Our summer FOREST SCHOOL program is designed for preschoolers 2-3 years and older children from 4-12 years of age! We will be using the power of imagination and story telling to explore and learn from our most precious resource, nature!. Children will participate in a variety of outdoor ADVENTURES by visiting places such as local woodlands, local beaches, creeks and parks throughout our city! What makes Terra Summer Forest School Adventures so fun and rewarding is that they weave together activities with a story that allows the children to be involved with the final outcome! Everything links in to the theme of the week so the children aren't left wondering why they are doing something-they understand there is a purpose behind it. Games and Eco-crafts are liked to the adventure and provide opportunities for the children to be creative, exercise and keep fit!
July 3-7 Woodland Adventures: Fairies, flowers and birds! Sites: Terra Viva Montessori, Orchard Park and Malcolmson Eco-Park
Hours: 9-3:30 pm Cost: 180 week Preschool (2-3 years) spaces: Fully booked! Kinder/school age: Still availability Improve hand-to-eye co-ordination through bark peeling Improve children tracking abilities and knowledge of woodland plants Butterfly habitats and wild flowers identification bird watching techniques and use of binoculars
July 10-14 Magic Sea Creatures, beach shelters and Farm Animals! Sites: Terra Viva Montessori, Happy Rodolph's Bird Sactuary Lakeside Park Beach
Hours: 9-3:30 pm Cost: 180 week Preschool spaces: Fully booked! Kinder/school age: still availability What kids will learn... The principles of floating and the effects of wind on boat sails provide opportunities for learning and great team work Children working together in groups to learn basic woodcraft skills, tracking and how to build shelters Farm Animals diet and care
July 17-21 Leprechauns, goblins and beach rescuers! Site: Terra Viva Montessori Preschool Lakeview Park (Geneva st) Water Front trail beach
Hours: 9-3:30 pm Cost: 180 week Preschool spaces: Fully booked! Kinder/school age: still spaces available What kids will learn: Awareness of their environment Improve tracking abilities knowledge about lakes habitat and shore lines Estimulate creative play
July 17-21 Elves, gnomes, volcanoes and rockets! Site: Terra Viva Montessori Walkers Creek Park Orchard Park
Hours: 9-3:30 pm Cost: 180 week Preschool spaces: Fully booked! Kinder/school age: still availability What kids will learn: Nature's warnings, managing danger and the importance of stealth in the woodlands. Learn about wind's direction and how it can blow things around Improve knowledge of local creeks and plants Flight principles
July 24-28 Woodland Adventures part ll: Fairies, flowers and birds! Sites: Terra Viva Montessori Orchard park
Hours: 9-3:30 pm Cost: 180 week Preschool spaces: fully booked! Kinder/school age: Still availability Skills targeted: Improve hand-to-eye co-ordination through bark peeling Improve children tracking abilities and knowledge of woodland plants
August 14-18,21-25 Beach Adventure part II: Magic Sea Creatures, beach shelters and Farm Animals! Site: Terra Viva Montessori Terra Viva Montessori, Happy Rodolph's Bird Sactuary Lakeside Park Beach
Hours: 9-3:30 pm Cost: 180 week Preschool spaces: still availability Kinder/school age: still availability What kids will learn... The principles of floating and the effects of wind on boat sails provide opportunities for learning and great team work Children working together in groups to learn basic woodcraft skills, tracking and how to build shelters Farm Animals diet and care
