Educator Levels
Forest School Practitioner and Outdoor Experiential
Level I
Historical Context of Forest School and Outdoor Education
Basic Woodland Skills:
Fire, Hiking, Map Reading
and Navigation
Wilderness First Aid
Songs and Storytelling I
Soft Skills in Education
Basic Risk Assessment
Level I
Level II
Forest Schools Around the World
Intermediate Woodland Skills: Wild Edibles, Local Fauna
Environmental Education:
Project Wet, Project Wild, Project Learning Tree, Citizen Science
Songs and Storytelling II
Constructivism in Education
Rhythm of Learning Outdoors
Intermediate Risk Assessment
Level II
Level III
Level III
Outdoor Education Approaches:
Adventure Education, Outdoor Classrooms, Expeditionary Learning
Advanced Woodland Skills:
Tree ID, Tracking, Climbing
Literacy Outdoors
Experiential education
Advanced risk assessment
Level IV
Level IV
Risk Assessment
Quality Control of Program
Documentation
Student Assessment
Advanced Practitioner Skills: Master Naturalist, Water Testing, Leave No Trace
Innovative and Therapeutic Therapy in the Outdoors,
Planning Forest School
Planning for and Supporting ADD/ADHD/Autism Spectrum in the Outdoors
Liability and Insurance