Hello Folks! Today we welcomed a new student named Izzy to our Forest School by introducing the smudging ceremony experience with her while explaining the meaning of it. A Creepy Crawly bug day was the name of the game this week! Throughout the day the kids observed and held: spiders, centipedes, worms, banana slugs, frogs, …
Hey Folks, With the autumn looming this week we celebrated our “Fall Harvest” at Forest School. The whole day revolved around harvesting food, working as a community and sharing a meal together. We searched the property and to our pleasant surprise were able to not only uncover a few awesome pear trees, but also some …
Hello again! Thanks for checking in this week! With Summer put to bed and Fall around the corner our students focused on our First Nations 7 Grandfather Teachings, the Medicine Wheel and spent time in nature discovering their artistic side. As always the students started the day off with free play/discovery and a First Nation …
Hello all! Thank you for checking in this week, for another amazing forest school day! We first started by welcoming 2 NEW students with open arms and curiosity about our grounds and play areas. We started our day, just like every day with a smudging ceremony followed by free play and check ins about our …
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Hey Everyone, We spent our days this week with two classical elements: Fire and Water (and I suppose the Earth and Wind as well). After measuring our tomato plants for growth, it was time for the much anticipated attempt at the Fire Bead. After a review of the basic needs of fire (heat, oxygen, and …
Hey Everyone! We are once again happy to welcome new students to our program this week, and a big thanks to current students for being so welcoming. Given that this is Earth week culminating with Earth Day on Friday, we thought what better way to celebrate than understanding how to minimize our environmental impact through …
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Hey Folks! It seems that spring has finally arrived which meant a couple of welcomed sunny, warm days at Forest School. This week, we focused on trees – beginning with one of our favourite games, Sappy Sappy, to get the energy flowing. After our initial check-ins, smudge ceremony and some yoga, the students paired up …
Hey Folks, happy Spring! And what a difference between Wednesday’s weather and Thursday freezing rain! We learned all about fire this week, and are on our way to earning our fire bead. First off, a trip to the local fire station where students got to explore the station, engines, and learn about protective equipment and …
Hey Folks! March Break didn’t stop us from going to school. This week, we welcomed brand new students to our school and now offer a Wednesday program in addition to Thursday! As an emergent-learning and student-centered program, both days unfolded in similar yet unique ways. The Red Tailed Hawks and Snowy Owls were quite adventurous …
Hey Folks! Our Snowy Owls and Red Tailed Hawks weren’t dissuaded by the cold temperatures this morning. They (quite literally) jumped right into the snowy day. Upon arrival, we strapped on our snowshoes and off we went. After a quick hike, we paused for a smudging ceremony. We burned sage in an abalone shell and …
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