Our vision is to foster rich learning experiences, ecological literacy and healthy living by connecting children to nature in education. We promote and support the use of the Forest School model in Canada in the early, primary, and secondary years
Forest School Canada is a not for profit organization, and we work in close partnership with the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada.
Forest School is an educational approach that fosters a connection to, and knowledge of, the natural world through repeated, regular access to local woodland areas, parks and outdoor classrooms through the lens of play-based and child-directed learning.
The priorities of Forest School Canada include the establishment and delivery of 'Forest School' continuing education programs, policy development, and research dissemination. Additionally, we are working towards a national 'Centre of Excellence' in Canada's capital which will host a variety of Forest School programs.
Forest School Canada works collaboratively with several key stakeholders to enhance opportunities for Forest School in a variety of settings, and to develop National Guidelines of Best Practice for Forest School practitioners and trainers. We strive to be the leading, national voice for Forest Schools in Canada.
That all Canadian children have the opportunity to play and learn in local forests, creeks, meadows, prairie grass, mountains, and shorelines with a wise and skilled educator who understands the power of child-directed learning and how this can contribute to a more sustainable world.
