Spring Break camps for both weeks of Spring Break 2018 are now open for registration! We will be hosting the camps out of Cuthbert Holmes Park, close to Pearkes Recreation Center in Saanich. To register please phone or drop by any Saanich Rec Center. Here is the number for Pearkes: 250-475-5400 Barcodes: 898054 for week 1 898055 for week 2 For anything regarding registration please contact Saanich Rec. For any questions about the program specifically, feel free to message us through the Facebook page. We are looking forward to another successful Spring Break session and hope to get as many kids out in nature as possible.

We are happy to announce that we will be offering a brand new program starting November 2017! The program is called “Sit Spot Club” and will be run for one weekend afternoon per month of the school year with the exception of March. (where we should have a full two weeks in forest!) The “sit spot” is the most foundational core routine used in Forest School and other related styles of learning in the nature connection movement. In the program, participants will be asked to pick a “sit spot” of their own somewhere close to their home. This can be as simple as picking a corner of the backyard under a tree or as elaborate as finding a spot on or near a local river, stream or mountain. That being said, the best sit spots are one that you go to! Simple is often better. During the program sessions students will hear inspiring stories from the leaders about “sit spot” experiences and hear and share their own stories. There is really no way to describe the amazing window into the wonder and magic of nature that gets opened to people who learn how to sit silently in one place for an extended period of time. Of course this won’t happen overnight; an extended period of time for a five year old might start at 5 minutes whereas older kids may get up to a half an hour or more. Birds will land at your feet, you will scare squirrels as they almost scurry right into you and you could experience an infinite number of other quiet adventures in your own little secret spot. Participants will be asked questions and practice activities that will help guide and deepen their “sit spot” experience. Sessions will also include energetic nature based games as well as practice with practical Forest School skills such as whittling, sawing, knots and fire building! If your child can’t wait until Spring Break for a little taste of Forest School then this is the perfect solution! We would welcome any participant from age 5-12 but experience in Forest School or “Sit Spots” is highly recommended. Please get in touch if you are interested and would like more information. $10/Session (2-3 hours)

Happy first weekend of fall! What gorgeous weather we had making it extra enjoyable to get out in our parks and enjoy the natural beauty surrounding us! As kids and families are now settling into their school routines, remember to find some time to get outside and feel gratitude for the ability to do so!

Happy August everyone! It has been a very long time since we have written a post, and we apologize for the massive delay. We were continuing to hold out hope for getting into a Saanich park for the summer, but it will not be happening before the start of school. We are very disappointed we were unable to create a summer program, but are still working on sorting something out for the school year. As of right now our next planned session with be Spring Break 2018. We hope everyone has been enjoying this gorgeous weather and getting out into nature at every possible opportunity!

UPDATE: It's looking probably that we are going to be partnering with Saanich Parks this summer to hold Forest School out of Cuthbert Holmes park. We are looking at the weeks of July 17-21, July 24-28 and August 21-25. More info to come...

Happy Easter weekend everyone ! Long weekends are always a good time to get outside on our own or with family and friends !

Photos of our Spring Break adventures are posted!

Spring Break Camp Updates: Wow, what a wonderful two weeks we shared with some wonderful Forest Schoolers! Our Spring Break camps went very well, with lots of laughter, exploration, team-work and skill building activities. Some highlights from our Week 1 Camp were finding a massive puddle and building "Frog Village", whittling, and making tarp shelters in the rain. Some highlights from our Week 2 Camp were climbing trees, searching for crabs at the beach, skipping stones, playing games, and spending time writing or drawing in our nature journals. Thank you to everyone who took part in our Spring Break Camps, and we hope to share more nature experiences with you in the future!

Hi everyone, and happy April! It's been a while since we have posted, as we've been busy running our Spring Break camps and jumping back into the school grind! We are awaiting some information regarding locations for our summer sessions, which we hope to have sorted out by next week. Thank you for your continued patience as we search for new, amazing locations for our future West Coast Forest Schoolers!

The weather this week has made for some beautiful walks!

Hi everyone! First off, thank you for liking and sharing our page! We definitely appreciate your help in getting our name out there so that our forest school can grow! Updates for Spring Break: Week 1 is now FULL. A waitlist is being taken. Week 2 now has 1 spot left. If you know someone who you think might be interested, please share our information! Due to the wonderful interest we've received for our Spring Break forest school, we are now starting to look at scheduling for the remaining school year months, and more importantly, summer camps! More information will be shared soon, so keep checking back for updates! Happy Saturday!

UPDATE Only 2 spots left for the first week of spring break, March 20th to 24th. Please let us know if you'd like your child placed on the wait list for week 2, with enough interest there is a possibility that we could increase the group size.