Forest Saturdays!
Forest Saturdays is a drop-in style program, where you can choose which themed weeks you’d like to attend! Each 3-hour session offers a unique nature-based experience for children ages 8-12, packed with outdoor survival skills, environmental literacy, and fun exploration.
Ages 8-12, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE!)
This program takes place at our 130 Main Street, Grimsby, ON location. We access local parks and forests in addition to our on site naturalized playground.
We are very excited to offer this program that provides continued access to a wooded area, promoting good physical, mental, social and emotional health, while developing a connection with the environment. The students build life skills such as resilience while being outdoors in all kinds of weather, spatial awareness while negotiating forest trails, social competency while working as a team, and self-confidence while assessing and taking risks in the physical environment.
By revisiting the same location in the woods, children develop a stronger relationship with nature, while also being able to observe the changing of the seasons and how this affects nature and all of its inhabitants.
“What’s important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable in it, before being asked to heal its wounds.”- David Sobel
Upcoming Themes
March 7th
Whittle Things – Join us for a morning of whittling on the beautiful Niagara Escarpment! Whether you have experience or not, we will be covering basic knife safety and rudimentary wood carving techniques. Carving knives provided.
April 11th
Fossils and The Story of the Escarpment – How did the escarpment come to be? Join us as we learn the dramatic and fascinating tale of the formation of the escarpment, and see if you can find some proof of its incredible past by looking for fossils!
May 2nd
Signs of Spring – What are spring ephemerals and where do you find them? What else is emerging that indicates warmer weather is on the way? Join us for a hike along the beautiful Niagara Escarpment as we engage our inner detective in search of… signs of spring!
June 13th
Denizens of the Creek – Come investigate all the incredible creatures who live in our creeks. From frogs to fish, insects to crayfish, we will learn about so many different species in a safe, fun, and in a hands on way!
