Rewilding Childhood...One Puddle at a Time

About West Coast Forest School

West Coast Forest School is a play-based outdoor immersion program in which children develop lasting connections to place, to each other, and to their own inner selves. With a delicate mix of powerful routines, deep nature connection activities and child-led exploration, we endeavour to be a safe, healthy and inspiring community in which everyone is valued as both a learner and an educator. 

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Programs

We provide Spring Break and Summer camps for children ages 5-12 at a number of parks in the Westshore and Saanich. New this year, we are also facilitating an online Nature Study Course perfect for educators in school or at home.

Creek Damming
Creature Catching
Jewelry Making
Fort Building
Exploring
Whittling
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Store

Our brand new online store carries educational resources, locally made nature themed art and gifts as well as West Coast Forest School merchandise.

Hats
Chris Moose by Andrew Bond
A River Going Home by Andrew Bond
Wood Burnings
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Testimonials

My son loved his one week at Forest School over Spring Break.  He came home dirty, happy and exhausted at the end of every day.  He felt safe in the forest and around his friends and teachers and was proud of not only what he was learning but also how he was connecting with nature.  We’ve already signed up for Summer camp!  Thanks for the great opportunity to get our kids playing safely in nature.
Lisa
West Coast Forest School is a wonderful program reconnecting children to nature. My daughter spent spring break at forest school and absolutely loved being outside all day. She still talks about things she learnt at forest school months after camp. I highly recommend this camp to all parents. She can't wait for summer camp!
Pam
My 7-year-old son participated in Forest School Camp over Spring Break and loved every second of it! It seemed to awaken within him a renewed sense of excitement and curiosity about the world around him  that he brought home with him in the stories he shared with us each evening. I’ll definitely be sending him back in the summer!
Chelsea
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