Vol. 1, No. 1 Spring 2026 ISSN: en trámite
English - Spanish Edition

FOREST SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE

Peer-Reviewed Journal for Professionals in Pedagogy in Nature
Advancing in Research and Knowledge global sharing for Nature-Based Education
Original Articles - Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring 2026)
Research Article

El acompañante de bosque suficientemente bueno: un aporte desde la psicología y la pedagogía en la naturaleza.

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
El presente trabajo forma parte de los materiales teórico-prácticos creados para las formaciones de Acompañantes de Bosque de Edunat Cooperativa, tiene como objetivo abordar el concepto de cuidador suficientemente bueno, introducido por Donald Winnicott...
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Education in Nature Project Presentation

Enboscados Forest School, Proyecto de educación en la naturaleza en Cantabria, España

Naomi Patterson, Marta Sánchez
Sus cofundadoras, Marta Sánchez y Naomi Patterson, tenian claro su propósito cuando lo crearon en el año 2019: promocionar la educación en y con la Naturaleza para niños, jovenes, familias, educadores y cualquier persona que a nivel individual o de grupo quiera participar, conectar y aprender...
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Education in Nature Project Presentation

Pescasomnis, Proyecto de educación en la naturaleza en Sant Martí Vell, Girona, Catalunya

Sonia Casademont I Matamala
Pescasomnis neix de la il-lusio compartida de sis dones que, mogudes pel somni de fer de les petites coses experiencies transformadores, hem creat un espai on la natura, la comunitat i l'educacio es donen la ma...
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Research Article

Appunti e riflessioni per un possibile incontro tra psicogeografia, situazionismo e pedagogía del bosco

Stefano David
Queste domande stanno occupando la mia testa ormai da mesi e mesi e sono emerse in seguito ad un incontro di formazione di Pedagogía del Bosco una mattina di fine ottobre...
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Case Study

Mi experiencia como voluntaria en Mussols del Bosc, escuela bosque: El camino de regreso a mi

Valeria Benitez Coll
Desde muy joven supe que la educación tradicional, tal como estaba planteada, tenia grandes y notables limitaciones. Muy dentro de mi, latia un deseo claro: queria ser parte de un cambio, de una transformacion educativa que pusiera en el centro el amor, la consciencia y la conexión con la naturaleza...
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Book Review

Conectando con la Naturaleza I: Guía Esencial de Psicología Evolutiva para Acompañantes del Bosque

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
Pese a que las escuelas en la naturaleza superan ya varios centenares en España y América, existía un vacío histórico en la literatura pedagógica técnica del bosque hispanohablante. Con la publicación de Conectando con la Naturaleza I, Patricia Torena y Gabriel Vairoletti han venido a suplir con creces esta carencia. Este no es un libro teórico idílico ni un manifiesto de buenas intenciones sobre el romanticismo de ver jugar a los niños entre los árboles. Es el manual práctico y riguroso que a cualquier educador o familia le habría gustado tener en su mochila desde el primer día...
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Book Chapter

La Adaptación Respetuosa en Mussols del Bosc Forest School Mallorca

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
Compartimos aquí uno de los capítulos que vienen en el libro \"Conectando con la Naturaleza 1: Guía esencial de Psicología Evolutiva para Acompañantes del Bosque en proyectos de educación al aire libre y módulos educativos para la formación de Acompañantes de Bosque\". La entrada de un niño pequeño a un proyecto educativo constituye uno de los primeros grandes acontecimientos emocionales de su vida...
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Editorial

Actividades en la educación en la naturaleza

Gabriel Vairoletti
La educación en la naturaleza suele asociarse con frecuencia a la realización de actividades al aire libre, juegos en entornos naturales o adaptaciones creativas del currículo fuera del aula. Sin embargo, esta visión corre el riesgo de reducir una práctica educativa compleja a un conjunto de técnicas fácilmente replicables. El artículo reflexiona sobre los elementos menos visibles pero esenciales que sostienen esta profesión...
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Book Chapter

El bosque y la construcción de la vida interior

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
La autorregulación constituye uno de los procesos más importantes del desarrollo humano y, al mismo tiempo, uno de los más frecuentemente malinterpretados en el ámbito educativo. Lejos de reducirse a la obediencia, el autocontrol o la adaptación pasiva a las expectativas adultas, la autorregulación implica la capacidad progresiva de reconocer estados internos, modular emociones, dirigir la atención, tolerar la frustración y responder de manera flexible a los desafíos de la vida...
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Book Review

