Nature School Programs
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Camp Kawartha Nature School Programs
where learning meets the great outdoors!
At the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre Nature School, we’re all about building strong characters, forming epic friendships, and spreading love for our incredible planet. Our curriculum? Think outdoor skills, nature studies, fun games, artsy projects, and tons of time soaking up nature in all its glory.
Programs
Programs run weekly throughout the school year (September – June)
EarthCraft (Mondays)
Ages: 9-13
Group Size: About 12 kids & 2 instructors
In Earth Craft – Nature Skills for Older Kids/Tweens we combine elements of herbology, and bushcraft skills to create engaging and educational programming for older kids as they grow into their tweens.
Forest Explorers (Mondays & Wednesdays)
Ages: 4-7
Group Size: 1 cohort of about 10 kids & 2 instructors
An introduction for younger kids to get used to being outside and having a wonderful day with friends & caring instructors. This repeated experience & exposure is a key to feeling at home in Nature and provides numerous benefits – some that last a lifetime.
Rootwood (Tuesdays)
Ages: 14 to 18
Group Size: 1 cohort of about 12 kids & 2 instructors
This program focuses on the integration of key nature connection practices and philosophies in order to foster the independent growth of participants. While this experience has been designed for youth who have ‘graduated’ through our younger programs, new participants may be welcome depending on experience and space available.
Woodsy Wednesdays (Wednesdays)
Ages: 8-14
Group Size: 1 cohort of about 12 kids & 2 instructors
Woodsy Wednesday is all about forest exploration, nature identification and learning about the different languages of nature.
Forest Fridays (Fridays)
Ages: 8-14
Group Size: 1 cohort of about 12 kids & 2 instructors
Forest Fridays is our original Nature Mentoring program for Homeschooled kids; it is a ‘Nature Immersion’ experience for students. Learning about Nature and the Environment and learning to love & take care of the natural world is a lot like learning a language in that it happens over time, immersed in all seasons and through a wide variety of experiences.
Activities/Programming Includes:
- Exploring & Hiking
- Outdoor Safety
- Games
- Crafts
- Wildlife Tracking
- Storytelling
- Music
- Drama & Arts
- Nature Knowledge & Awareness
- Outdoor Living Skills
- Fire Making
- Navigation
- Environmental Leadership & Teamwork
- Habitat Stewardship
- Plants
- Gardening
- Sustainable Living
- and more!
Registration Information
Payment and registration must be completed before the first day of each session. All dates and rates are in the registration portal.
Inquiries
Questions about our Nature School Programs? Click the button below to submit an inquiry form or call 705-652-3860 x 201
A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. If I had influence… …I should ask that (a) gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantment of later years… …the alienation from the sources of our strength.
If a child is to keep alive (this) inborn sense of wonder… (they) need the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with (them) the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.
Rachel Carson – The Sense of Wonder
About the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre
Location: 2505 Pioneer Road, Peterborough
The Camp Kawartha Environment Centre is one of Canada’s most sustainable buildings. The programs take place within the Trent University Nature Areas, which represents over 200 acres of wild and semi-wild areas, including a variety of ecosystems in which we are fortunate to play, learn, climb, observe and explore!
The Trent Nature Areas are on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.