We are so excited for the spring, with both its sunshine and its rain, and to experience the way life abounds and sprouts up again all over the land! Join us as we learn new skills, explore the natural ecosystems around us, play games, and welcome the plants, bugs, and birds back to the forest. See below for information on our after school programs, Wildschooling homeschool group, Saturday Explorers, and Little Foxes!
Important Note about ActiveNetwork’s Cancellation Insurance: ActiveNetwork has its own cancellation insurance that is not affiliated with Wild Child. If you purchase ActiveNetwork’s cancellation insurance, and then cancel your registration, you must contact ActiveNetwork directly at awcampssupport@activenetwork.com and ActiveNetwork provides you with a refund.
free community spots and pay-what-you-can spots
We believe that all children have the right to play outside! To reduce cost as a barrier to participating in our programs, we are able to provide a number of spaces in our programs as free community spots or pay-what-you-can (from $0 up to cost of program) spots! When registering, select the ‘request a community spot/pay-what-you-can spot’ as the tuition, and we will contact you to coordinate. You must also fill out the request form to complete the request process.
Thank you to the generosity of PEI Alliance for Mental Wellbeing, United Way PEI, Rotary Club of Charlottetown, Jumpstart, local businesses, and individuals who sponsor these spots in order to help make these programs more accessible!
Spring 2024 Programs Registration Dates
Registration for all programs opens Sunday January 14 at 12:00pm. All programs are first-come-first-served, so they will remain open for registration until they are full or until the end of April.
Register here for spring 2024 programs!
After School Programs
Join us for wonderful after school adventures! We will explore the park, build forts, make art and try experiments, play games, and enjoy the natural beauty of the spring!
Monday After School at Victoria Park – May 6 – June 17 (6 weeks – no program May 20 due to Victoria Day holiday): this program is for 5-11 year-olds. We will pick up the students from West Kent Elementary School after school and walk to Victoria Park (You may also drop your child(ren) off to us directly at the park if they go to a different school). Pick-up will be at Victoria Park at 5:00pm. We have access to indoor washrooms at the park. Price: $190 SPACES AVAILABLE
Tuesday After School at Westwood Primary School – May 7 to June 18 (7 weeks): this program is for the students of Westwood Primary School. We will pick up the students at the school and walk to the natural area of forest and trails adjacent to the school property. Pick-up will be at the school at 5:00pm. Please note we have limited access to washrooms in the school and will bring a camping toilet tent with us. Price: $220 SPACES AVAILABLE
Wednesday After School at Victoria Park – May 8 – June 19 (7 weeks): this program is for 5-11 year-olds. We will pick up the students from West Kent Elementary School after school and walk to Victoria Park (You may also drop your child(ren) off to us directly at the park if they go to a different school). Pick-up will be at Victoria Park at 5:00pm. We have access to indoor washrooms at the park. Price: $220 SPACES AVAILABLE
Thursday After School at Robert Cotton Park – May 9 to June 20 (7 weeks): this program is for 5-11 year-olds. Students will take the school bus from Glen Stewart Primary and Stratford Elementary Schools after school and be dropped off to us at Robert Cotton Park. Pick-up will be at Robert Cotton Park at 5:00pm. We have access to indoor washrooms at the park, as well as indoor space if there is severe weather. Price: $220 SPACES AVAILABLE
Friday After School at Victoria Park – May 10 – June 21 (7 weeks): this program is for 5-11 year-olds. We will pick up the students from West Kent Elementary School after school and walk to Victoria Park (You may also drop your child(ren) off to us directly at the park if they go to a different school). Pick-up will be at Victoria Park at 5:00pm. We have access to indoor washrooms at the park. Price: $220 SPACES AVAILABLE
Other Weekly Programs
Spring Little Foxes – May 15 to June 19 (6 weeks): this program is for 3-5 year-olds. It takes place at Victoria Park on Wednesdays 9:00-12:00. Join us as we enjoy and explore the spring forest! We will play games, do crafts, explore the natural spaces of the park, sing songs, and learn about the plants, bugs, animals, and more that call the park their home. Please note that all participants must be potty-trained. We have access to indoor washrooms at the park. Price: $220 PROGRAM FULL, WAITLIST OPEN
Spring Wildschooling – May 16 to June 20 (6 weeks): this program is for 5-10 year-olds. It takes place at Robert Cotton Park on Thursdays 9:00-12:00. Join us as we enjoy and explore the spring forest! We will play games, create nature art, explore the natural spaces of the park, enjoy our Wild Child garden, learn bushcraft skills and tool use, and learn about the plants, bugs, animals, and more that call the park their home. This program is run using Forest School principles of child-led, inquiry-based learning and programming. Please note we have access to indoor washrooms at the park, as well as indoor space if there is severe weather. Price: $220 SPACES AVAILABLE
Saturday Explorers MORNING SESSION – May 4 to June 15 (6 weeks – no program May 18 due to long weekend): this program is for 4-8 year-olds (note difference from afternoon session). It takes place at Robert Cotton Park 9:00-12:00. Join us as we enjoy and explore the spring forest! We will play games, create nature art, explore the natural spaces of the park, sing songs, learn bushcraft skills and tool use, and learn about the plants, bugs, animals, and more that call the park their home. We have access to indoor washrooms at the park. Price: $220 PROGRAM FULL, WAITLIST OPEN
Saturday Explorers AFTERNOON SESSION – May 4 to June 15 (6 weeks – no program May 18 due to long weekend): this program is for 6-10 year-olds (note difference from morning session). It takes place at Robert Cotton Park 1:00-4:00. Join us as we enjoy and explore the spring forest! We will play games, create nature art, explore the natural spaces of the park, sing songs, learn bushcraft skills and tool use, and learn about the plants, bugs, animals, and more that call the park their home. We have access to indoor washrooms at the park. Price: $220 PROGRAM FULL, WAITLIST OPEN
*CANCELLATION POLICY
Wild Child Forest School is a small social enterprise and there is an investment of time and energy into administration, managing information, and processing payment at our end that needs to be accounted for. If you would like us to cancel your child’s registration, please let us know as soon as possible.
If you cancel your registration at any time we retain a 10% registration fee. Of this fee, 6.25% helps cover the cost of ACTIVE Network fees and the remaining 3.75% helps cover the work that goes into registration and administration.
If cancellation occurs 4 weeks or more before the start of the program, there is no charge in addition to the 10% registration fee.
If cancellation occurs less than 4 weeks before the start of a program, there is
a $50 administration fee in addition to the 10% registration fee.
If cancellation occurs less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the program, your entire
payment is forfeited.
*SEVERE WEATHER POLICY
At some sites we have access to indoor space in the event of severe weather. At other sites, we do not have this available to us. In the event of extreme and unsafe weather (including but not limited to temperatures below -25 degrees or above 30 degrees, thunderstorms, sustained winds over 40km/hr or gusts over 70km/hr, forest fires, floods, etc), we will need to cancel the program in advance or during the program. We will try to contact everyone by at minimum the morning-of by 7am if we cancel due to weather. If we need to cancel during the program, we will bring the children to the safest location we have access to and contact you for an early pick-up. In the event of a cancelled session, we will do our best to offer a make-up session but this is not always possible. Wild Child Forest School will not be held liable for loss of fees for sessions.
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