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⭐ Scripture of the Stars

A List of Knowledge and Insight that covers a wide range of elements, from Education to Environment to Production. There will be no limit like the universe we live in. The List will serve as a space of learning and growth for Forest School Singapore coaches and our community.

Last updated : 6 AUG 2023

Indigenous Wisdoms & Stories
Story of Orang Laut – Indigenous People of “Singapore” (Must Read)

Piracy and the Orang Laut: A Reflection on the Nature of Piracy (Must Read)

Sustainability: Orang Seletar (Must Read)

Orang Seletar Changing Tides (Must Read)

Native Discover Tour

When the jungle choose to return the children

Selai Kayu Yek (Roots of My Land)

Rahsia Rimba (Secret of The Forest Guardian)

Klinik Ku Hutan (The Forest, My Clinic)

Aboriginal People – Earth Protection

Connecting Children to Place Through Indigenous Wisdom

Orang Asli Tours in Malaysia

I am a Bugis (Interview)

The Past Beneath Us – Orang Laut Singapura

Bajau – Real Waterworld People

Orang Laut (in Malay)

1400s – The Orang Laut Warriors

The Forgotten First People of Singapore

Global Centre for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways

Firesticks Recognised in National Resilience Award
Mother Nature & Environment

Let Kids Run Wild in the Woods (MUST READ)
THE SERVICEBERRY : An Economy of Abundance (MUST READ)
7 Stories of Mother Nature (MUST READ)

Singapore

Treasure from our Forest (Panel Discussion)
All Will Come Again Into Its Strength
Recognising Bees & Wasps in Singapore
Story of Trees (Re-Cap of Nparks Event)
Our Wild Neighbours (Singapore)
Singapore Wild Mushrooms
Chemical “Assault” on the Night Herons (1990)
The Lost Bird Sancutaries of Singapore…
Khatib Bongsu
Sense and Sustainability
Rifle Range Nature Park Opening 12-Nov
Rifle Range Nature Park Opening 12-Nov
Cross Island Line P2 major impact on nearby forests
Cross Island Line P2 adjustment and success?
Cross Island Line P2 Enviro Impact Assessment Report
National Parks Board Financial Year Report
Town Council Sustainability Team (Singapore)

General

Bodies of Water
Ecocentric Over Egocentric
No, you shouldn’t stack rocks on your next hike
Where humans don’t fear leopards
Asking Permission from Nature
The Sword in the Stone
Economics is a form of Brain Damage
Assign value to Nature
The Line (Most) Animals Don’t Cross
An Illustrated Guide to Forest Plants (Malayan)
Ways of Looking at a Virus
Hidden Life of Trees
Review of Hidden Life of Trees
Fairies Tales in Ireland
Island of Mountains – Taiwan
Zombie Insect – How Nature regulates
Edward Wilson: Biophilia
We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses

Forest Schooling (Singapore)

FSS Interview P1: Goal to be Obsolete (MUST READ)
Dedication to FSS Coaches (MUST WATCH)
Local Research: Embedding Forest School Approach in Singapore Context
National Guide on Early Childhood Educator Outdoor Learning
Sabrina’s Journey from MOE to Forest School
Malaysian’s Radio Interview with FSS’s Darren
大自然中释放天性 教育新潮流——森林学校
Sheryl’s @ Nature Society: Nature Grows the Child’s Heart, Body and Mind
The Character behind FSS
TODAY: Quest to impart Life Lesson via Forest
TODAY: Happy Compromise with Stakeholders
ST: A Romp in Nature
Opinion on Forest School (SG Mum)
BBC: Why some Asian schools are going wild
Local Criticism of Forest School (TODAY-2018)
Local Criticism of Forest School (NatureSociety-2021)
Local Criticism of Forest School (ST-2022)
Benefits of Forest School (Primus Singapore)
Outdoor Learning in SG Preschool: Making Use of Urban Space
Preschools adopting Outdoors and Nature into Curricula
Forest School in Urban Neighbourhood?
CNA: Outdoor Nature Activities for Special Needs Children
CNA: Wilderness Survival Camp by Singapore’s Ex-Olympian
Denise Phua (MP) mentioning about Forest School
Media: Forest School (Chinese Interview)
FSS Trainee Coach Orientation
Forest Schooling (The World)

