Spring Sessions

offered in Brighton, Cavan and Cobourg, Ontario

Illustration of various green leaves and branches in a botanical style.

Spring into Discovery

Session Length:
12 Weeks

Session Dates:
April 6 - June 26, 2026

Location(s):
Brighton, Cavan & Cobourg 

Location Schedule:
Tuesdays & Thursdays (Brighton) Tuesdays & Thursdays (Cavan). Wednesdays & Fridays (Cobourg)

REGISTER FOR OUR SPRING 2026 SESSION

2025 Spring Themes:

  • Week 1: CommUNITY Connections- Planting Seeds

    To kick off our session we will begin with intentional community connection and land acknowledgements. We will also be crafting our own clay pots in which we will plant our very own seed.

  • Week 2: Bird Bonanza: Nests + Eggs

    The first part of our two-week Bird Bonanza series has us focusing on birds nests and eggs. We will be exploring this topic with hands on learning and a team building STEAM experiment.

  • Week 3: Bird Bonanza- Sweet Songs + Sights

    Through the lens of our winged friends we will use binoculars to guide us through a series of forest activities and use our ears to listen in closely. We will finish our day with power tools as we create log bird feeders to hang around our home base areas.

  • Week 4: Making an Impact- Earth Day Adventure 

    In the spirit of Earth Day we will venture to local protected areas and together will make an impact as we work together to cleanup our walkways and ditches. While on site, we have a special program wide project we will be sharing with everyone for the first time… stay tuned!

  • Week 5: Earth Keepers- The Story in the Stones

    This week we take action on our program wide group project… that’s all we can share for now. Hehe stay tuned!

  • Week 6: Animal Adaptations- Fur & Feathers

    We have a Conservation Crate booked through the OFAH for two weeks- allowing us to have an up close and personal look and feel with 14 different animal pelts and intentional activities and discussions surrounding this.

  • Week 7: Animal Adaptations- Wee Wanderers & Bushy Tails (Ganaraska Field Trip)

    Our second week with the crate will allow us to go even deeper with our learning as we zoom in nice and small to the wee wanderer and bushy tailed friends of the forest.

  • Week 8: The Tiny Seed- Book Study & Experiment

    A classic read in the realm of nature based learning, “The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle” will guide us through the potent journey of a seed. We will take this teaching both figuratively and literally. Our day will end with a STEAM inspired experiment.

  • Week 9: Bugs & Grubs- Up Close + Personal

    A variety of tools, alongside our bare hands, will be available for use as we get up close and personal with all sorts of bugs and grubs- in the dirt, in the bark of trees, in the long grass, etc. We will end our day with themed fireside cooking… SPIDER DOGS!

  • Week 10: Enchanting the Forest + Fungi Fun

    We will engage our minds eye this week as we look at the forest through the lens of magic. Fairy and fungi inspired crafts will infuse our day and enhance the feeling of magic at our homebase.

  • Week 11: Blooming Wisdom- Exploring the Magic of Flowers

    A day of all things flowers- tinctures, flower crowns, mandalas and MORE! We will be exploring pollinators and honey too!

  • Week 12 : Session Closure + Summer Solstice Forest Festival

    Celebrations are in order this week! We will be celebrating another amazing session together AND the return of Summer with Solstice inspired offerings and activities at our Forest Festival.

Spring 2026 Themes Coming Soon

Child wearing yellow rain boots and a blue jacket playing in a forest and pouring water from a yellow watering can.
A group of children and two adults posing together under a wooden shelter in a wooded area during a hike or outdoor activity.
Group of children and adults having a picnic in a wooded forest, sitting on a large blue and white patterned blanket surrounded by trees, backpacks, and lunch containers.
Three children, two boys and one girl, are working together to carry a large fallen tree branch through a wooded forest. The children are helping each other to hold the branch up as they walk over the forest floor.
A young girl sitting against a tree in a forest, holding a water bottle and smiling. A sign on a tree reads 'Way of the Wood Fork'.
Children outdoors in a forest observing a small animal, possibly a frog or salamander, hanging from a stick held by an adult.
Group of children sitting on a blanket in a forest, listening to a woman holding a picture, while a man looks on.
Two young girls reading a map outdoors in a wooded area.
A young girl with blonde hair in a ponytail, wearing a floral long-sleeve shirt, black pants, and green rain boots, holding a snake in a forest.
Two children, a boy and a girl, standing outdoors in a muddy, wooded area near a small creek, holding small frogs in their hands and smiling.
A group of children sitting on a log in a forest, with broken pieces of a cardboard pizza box on the ground in front of them.
A young girl wearing a pink raincoat and black boots, smiling and squatting in a muddy, root-filled hollow in a forest.
A group of children and two adults sitting on a striped blanket in a forest, engaging in a group activity.
Children and adults sitting at a long outdoor table in a forest, engaged in painting and drawing activities with art supplies, water bottles, and paper.
A young girl with blonde curly hair holding a brown chicken outdoors in a dirt area with green trees in the background.
Children seated outdoors on a wooden platform, engaged in a hands-on activity, with green trees in the background.
A young girl with muddy hands showing dark mud on her palms in a forest.
A group of children and an adult playing a card game inside a beige-colored tent.
Group of five children playing on a blue swing in an outdoor park area with grass and bushes.
Two young girls lying in a hammock in a green forest, smiling at the camera. Shoes are placed on the ground nearby.
A young girl with red hair, wearing a coral long-sleeve shirt and rain boots, is lying on a tree branch in an outdoor wooded area, smiling at the camera.
A young girl climbing a tree with green leaves and multiple branches, looking down from a high position.
A young boy with short blond hair holding a dandelion seed head close to his face, outdoors with green trees in the background.
Five children sitting on a bench outside a building with a sign that reads 'Nature Centre.' They are smiling and raising their hands, with backpacks and a duffel bag in front of them.
Two young boys in a forest, each looking through binoculars. The boy in the foreground wears a red cap and a gray long-sleeve shirt with beige pants, while the boy in the background wears a gray cap and black shirt with blue pants.
Children sitting around a campfire on the ground in a forested area, with roasted food in lunch boxes and with children's boots and gloves nearby.
Five children playing in a forest surrounded by trees and fallen branches, with sunlight filtering through the canopy.
Children and adults sitting on a large white blanket in a forest clearing, engaged in musical activities and playing instruments.
A group of children and a woman sitting on a fallen tree in a forest, some children with arms raised and smiling.
A young boy stands in shallow water near a pond or marsh, surrounded by green plants and weeds, with trees in the background.

“If we want our children to move mountains we first have to get them out of their chairs”- Nicolette Sowder