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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


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


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


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


Nature At Home Series: Up the FUN factor in your family nature walks
Whilst we're all doing our part to keep a safe distance yet keep life as healthy, and normal, as possible for our families, you may find...
May 26, 20214 min read


Nature at Home Series: Develop your skills as a Nature Explorer
Nature walks often feature in our weekly Wildlings Forest School sessions. They give us an opportunity to slow down and use all of our...
May 3, 20204 min read


Reflection: 'All Things Bugs' Holiday Programme
We embarked on our first ever Forest School holiday programme on Tuesday 6th August. Over the following five weeks we connected with...
Sep 7, 20198 min read
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