Italy: A Visit to Denmark’s Forest School (MUST READ)

Japan: Maruntabo- The Forest Kindergarten (MUST WATCH)

A Critique of Forest School: Something lost in translation (MUST READ)

Masahiro’s Recognition “Award” (MUST READ)

What is Forest School? (From Malaysia)

China: Nature Education Conference (in Chinese)

South Korea: Seoul to Expand Forest School

Denmark: Forest Kindergarten

Italy: Forest Pedagogy School

Italy: Celebrating Neurodiversity in the Woods

Canada: Why Visit the Same Land Everytime

Germany: Running Free In Preschool
Germany: Waldkindergarten

United Kingom: What is Foest School

Amreican: Making Space for Diversity in Practice
American: Facing Colonization

Japan: Local Management
Japan: Forest Education

Novak Djokovic Foundation _ Forest School

Muddy Puddle: Pros & Cons of FS

Can Forest School Hurt the Woodlands

Forest School & Sustainability

Nomadic Pedagogy
Children & Education (All the Collection)

Ikigai for Students
Playdates RULES that inhibit learning

Developmental dyslexia essential to human adaptive

ABC Incidence Review Format

Children Resolving by Themselves (with quiet adult support)

Open Flow School

Local Artists in Schools can help address Mental Health Issue

Parenting Insights

Why Teenagers wont listen to You the Parent

Our children cannot be engineered for a good reason

Hold Children Close

When children are cruel to animals

Mentioned of Nature-based Education in Parliament

Let them Climb on their own

The Necessity of Risk Taking

Resilience Training: A Need, An Excuse, Ethical?

Drowning Dangers and Signs

Celebrating Merri Creek Biodiversity 2016

Rethink our entire approach to preschool

Children’s lack of time in nature is ‘appalling’, says Jane Goodall

The Hygiene Hypothesis : Time to go Outdoors for Health

Harvard: Reasons children need to play outside

The Play Deficit

Teacher Tom: Isn’t This Belittling to Children?

Daycare with “Forest” show changed immune system

The Socialization Homeschooled Kids Don’t Get

Teacher Tom: A Very Brief History Of Schooling

Choose TV over iPad

Teacher Tom: It Takes A Child To Raise A Village

Deep Meaning of Intelligence & Vocation

Habits of of the most Creative, Original Thinkers

Joy Matters: How Nature Play powers your potential 

Dr Bruce Lipton: HOW WE ARE PROGRAMMED AT BIRTH

Teacher Tom: It Takes A Child To Raise A Village

What is Experiential Learning

WHEN KIDS DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DID WRONG

Why Storytelling is Way Better than Lecturing your Kids

Trauma Network for Children

🎙️☘️ Richard Louv Sharing

Sarang Hills: A School that Revive a Hill

Learning through Play

Columbian Accessibility Education for the Refugees – aeioTU

Netherland’s Charter School – Wings Agora Roermond

PYP & IB Education Consultant (Anne Van Dam)

Make your own Playground – PLAY360

Skate-based School for Underprivilege – Skateistan

Children & Education (⭐⭐⭐)

On the Wildness of Children (MUST READ)

Educating for a Climate-Crisis World (MUST READ)

Remember Summerhill (MUST READ)

Autoletic Practice in Everyday Life (MUST READ)

You don’t legally have to go to school (UK) (MUST WATCH)

(Teacher Tom) Disappearing Or Getting Lost (MUST READ)

The Education of Little Tree (P1)
The Education of Little Tree (P2)

School Inc : The Price of Excellence

Unschooling: Karen Leong

Getting outdoor education (very) wrong

Children & Education (Papers)

Children & Nature Network (RESEARCH LIBRARY)

The Dark Side of Resilience

The UK FS approach: Impact on learning and development

Elimination of outdoor playtime linked to increase in body mass of school-aged children in Singapore

