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Summer Holiday Camps in Singapore 2026: What's New at Wildlings
Wildlings summer holiday camps in Singapore run June to August 2026 across two outdoor locations. Forest School adventure camps for ages 3.5 to 11, plus a new island camp and farm collaboration.
3 days ago7 min read


Schemas and Play Types: Understanding the Hidden Logic of How Children Learn
Have you ever watched a child throw the same ball off the same ledge twenty times in a row? Or wondered why your seven-year-old insists on wrapping every object in the house in paper? Or marvelled at a ten-year-old who spends an entire afternoon building and re-building structures? These are not random behaviours. They are signs of deep, purposeful learning. Two frameworks help us understand what is happening: play schemas (the internal cognitive patterns driving the behaviou
4 days ago6 min read


How to Bring the Forest School Ethos Home
I never thought I would write an article like this. How can it be possible to implement Forest School at home? The short answer is: you cannot replicate the full Forest School experience in your living room. But many of the principles that make Forest School effective can absolutely be woven into everyday family life as we learn't during the Covid19 pandemic, and the difference it makes to how children approach the world is significant. Whether you already attend Forest Schoo
4 days ago8 min read


Understanding Difficult Behaviour in Outdoor Settings: A Guide for Parents and Educators
Every child has difficult moments outdoors. A five-year-old who refuses to join the group. A seven-year-old who throws a stick in frustration. A ten-year-old who shuts down completely when asked to try something new. These moments can be stressful for parents and challenging for educators, but they are also some of the most important learning opportunities Forest School has to offer. At Wildlings, we do not see difficult behaviour as something to eliminate. We see it as commu
5 days ago6 min read


What Forest School Can do for Your Bubs (12-24 Months)
As an early years educator who has spent decades taking even the youngest children outdoors, I am asked the same question by parents of babies and toddlers all the time: "Isn't my child too young for Forest School?" My answer is always the same. This is exactly the right age to start! At Wildlings, our Forest Babies programme is designed for children aged 12 to 24 months and their caregivers. It is unhurried, respectful of each child's developmental stage, and grounded in wha
5 days ago5 min read


School Excursions in Singapore: Why Outdoor Learning Works
Most school excursions in Singapore follow the same formula. Bus to a museum, follow a guide, fill in a worksheet, bus home. There is nothing wrong with that, but if you are looking for something more immersive and fun, something where students actually get hands-on, solve real problems and build genuine confidence, outdoor learning is worth considering. At Wildlings, we run outdoor school excursions for early-years, primary and early-secondary schools across Singapore. Our p
5 days ago4 min read


Cultivating Growth: The Community at the Heart of Forest School education
We recently celebrated our forest school community with our Second Annual Community Celebration (this would have been our fifth if it...
Nov 23, 20238 min read


Literacy Beyond Walls: Dive into Forest School's Magical Sessions
We're celebrating International Literacy Day this week at Wildlings. You may wonder what Forest School has to do with something as...
Sep 5, 20234 min read


How Kids Get Smart (clue: it involves getting out of their way!)
When we say that child’s play is the work of the child, or, that child’s play IS learning, we really mean it. Here’s why. Does your child...
Nov 23, 20215 min read


Nature At Home Series: Connecting with Trees
Trees are everywhere in this garden city that we live in. Some trees stand so high from the ground or wide at the trunk that you can't...
Oct 8, 20214 min read


Reggio Emilia and Forest School, a match made in heaven @Wildlings!
The Reggio Emilia ethos has found its way into a number of preschools in Singapore and has proven to be wildly popular. A long time ago...
Aug 11, 20215 min read


The Role of Play in Forest School
“Can we play?” is possibly a question we hear most from children. Play is the most natural thing for children. They find joy in play...
May 27, 20217 min read


Why Forest School? Find out one parent's perspective.
Nada is a mum of three, two older children at Dulwich College and her youngest, Vera, at Wildlings. Vera attends our Forest School Club...
Mar 17, 20214 min read


A Sneak Peak at Wildlings @ Core Collective Dempsey
Since life is pretty boring right now we thought we would update you on something exciting happening in Dempsey! We're working hard,...
Mar 24, 20203 min read


A New Home for Our Forest School
A place for children to call their own, to grow and nurture and play, connected to the energy and life of the world we live in. A place...
Mar 8, 20204 min read


Nature at Home Series: Hapa Zome
The Japanese Art of Leaf and Flower Bashing Hapa Zome is the name of the Japanese art of leaf and flower bashing to extract the colours...
Feb 15, 20204 min read


The Power of Nature
What are the health benefits of bringing nature into your lives? Find out why it's essential for children to spend hours outdoors each day
Jan 3, 20206 min read


Reflecting on Our Experiences in Term 3 2019
Can you find some memories, a species you have learnt, or your child's name in our word tree? Overview: We kicked off term on Tuesday...
Jan 2, 20205 min read


New Drop-off Forest School
Fridays | 09.00-12.30 | Singapore Botanic Gardens (Tanglin Gate) | 3.5yrs-7yrs | drop-off only | starting Friday 8th November We are...
Oct 27, 20193 min read


Wildlings Wednesdays have moved to the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Where: Tanglin Gate When: 3.30-5.45pm, Wednesdays, from 23rd October 2019 Who: Children 3yrs to 6 yrs old and their accompanying adults,...
Oct 20, 20192 min read
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