Program Overview

Child of the Wild offers a distinctive approach to alternative education, where learning emerges organically from the topic, season and/or experience at hand. Our program is deeply immersed in nature and it is here that we base our learning and exploration. Emotional regulation, social skills, team building, leadership development, gratitude and mindfulness practices, are also core areas of focus within our programs.

Our learning is guided by a weekly theme (see each session for theme overviews). We balance structured learning with flexibility, as we encourage spontaneous child-led experiences to unfold. Our ultimate goal is to harmonize these energies and invite in 'the flow'- allowing for a truly unique and enriching alternative educational experience.

Location schedule

We are excited to share that we will be based out of Brighton, Cavan and Cobourg for the 2025 year of programming. Each location will run on different days of the week (see below), but all will start and end at the same time each day- 9:30am-3:30pm and run for the same duration each season (winter, spring, summer and fall)

Brighton (Hippie House) Mondays

Cavan (Maple Mountain Forest)- Tuesdays

Cobourg (Foragers Farms)- Thursdays

Age Range

We believe that age is just a number and our age range of 5-11 is a reflection of that.

We set it with the intention that every child's needs are met within our offerings and that what is being offered isn't too “old” / to “young” for them, and so you can view this range as a suggestion. We are happy to work with you to see if it's a good fit if you have a child that falls outside the ages of 5-11 and you're called to enroll them.

Sliding Scale Exchange

We value accessibility and hope that our sliding scales help support the possibility of your child(ren) attending our program.

Single Child Sliding Scale

$60-$80, per day

Two-Sibling Sliding Scale

$55-$75, per child, per day

Three-Sibling Sliding Scale

$50-$70, per child, per day

Day Flow

Although not set in stone, our days typically flow something like this:

9:30am- Drop off

9:30am-10:00am- Morning circle

10:00am-10:30am- First snack

10:30am-12:00pm- Theme centered activity/forest exploration/free play

12:00pm-1:00pm- lunch

1:00pm-2:30pm- Theme centered activity/forest exploration/free play

2:30pm-3:00pm- Second snack

3:00pm-3:30pm- Closing circle

3:30pm- Pick up

Boomerang Lunches

We encourage you to pack a healthy litter-less lunch to fuel your child(ren) throughout their adventurous days and we ask that you include enough for morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack.

We will have water for refills but do ask that you send a full and reusable water bottle with them each day.

We embrace the 'Boomerang' concept: what you bring with you, including waste, returns home with you.

Allergies

As a result of the varying food preferences, allergies and sensitivities that could be real and true for each family we have a strict “no sharing food” rule in place.

With that being said, we will inform families in our welcome email prior to the session beginning, what (if any) foods cannot be sent in lunches as a result of any known allergies.