Nurture the Nature Forest School

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! We hope you're having a beautiful day! 🎄✨❄️☺️

12/21/2025

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." Albert Camus

Happy Winter Solstice! ❄️✨
We hope you all have a beautiful, restful season.
There is light within us all; may you feel it, be it, and live it. ✨

12/19/2025

✨ Wrapping up the year with warmth, joy, and togetherness ✨

The last few days in the forest were filled with so much magic as we celebrated with our Christmas / Holiday Forest Parties. We gathered around a warm fire, roasted marshmallows, sipped hot chocolate, created ornaments and reindeer antlers, shared lots of treats, played bingo, and simply enjoyed being together.

Moments like these are such a beautiful reminder of what this year has already been; connection, laughter, growth, and community. Watching the children slow down, create, play, and celebrate together has been incredibly special, and we feel so grateful for the time we get to share in the forest with them.

As we head into the holidays, we’re taking a pause to rest, reflect, and recharge, just as nature does this time of year. And we are so excited to return after the break to welcome all that winter brings: crisp air, cozy fires, quiet moments, snowy adventures, and new discoveries.

Thank you to our families for being part of this journey with us. Wishing you all a peaceful, joyful holiday season filled with warmth and meaningful moments together. 🌲✨

We can’t wait to see everyone back in the forest in the new year!

11/28/2025

Forest School Tuesday Group -
We returned to the trees we’ve been growing with all year—journals open, eyes soft, noticing changes. Students sketched, wondered, and wrote what their trees reminded them of before gathering to share each unique story. After wandering freely, we wove ourselves back together, learning the Infinity and constrictor knots and, strand by strand, finished creating our own rope bridge! 🌿

11/27/2025

We had such a magical day! We began by exploring a bush full of winding “tunnel” paths, where students discovered a special “wishing tree.” Whenever they found a shimmering leaf, they added it to the branches, and together we held hands around the tree to make wishes.

Next, we raced through a nature scavenger hunt, collecting different leaves to practice identification. We read about the “wood wide web” and how trees communicate underground, learned how to identify trees with their bark and made bark rubbings, then settled into quiet sit spots with our journals to observe, reflect, draw, and share what we noticed.

11/21/2025

Screen-free days. Real outdoor play. Skills they’ll carry for life.

Our March Break Forest Camp gives kids the chance to:
🌿 Learn bushcraft + fire building
❄️ Explore winter trails
🧠 Build resilience + confidence
👫 Work together as a team
😊 Feel calmer, happier, and more connected to nature

If you want your child to spend March Break thriving outdoors instead of sitting inside… this is the camp for you. 💚

Limited spots — ages 4–13.
📍 390 Morningside Ave, Scarborough
Register now ↓

At Nurture the Nature Forest School, experience all the benefits Forest School has to offer and the many programs we offer to meet each child's needs!

11/20/2025

Tuesday Forest School:
Full of magic and adventure!

We were lucky enough to spot a young buck wandering quietly through the trees - such a special moment for the students and a beautiful reminder of how alive the forest is this time of year.

We practiced knot-tying and worked together to begin building a rope bridge, learning teamwork, patience, and a whole lot of problem-solving along the way.

We had a peaceful sit spot time, where everyone settled into nature, listened closely, and later came back together to share what they noticed, heard, and felt.

Another beautiful day of learning, connecting, and growing in the forest. 🌿💚

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from NTNFS!
We had such a great week of Halloween festivities and other activities!
From potion making in pumpkins, carving, painting, and smashing pumpkins, crafts, freeze dances, and lots of treats shared - we had so much fun! 🎃👻

We hope everyone who celebrates has a wonderful Halloween!

10/22/2025

This week at Forest School ~
Our Forest has been alive with curiosity, laughter, and muddy boots. The children have been connecting deeply with the land - watching insects in their habitats, learning the secret life of trees and the wood wide web, and journaling their observations, wonders, and stories about their chosen tree for the year.

Our Tuesday group made bow and arrows during free play, brewed cedar tea, and learned about seed saving - the importance of giving back to the earth by planting native seeds. Together we shaped seed bombs to spread life, built shelters and mazes (each group), and found joy in the rhythm of rain and the warmth of friendship.

Through play, storytelling, and hands-on discovery, the children are learning what it means to live in balance with the world around them.

✨ This is what childhood is meant to be - muddy hands, bright eyes, and open hearts.
When children learn from the earth, they grow not only food and forests - but also empathy, resilience, and wonder.
And that is exactly what our world needs. 🌍💚

10/21/2025

Play is a very important part of Forest School and very important in a child's life in general.
So much learning takes place during play and connections are often made quicker.

10/13/2025

We wish a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. 💚
We are grateful for so many things;
The beauty in the world - which is oh so much
The land, the water, and every creature.
We are grateful to walk this path with our students and families who mean the world to us.

We are so grateful to learn with the land and the animals and for every teaching we encounter.

We hope everyone has had a beautiful long weekend. 🍂

Thank you,