preservation, including recording oral histories or reviving traditional practices.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic cultural heritage awareness to a profound appreciation of cultural traditions and active participation in their preservation.

Advanced Sense of Place and Environmental Responsibility:

• • Statement of What Matters: Develop a strong sense of place and environmental responsibility.

  • Description of Learning: Encourage students to deepen their connection to the forest and community, take leadership roles in environmental stewardship projects, and actively engage in conservation efforts.

  • Principles of Progression: Progress from basic sense of place awareness to a profound understanding of their role in environmental stewardship and community responsibility.