Into the Woods - Nature Immersion & education

We will be offering a few ADVENTURE classes throughout the summer. ☀️☀️☀️☀️

👉Would your child enjoy getting to experience canoeing or kayaking?
👉Is your child between the ages of 7-13?

Come join for this adventure day on the water and experience canoeing and kayaking taught by a qualified instructor.
We invite you to come out for this fun and educational class out at Whonnock lake!

Register at
[email protected]

*In partnership with the Whonnock paddling association
All safety equipment will be provided

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It was a big Adventure day for these kids today!
BLUE SKY, SUNSHINE, FRIENDS & FUN! 🌲☀️🌲☀️🌲

"Not all classrooms have four walls"

🌲This is where we learn
💜 This is where we play
🌲 This is where connections grow
💜 This is where joy and happiness lay

💙 Thankyou mother nature 💙

Into the Woods - Nature Immersion & education

🍄 Fall registration and summer camp offerings are coming soon! Keep an eye out for more details.

Thankyou to PEACE Rescue & Farm Sanctuary for inviting us out to learn all about the animals that you have rescued and to get to experience the natural beauty that the land has to offer.

Such lucky little animals that get to call this sprawling land home for the rest of their lives. 🌲🌿🌲🌻

We look forward to visiting again in the future!

Salmonberries, butterflies, popcorn & face painting the wonderful Ms.Serena with natural pigments! 💛

Some of the highlights in this week! 🍿🦋

🍕 The smell of excitement was in the air as the class enjoyed their pizza party after completing the Mission Environmental Stewardship Society
Eco challenge this spring ! 🍕

Thankyou Mission City Pizza for the tasty pizza that was donated to the winners of the challenge!

Thanks to M.E.S.S for always encouraging others to keep practicing good land stewardship skills and for getting kids excited about cleaning up the litter in their own neighbourhood. 🌎🌍

Rainy days can be challenging..... 🌧
BUT....
They can also present wonderful opportunities to explore all sorts of learning that we don't normally get the opportunity to do on a regular basis.

✅️Puddle jumping
✅️Shelter building
✅️Listening to the music of raindrops coming down
✅️Noticing the differences in the environment
✅️Playing rainy day forest games and learning to keep our bodies warm

💧💧All while building resiliency and learning to be adaptable & flexible in challenging times. 💧💧

👉Creek investigation is a big part of our nature programs.

We get curious, explore, learn, play and build long lasting memories and connections! 🐸🐸
In turn, it builds appreciation and understanding of the natural world which creates a more caring, compassionate, and conscious human being. 💓

Hello! Spring fungi popping up everywhere! 🍄🍄

Do you know what kind it is? What are your favourite mushroom identification resources?

AHOY! ⛵️⛵️
It was a boat building kind of day today with our 🛶🛶
We launched them down the creek and tested their strength, structure, stability and speed.

🌲 Show & Share day at forest school 🌲

🌧 there's so much fun to be had in all weather 🌧

The almighty Dandelion 🌼
"Tooth of the lion" - loosely translated

Today we foraged for clean unsprayed dandelions and made a delicious Dandelion syrup which we had on our Crumpets and drizzled in our lemonade at tea time. 🍋🍋

We enjoyed tasty dandelion cookies that one of the children made and spent time admiring the beauty and learning about medicinal powers of these bright yellow blooms beaming in the spring sunlight.

💜Kicking off this Spring with so many fun filled memorable moments out in nature together. 🌳🌸🌼🌿

💜If you want your children to have these meaningful experiences in an unhurried play based outdoor classroom every week, come visit us at where we build connections & appreciation for land, eachother , selves and community.

👉Reach out and come for an experiential day !
[email protected]

👉Want to know more about our nature immersion & Education program?

👉Curious if forest school is the right fit for your child?

👉Would you like your child to experience a class first hand before committing to a full semester?

Now is your chance to sign up for a one day class to get the first hand experience of what a day at our forest school is like before committing to our fall semester.🌲🌲🌲

💥 To register , choose a date and email us at
[email protected]

Thanks you Roots and Wings for these important reminders!

The magic of connecting around a campfire... these are always some of the best forest school days with so many memorable moments! 🔥

Play, laughter, exploration, natural learning, joy & freedom! 🌲🌲

If you want your children to experience the pure delight and joy of forest school , feel free to reach out to organize a drop in day with us sometime this spring.

