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Forest School
Chase View Forest School sessions take place within the school day.
Forest School is a fantastic opportunity for children to learn and develop new skills through hands-on experiences in our natural environment. The philosophy of Forest School is to encourage and inspire individuals. Children will take part in a series of sessions which encourage the development of skills such as resilience, understanding how to stay safe, teambuilding, making healthy choices and developing empathy.
Children are encouraged to be in charge of their own learning and sessions are mainly made up of child-led learning experiences. The children go out whatever the weather, come rain, snow or shine! Some of the activities we enjoy are fire lighting, wide games, making natural art, den building, cooking over a fire and barefoot walks. Forest School hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows are a firm favourite!
GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL
(Achatina fulica)
Description
Most species of giant African land snail reach between 10cm and 20cm in length although some breeds can get as large as 30cm! These snails have dark brown shells with striped markings that can vary from pale yellow to white. Some species can also have reddish markings. The body of the snail tends to be a mottled brown colour. Albino individuals will have a paler coloured shell with a white body.
Habitat & Distribution
Giant African land snails can be found south of the Sahara Desert throughout wet, tropical regions of Africa.
Diet
These snails will feed on plant matter (both living and dead) from a variety of different plant species with some snail species eating over 500 different types of plant. Their diet includes crops such as cabbage and their tendency to eat these crops means they are often considered pests.