Sierra Club PEI Wild Child Program

Sierra Club PEI Wild Child Program Sierra Club Wild Child program is an environmental education program designed to give children an opportunity to experience, explore, and play in nature.

PEI Wild Child is an environmental education program of PEI Sierra Club
(http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2015-03-09/article-4070224/Sierra-Club%26rsquo%3Bs-Wild-Child-program-is-nature-inspired-fun/1)
designed to strengthen the 'outdoors' component of child care services, by having the children explore nature with the Wild Child staff-person and volunteers leading enthusiastic games and quiet activities. We at PEI Sierra Club want to continue and expand this important program. We've been holding fundraisers and reaching out to donors, funders and community organizations, asking them to help connect more young children with nature in the year ahead. Sierra Club Atlantic Canada Chapter developed Wild Child in response to the growing body of research showing that children need experiences in the natural world for healthy development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJihjQK0Qso&feature=player_embedded
This 'nature immersion' program was delivered very successfully to children in fourteen day-cares and after-school programs in the Charlottetown area this winter. It is so important to give children an opportunity to experience, explore, and play in nature. Learning to have no fear of bugs, birds and other wild life is the first step to helping protect 'Mother Nature' and getting a strong foundation for good mental health. Relaxing and connecting by listening to the wind in the trees and other sounds of nature gives young children a necessary break from modern technology. To quote the elder Luther Standing Bear in the 1930s, "the old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too. So he kept his children close to nature’s softening influence."

We're getting ready for the warm weather, which means we are getting ready to hire!See our website for full details! htt...
03/13/2026

We're getting ready for the warm weather, which means we are getting ready to hire!

See our website for full details! https://peiwildchild.wordpress.com/come-join-our-team/

We're open for positions that are spring and summer, summer only, and positions that include possibility of extension into the fall!

Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. Apply with a coverletter and resume to peiwildchild@sierraclub.ca!

🌿 Volunteers Needed for the Spring Community Exchange | 2026 🌿 We’re looking for a few helping hands to make this event...
03/13/2026

🌿 Volunteers Needed for the Spring Community Exchange | 2026 🌿

We’re looking for a few helping hands to make this event welcoming, organized, and easy for families to navigate. If you’re available for any of the time slots below, we’d love to have you join us.

📆Friday Setup: May 1 (3:50 PM–5:00 PM)
Help prepare the space by moving items, setting up racks and signage, and starting the first round of clothing sorting.

📅 Saturday Morning Setup & Event Support: May 2 (9:30 AM–1:00 PM)
Assist with final setup, sort donations, prepare the welcome area, greet early arrivals, and support guests once doors open at 11.

📆 Saturday Afternoon Event Support & Tear‑Down: May 2 (12:30 PM–4:00 PM)
Support guests during the event, keep tables organized, accept donations, and help with end‑of‑day packing and sorting.

If you’re able to help with any of these shifts, use the form here: https://forms.gle/c1vvXJhkiYUA8Pqa6

Your support makes a real difference for families in our community.

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Little Foxes in the morni...
03/13/2026

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Little Foxes in the morning, Tuesday at Victoria Park running May 12 to June 16 and Little Foxes in the morning, Thursdays running May 14 to June 18

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in Thursday After School at West...
03/12/2026

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in Thursday After School at West Royalty running May 8 to June 19.
For more information and to sign up please visit our website:
https://peiwildchild.wordpress.com/spring-2026-programs/

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Tuesday After School at R...
03/11/2026

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Tuesday After School at Robert Cotton Park running May 5 to June 16.

For more information and to sign up please visit our website:
https://peiwildchild.wordpress.com/spring-2026-programs/

Time to shake off this long winter and let imaginations flow!We're teaming up with the incredible folks at the Charlott...
03/10/2026

Time to shake off this long winter and let imaginations flow!

We're teaming up with the incredible folks at the Charlottetown Library Learning Center to run a 5 week LARP (Live Action Role Playing) Program at the library this April!

This program will be slightly different from the spring LARP program that we run at Robert Cotton Park with PEERS Alliance in June (registration for that program will open soon!) because it will be inside at the library with more of a focus on cosplay creation.

These 5 weeks will include: improv games, character creation, making cosplay costumes, artifacts, and items, and of course some LARPing!

Spaces are quite limited, so sign up soon!

Register here: https://peilibrary.libcal.com/event/3997386

We're looking forward to meeting everyone's characters!!

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Monday After School at Vi...
03/10/2026

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Monday After School at Victoria Park running May 4 to June 15, Wednesday After School at Victoria Park running May 6 – June 17, and Friday After School at Victoria Park running May 9 – June 20,

For more information and to sign up please visit our website:
https://peiwildchild.wordpress.com/spring-2026-programs/

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Saturday Explorers group!...
03/09/2026

We are so excited for our Spring Programs and happy to announce that we have OPEN SPOTS in our Saturday Explorers group! For kids aged 7-12 in the afternoon at Robert Cotton Park, running May 2- June 13.

For more information and to sign up please visit our website:
https://peiwildchild.wordpress.com/spring-2026-programs/

The Spring 2026 Community Exchange is coming up! This free clothing‑exchange event is all about sustainability, communit...
03/02/2026

The Spring 2026 Community Exchange is coming up! This free clothing‑exchange event is all about sustainability, community, and giving clothes a second life.

📅 May 2, 2026
⏰ 11am to 3pm
📍 Charlottetown Library Learning Centre, 97 Queen St

Follow and share the event for more information: Spring Community Exchange | 2026

No donation is required to participate. Everyone is welcome. If you would like to contribute, we are collecting gently used clothing for all ages and sizes, along with reusable bags.

Early donation drop‑off runs from April 20 to May 1 at the Voluntary Resource Centre: 81 Prince St, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. You can also donate at the event itself.

This event is free and community‑powered. Let us know if you are interested in volunteering!

As we wrap up our Nature Immersion Programs for the season, we would like to thank everyone who participated and the PEI...
02/12/2026

As we wrap up our Nature Immersion Programs for the season, we would like to thank everyone who participated and the PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund for making this program possible! We loved getting outside and learning about the amazing plants and animals that make their homes on PEI, and we had so much fun learning together!

Wild Child PEI's Summer Lottery is now open! Registration for the Summer 2026 programs lottery will CLOSE Sunday Jan 25 ...
01/12/2026

Wild Child PEI's Summer Lottery is now open!
Registration for the Summer 2026 programs lottery will CLOSE Sunday Jan 25 at 11:59pm. You can register ANY TIME within these dates. It is NOT first-come-first served – but be sure to sign up for the lottery by the deadline! You sign up for the lottery by registering for the waitlist for that week/session.

For information on all of the Summer programs available, please visit our website:
https://peiwildchild.wordpress.com/register-for-summer-2026/

You can register here:
https://campsself.active.com/sierraclubcanadafoundation

If you have any questions please email us at:
peiwildchild@sierraclub.ca

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Charlottetown, PE
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