👉 [email protected]

Into the Woods - Nature Immersion & education

HAPPY EARTH DAY 🌍🌍🌍
Care for the land, care for eachother 💛

👉One of the quickest and easiest ways you can make a difference is by picking up the litter in your very own neighborhood.

👉We can all make a difference to keep our natural spaces clean for many future young adventurers!

Fraser Valley Regional District
City of Mission
Mission Environmental Stewardship Society

Thankyou to everyone who came out today ! 🌍🌍
What a wonderful day it was to celebrate the earth at the Green living expo.

Thanks Mission Environmental Stewardship Society for another amazing community event!

A warm spring day filled with gratitude for these adventurous kids and appreciation for the many shades of green mother nature graces us with all season long. 🌿🍀🌱

❓️Curious about forest school ❓️
👉Do you wish your children could join a mindful nature loving community.

Reach out for more information or to schedule an experience day with us to see if it's the right fit.
[email protected]




Into the Woods - Nature Immersion & education

Come enjoy all the excitement at the Green living expo tomorrow from 11-3pm at Heritage park in Mission. 🌍🌿🌍

Stop by to say Hi and make some nature crafts with us.
See you there !🌲🌲🌲

Squishing, mixing, squeezing and rolling as it was all hands in making wildflower seed bombs today as we celebrate the earth all month long!🌍🌍🌍




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We spotted this beautiful specimen while out on our wonder walk today! 👀

👉 PACIFIC SIDEBAND SNAIL

Did you know❓️❓️
This is the largest land snail on the pacific coast and is most commonly found on deciduous forest floors.

Keep your eyes out next time you're strolling through the woods and count yourself lucky if you see one as they are quite rare!

🍁Meet the delicate & delicious MAPLE BLOSSOM🍁🍁
Have you spotted these bright green little flowers hanging off the trees this season? 👀

One of nature first springtime wild foods . These little clusters hang precariously off the ends of big leaf maple branches.

They are packed with vitamin.C , calcium, iron and many trace minerals. MAPLE blossom are usually eaten raw or lightly cooked. Some say they take like lima beans or broccoli.
They are wonderful dipped in batter and lightly fried to make a fritter like this recipe below. 👇👇

https://tallcloverfarm.com/11532/maple-blossoms-fried

Maple Blossoms have been foraged and consumed as traditional food for indigenous peoples across north America for many generations.
LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE🙌

🌿Be mindful when you forage.
🌿Only take what you will eat right away as blossoms don't keep well .
🌿Tread lightly on the earth
🌿Harvest far away from roadsides and railways( less heavy metals and toxins).

Forage with an attitude of gratitude and thankfulness💕

WELCOMING IN THE SPRING SEMESTER THIS WEEK!
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- " The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing"

We are very excited for this upcoming community event put on by the Mission Environmental Stewardship Society 👇
We hope to see you there!
Be sure to stop by our booth to say hi and come create some nature art with us.

‼️* WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH SET UP, TAKE DOWN AND LENDING A HAND AT THE CRAFT TABLE!
If you have an hour to spare, let us know... we could use your help!

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Come join our growing community of forest schoolers.
Learn, laugh, play and connect with eachother and nature in this weekly drop off ( or stay & play if you wish ) program! 🌼🌿🌸🌿

Thanks for the reminder TimberNook 🙌

Kids should get at least three hours of outdoor play each day. 🧡

Thanks M.E.S.S !

🐜Are the kids getting antsy ?

🐝Are you a busy parent looking to drop your child off for a fun learning experience while you get some errands done?

🌲Are you looking for a nature based program for your child where they get to learn, play and connect with other home learners in the community?

❄️Our winter semester is a great time to explore the outdoors, breathe in the fresh air, run around playing group games like fox tails , frolic in the snow and enjoy stories by the fire with friends!

👇Come join us this winter! We would love to have you join us on all of our upcoming snowy day adventures.

We have a couple available spots for our Tuesday sessions.
Register at
[email protected]

* DL/OL school funding is accepted

TUESDAYS AREN'T IDEAL FOR YOU?
EMAIL US TO GET ON THE WAITLIST FOR OUR FRIDAY ADVENTURERS CLASS.