Katia Hueso: Arriesgar es lo natural. Una pedagogía del riesgo para la vida cotidiana de nuestros niños y adolescentes

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
Reseña del libro de Katia Hueso (Plataforma Editorial, Barcelona, 2026). Vivimos probablemente en uno de los momentos históricamente más seguros desde el punto de vista material, sanitario y tecnológico y, sin embargo, nunca habíamos tenido tanto miedo. Miedo al riesgo, miedo a la incertidumbre, miedo al error, miedo a la autonomía infantil y miedo a todo aquello que no puede controlarse completamente. Esta paradoja atraviesa buena parte de la experiencia educativa actual y Katia la aborda con claridad, sensibilidad y una notable capacidad para conectar la reflexión teórica con situaciones cotidianas...
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Education in Nature Project Presentation

El Jardín de las Hespérides

Juan Carlos Navarro García
El Jardín de las Hespérides es un innovador proyecto de educación ambiental desarrollado en la Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta que ha transformado un centro educativo urbano en un ecosistema vivo de aprendizaje, sostenibilidad y participación comunitaria...
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Research Article

Active Listening: The Art of Being Truly Present

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
Active listening is often understood as a communication technique. However, within Forest School practice it becomes something deeper: a way of being present with children, observing beyond words and developing the capacity to understand before interpreting.
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Research Article

Frustration, Overcoming Challenges, and Resilience in Childhood: Real Learning in the Forest

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
Childhood development is shaped not only by success and comfort but also by encounters with challenge, uncertainty, and frustration. Drawing on long-term observations in Forest School settings, this article explores how resilience emerges through authentic experiences of difficulty, perseverance, and gradual mastery.
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Research Article

The Good-Enough Forest School Leader: A Contribution from Psychology and Nature Pedagogy

Patricia Torena, Gabriel Vairoletti
This work forms part of the theoretical and practical training materials developed for Forest School Leader training programmes at Edunat Cooperativa. Its purpose is to explore the concept of the good-enough caregiver, introduced by Donald Winnicott...
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Editorial

Activities in Nature-Based Education

Gabriel Vairoletti
Nature-based education is often associated with outdoor activities, games in natural environments, or creative adaptations of the curriculum beyond the classroom. However, this perspective risks reducing a complex educational practice to a set of easily replicable techniques...
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Research Article

Cuando el niño herido hiere: acompañar las conductas de acoso desde una mirada educativa y humana

Patricia Torena
Este artículo aborda la llegada de niños que han vivido experiencias previas de rechazo, exclusión, intimidación o acoso en otros contextos educativos, y reflexiona sobre el papel reparador de la Escuela Bosque desde una mirada educativa, humana y relacional.
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About Forest School International Magazine

Forest School International Magazine is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to promoting scientific research and the dissemination of knowledge across a wide range of topics related to nature-based education worldwide. Published annually, the journal serves as an international platform where researchers, forest school leaders, practitioners, teachers, educators, and professionals can share original findings, methodological innovations, practical experiences, and theoretical frameworks that contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of Forest School programmes around the world. The magazine also serves as a platform for presenting and showcasing nature-based education projects.

The journal upholds the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and respect for the profession of forest school practitioners worldwide. All manuscripts undergo a double-review process conducted by specialists in nature pedagogy and evaluated by an international editorial board composed of distinguished experts and advisors in environmental education, developmental psychology, and early childhood education. Of particular importance to the quality and credibility of the publication is that all reviewers and advisors possess demonstrated professional experience and an established track record in their respective fields.

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The opinions, interpretations, conclusions, recommendations, and statements expressed in articles, reports, studies, interviews, and other content published in Forest School International Magazine are solely those of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board, reviewers, advisors, or the publishing organisation.

Although all submissions undergo editorial review and evaluation processes intended to promote the quality, rigour, and relevance of published content, responsibility for the accuracy of data, references, experiences described, methodologies employed, and conclusions presented rests entirely with the authors.

Forest School International Magazine encourages academic debate, respectful professional exchange, and a diversity of perspectives within the field of nature-based education. The publication of an article does not imply endorsement or approval by the editorial board of the ideas, methods, findings, or interpretations presented by its authors.

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Editorial Board

Gabriel Vairoletti
Editor-in-Chief
2023, Edunat Sociedad Cooperativa, Spain
Patricia Torena
Deputy Editor, Nature Pedagogical Director
2023, Edunat Sociedad Cooperativa, Spain

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