I think "forest school" is kind of a mistranslation of the German "Waldkindergarten." "Wald" is strictly "forest" but idiomatically means the great outdoors, th

I think "forest school" is kind of a mistranslation of the German "Waldkindergarten." "Wald" is strictly "forest" but idiomatically means the great outdoors, the wilds. Kind of a similar confounding as the word for woman and wife being the same.