Academic attainment via emotional wellbeing outdoors

The Experience of time in the very young

Physical Activity at Forest School

Forest School & Environment Attitude

Plus & Minus of Forest School

Impacts of unstructured nature play on health in early childhood development

Time spent outdoors during preschool: Links with children’s cognitive and behavioral development

The Experience of Time in the Very Young

Ageing as a mindset: A study protocol to rejuvenate older adults

What play got to do with Leadership and Community

Impacting communities through Art

Singapore Stories & Folklore

Coach Darren: Late Bloomers, A Documentary (22min)

Coach Darren: Personal Failures & Journey (4min)

Memories of Priscilla the Pig of Chek Jawa

Pasir Panjang Mini-Zoo (1960s)

The Lower Peirce Golf Course Saga of 1992

Nature Society Singapore response to 1992 Saga

Battle of Dairy Farm

The Birthday Collective (Natural Heritage)

Story of the Pilot of SQ 006

Eng Leng’s Power of Hope

Bukit Timah Monkey Man

Holy Rock of Batu Lapan

Miracle Well in Bukit Timah

A Zoo at Punggol

Telling Tales of Singapore & Southeast Asia

Sang Nila Utama

Attack of the Swordfish

The Long and Winding Road (History & Heritage)

Ring of Fury (1973) – Film @ Rifle Range Forest

Far Eastern Heroes

Cheryl Sim: Journey back to Freedom

Jacob Tan : Commonwealth Secondary Teacher (About Nature)

Tak Takut Kids Club : Little Green Heroes (Children’s Book)

Singapore Insights

GUI’s Enviro Leadership Initiative

CNA: Why Otter over Monitor Lizard

Future land use, Singapore could deforest

OPEN-MIND: Dialogue in Diverse Singapore

COMMUNITY: Stunning Design, Real Community Space in Singapore

Singapore’s Land Planning Focus

PRODUCTION: Falling (Local Play on Family)

FARMING: Bidding farewell to a beloved organic farm in S’pore

SPECIAL NEEDS: Special Need Education & Inclusivity

PRODUCTION: If Forests Talk 12 – 30.01.2022

PRODUCTION: Dishing with Chris Lee (Heritage Variety Show)

WELLNESS: Caregiver Training Programmes

WELLNESS: Nature Rehab Patients & Adults with Disability

ECONOMY: Redefining Sustainability & Nature-Positives

HERITAGE: The Fight To Save Our Surliest Buildings

HERITAGE: Pasar Malam

EDUCATION: Compulsory Education Act (Singapore)

EDUCATION: Being Grateful for Preschool Teachers

EDUCATION: Society’s Undervaluation of Preschool Teachers

To Singapore, with Love (星国恋）- Ban in Singapore (MUST WATCH)

World (All the Collection)
The Power of Polarities
Recyclopedia
Rowan Atkinson: Free Speech’s Value

Thich Nhat Hanh: Nature and the Universe

A Historical & Conceptual look at Danish Forest School

Sociocracy for All

Nature Kindergartens in Denmark

Plum Village: Come & Sit by My Side (Songs)

Reverse Periscope Companion

Make Meetings a Safe Space for Honest Conversation

Project Zero (Harvard): Thinking Routines

The Scientific Reason why we make mistake

Move from Consensus to Consent

Boundaries & Codependency

Benefits of World Hunger

The Philosophy and Wisdom behind the Joker

Singing is Internal Body Massage (in Chinese)

How to face death together (in Chinese)

Talk value never talk price

Outdoor Safety Case Study

Universal Consciousness (Tik Tok)

5 Habits from Peterson

Narrative Therapy

Out There, Nobody Can Hear You Scream

Find What You Love and Let It Kill You

Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose

Buckminister Fuller – Geodesic domes

Mark Rober: The Truth About My Son

Kathy Burke: Inside A London Food Bank

30 Years With the Yakuza

Who Governs? Jinn & The Power Elite: The Invisible Ruling Class

How To Legally Own Another Person

How to Retain People in an Organisation

The remarkable turnaround of a business (LEGO)

A Deeper Look at the Whole School Approach to Behavior

Using a Trauma-informed lens to Reframe behaviour in the classroom

CNY : “心想事成”四字有深意

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