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FOREST SCHOOL AT COLLÈGE CHAMPITTET

Forest School is an innovative approach that nurtures our learners' love of the outdoors. Featuring an exciting range of activities, our unique programme is a breath of fresh air for preschool and primary students.

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FOREST SCHOOL: GRADE 1 and 2

Our preschool children and primary students (ages 3 to 5) develop their language, numeracy, and motor skills through a range of fun and immersive outdoor activities. 

Grade 1 and 2 activities include:
  • Finding, counting, and comparing objects of a certain shape or colour.
  • Listening to and describing natural sounds.
  • Telling a story inspired by their surroundings.
  • Observing nature with a magnifying glass, tweezers, and other handheld tools.
  • Gathering and arranging natural materials to create letters, numbers, and art.
  • Playing games that exercise balance and coordination.
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FOREST SCHOOL: GRADE 3, 4, AND 5

Primary students in Grade 3, 4, and 5 (ages 6 to 8) refine their skills in maths, literacy, geography, environmental studies, and more through a variety of stimulating experiences.

Grade 3, 4, and 5 activities include:
  • Writing a postcard, story or description of the natural landscape.
  • Taking measurements and identifying geometry in nature.
  • Practicing multiplication and division using natural objects.
  • Classifying natural elements by categories, such as mineral, animal, or vegetable.
  • Drawing a detailed illustration of a tree, leaf, or fruit.
  • Designing a map of the surrounding area.
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WHY IS OUTDOOR EDUCATION IMPORTANT?

Our Forest School curriculum invites children to exercise, explore, invent, initiate, and dream – and also to concentrate, observe, marvel, listen, and work. 

Our goal is for students to view learning as something that happens both inside and outside the classroom. By regularly taking children outdoors, we start to create a positive habit that offers children an alternative to digital screens. Reconnecting with nature also brings lifestyle and learning benefits. Outdoor experiences encourage calm, agility, better health, socialisation, cooperation, trust, autonomy, and creativity.


Spending time outdoors is not only playful; it also nurtures a child’s holistic development. From maths to science, nature is a place for learning, too. By observing, imitating, and discovering what's around them, using both their senses and their mind, our children develop a deep bond with nature.

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AN OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Our spectacular position on the shore of Lake Geneva provides the ideal environment for children to learn, discover, and grow.
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A UNIQUE GLOBAL EDUCATION

Inspired by our world-class teachers and engaged in the very best international curricula, your child will enjoy an outstanding global education that’s steeped in Swiss traditions and standards.

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