Typical Daily Activites

Our desire is to follow the lead of the children and build on the interests they display, but these are some of the possible activities that take place:

Hiking
Building structures in the forest
Foraging for plants
Vegetable gardening
Tracking animals
Digging in the mud
Building animal habitats
Making crafts using natural elements
Climbing trees and rocks
Observing insects, birds or animals
Roleplaying with the outdoor Mud Kitchen
Catching frogs in the pond
Story telling
Fire building (age dependent)
Cooking over a fire (age dependent)
Snowshoeing
Nature Journaling

Connecting to the Ontario Curriculum

Science

There are so many simple connections to be made between days spent exploring a forest and the Ontario Science Curriculum.

Almost every topic in the Primary and Junior Science Curriculum will be naturally explored and covered in our program.

Math

Math is so much more than paper and pencil. It can easily be explored through natural experiences such as counting, building, weather, measuring, water play, mud kitchen, cooking, etc.

Literacy

Literacy does not only include reading and writing (although those opportunities will be available each day through nature journals). It also includes oral language skill that children develop as they engage with each other in rich environments and learn to communicate their ideas and work cooperatively with their peers.