Bu araştırmada, “Orman Okulu Eğitim Modeli”nin okul öncesi dönemdeki çocukların gelişimine etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden yararlanılmıştır. Çalışma nitel araştırma yönetiminin bir çeşidi olan durum çalışmas

In this research, it was aimed to examine the views of the Forest School Education Model on the behavior and skill development of preschool children. The study is in the case study model, which is a type of qualitative research management. In this regard, an examination was carried out in three dimensions: educator, student and parent. The study group consists of 5-6 year old students (n=3) attending Canik Belediye Evleri Kindergarten, their parents (n=5) and educators working at Canik Namiye-Mümin Erol Forest School (n=4). Semi-Structured Interview Forms and Student Observation Forms were used as data collection tools. The research data were transferred to the Nvivo program and analyzed using the content analysis method. As a result of the analyzed data, a code list was created. The code list is assigned to the appropriate previously created themes. During the coding process, same markings were determined as consensus and different markings were determined as disagreement. Reliability was calculated with the formula “Consensus/consensus + disagreement x 100”. The reliability rate in the study was determined to be 91%. As a result of the study findings, it was concluded that there is a consensus that forest school education practices contribute positively to the specified skills and behaviors of preschool children.