Saplings - Fridays

“Deepen your child’s connection to the earth through this weekly skills-based forest and nature school program. Your child will not only play, learn, grow, explore, and notice the weekly changes in nature around them, they will also spend a large portion of the day engaged in the development of “hard skills” like fire-tending, cooking over the fire, shelter building, tracking, map & compass use, and tool use. Through hands-on experiences driven by their own curiosity & interests, and the needs of the KFNS community, they will learn about the fruits of labour, the power of perseverance, the land & animals around us, themselves, and each other. There will be a strong focus on safety and sustainability, with skills and tools being introduced based on season and interest. This program is ideally suited for children aged 8-13 (preferably having already participated in our Seedlings Program) and will offer a wide variety of adult-guided skill-building opportunities balanced with child-led nature-rich experiences to your child.”

• Full-day drop-off program for older school-age children.
• Participants must be at least 8 years old and no more than 13 years old by the time the session ends (see dates below).
• Snacks & lunch are the responsibility of the parent.
• Program runs from 8:30am-3:30pm.
• Registration required, space for 16 participants per program day.
• $75/day, once a week, number of weeks varies per session.
• Fee includes loan of tools, and may include the purchase of any or all of the following: pocket field guides, practice ropes, personalized mug, pocket-sized bellows, etc.
• Non-refundable deposit of 20% of the program fees is required (per child, per program) at the time of registration. Non-refundable registration processing fee of $15 is charged per child once per session. Please see Our Policies for all policies.
• Fees must be paid in full 2 weeks before the session start date.
• Payment plans & fee reductions are available upon request & when funds are available.