Playing in Nature: Where Creativity Meets Collaboration
Welcome to our school, where self-directed learning flourishes through play! For children aged 3-13, we offer a vibrant forest school experience, fostering exploration and creativity in nature. As children grow older, they build more complex inquiries and take on a leadership role, encouraging collaboration and mentorship in their learning journey. Those aged 13-18 engage in a unique blend of forest school and studio time, allowing them to experiment with ideas, collaborate on projects, and build impressive portfolios. Our curriculum emphasizes essential skills such as self-motivation, resilience, problem-solving, and innovation. From their earliest years to preparing for careers or further education, our students thrive in an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration and a lifelong love of learning.
What We Do
Experience an enriching introduction of our microschool, designed for children aged 3 to 11.
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More than 1000
Tailored Inquiries and Projects Facilitated
More than 25 years
experience providing learner centred programming
More than 10 years
Facilitating Forest School
More than 5 years
Providing Teacher and Forest School Training /Mentorship
Why You’ll Love Us
We believe that everyone, from children to adults, should have the freedom to explore their ideas and interests as play. Our focus is on facilitating inquiry and project-based learning, creating a vibrant and engaging experience for all.
- Classes guided by a skilled facilitator to enhance learning experiences.
- Homeschool programs designed to empower families to easily explore and create together, fostering collaboration and discovery.
- An experiential Forest School program that fosters self-motivation, creativity, resilience, problem-solving, and innovative thinking.
- Family Support and Therapeutic Track for Inclusion or Alternative Needs for Kids who need it
“felt involved”
My son looked forward to Ms. Barbara’s classes. He loved learning about nature and his other friends interests. Even though he can be a bit shy, she made sure he still felt involved.
Souyma
“engaging”
My son loved the class., it was engaging and the teacher was good at bringing the best out of every child.
Catherine
“highly recommend”
My daughter loved this class! The teacher is so kind and patient and gave detailed feedback in how my daughter was doing in the class. I highly recommend it.
Jocelyn
Our Favourite Inquiry and PBL Tips
- Inquiry Based LearningThe world is but a school of inquiry – Michel de Montaigne You don’t have to teach inquiry, you just need to pay attention and let it unfold
- Project Based LearningPerseverance is not doing something you don’t want to do. It is sticking with something you want to do that is hard.
- Project Based LearningHow do I find something my Learner is interested in? Listen! Have conversations, talk about what they know, what they don’t, what’s interesting.
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