Nature Playcare - Winter Adventures
Ages 3-5,
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Gabriel Dumont Park
Get outside for an afternoon of fresh air learning each week! Expect active and social outdoor play including building, sliding, trudging and hiding in our magical snow world.
What exactly is Nature Playcare?
Nature Playcare follows the Forest School approach to early childhood education and our lead educator is a trained Forest School Educator. Each session provides young children with an opportunity to immerse themselves in play-based learning in a natural environment. The Nature Playcare experience promotes respect for our natural environment and a sense of well-being in nature. Parents can expect an age-appropriate nature experience, which is designed to foster the development of each child's resiliency, confidence, creativity, imagination, and independence.
What does Nature Playcare look like?
Each session will begin with a short gathering followed by unstructured play and exploration
in the beautifully wild Gabriel Dumont Park. This includes children taking carefully managed and supported risks appropriate for their capabilities and the site (for example, sliding down a hill and
climbing or balancing along a log). Wildernook facilitators will use holistic, child-centred practices to support each child’s development.
Requirements: This is a fully outdoor program that will proceed in all types of weather. To ensure your child has the best possible experience, outdoor clothing that can get dirty including snow pants, winter jacket, and winter boots are required. Suggestions for types of clothing and layering will be provided on registration.
Is Nature Playcare the right fit for my/our child? we require that each child is able to communicate a need to go to the bathroom. Please contact zoe@wildernook.com if you have any questions about clothing or other requirements.
Parents will receive an information package in advance of the program outlining the following information:
Program guidelines
Information on risky play
How we approach weather and illness
Recommended Clothing and Supplies
Washroom access
Emergency Procedures and First Aid
Location
Age Range: 3-5 years old
Location: Gabriel Dumont Park
Program Cost: $150.00 for six sessions (Feb. 28 - April 3rd). The cost of $25.00 per session allows us to maintain a very low child to teacher ratio.
Full registration requires our receipt of payment, health information and completed waiver forms. If you are returning, please fill out new health and waiver form information for Nature Playcare for 2020.
We are open to having children with additional needs participate, however, facilitators require advance notice of each participant’s health information in order to prepare for the session. Families who do not disclose pertinent health and learning considerations (e.g illness requiring additional care, life threatening allergies, learning disabilities, etc.) before the program start date will not be permitted to participate and no refund will be provided.
Cancellation Policy: A refund, minus a 10% administration fee, can be issued up until 2 weeks prior to the event. After that time no refund will be issued.
“She never hesitated to say yes once when I asked if she wanted to go back to nature camp tomorrow. Learning by playing is such a confidence builder for her. I love it. Thanks for doing this!”