Snow, Snow and more Snow!

Hi Everyone! Today we welcomed back winter with open arms, excited to spend our whole day exploring the snow. It couldn’t have been a more  perfect time because this week, our topic was “Snow”. We also welcomed our guest Tomoko visiting from Barrie, and moving to Japan for 2 years. She participated in our morning …

Who needs snow for snowshoes…

Hi Friends! We would like to welcome back all of our students to Free Spirit Forest School for the winter semester and we are happy to introduce one of our newest teachers; Neal! This week was all about getting comfortable with outside travel.  We took time to set our intentions for Forest School meaning, how …

Spoons and Mittens and Tire walls? Oh my.

Hey Folks! What better way to start our “Projects Day” than with a visit to one of Collingwood’s coolest projects – The Earthship.  Aptly named because, like a spaceship or sailing ship, the Earthship gets everything it needs from the Earth and will be completely sustainable! This inspirational project taught us many things: The potential …