Spring Alive!

Ages 8-14 | March 24-28
Registration Opens February 10 at 5pm

Inspired by the vibrance of growing plant life and bird activity, we are excited to offer our new Spring break camp: Spring Alive!

This softer skills camp will focus on relationality and deeper connection and awareness, reflected in the new growth and life around us on the land. We will explore many avenues of connection with the land, including plant medicines, art-making, naturalist nerd-ing and as always, an abundance of forest fun and games. The aim is to build a deeper sense of belonging, and develop new skills for self-regulation in nature. We hope you can join us!

Over the week we will:

  • Explore the land as we practice nature awareness + play fun games

  • Listen deeply to the natural world, as we develop our Naturalist knowledge of the plants + birds we share this land with

  • Learn about honourable harvesting + how to be in reciprocity with our plant kin

  • Get to know wild edible + medicinal plants

  • Create art with new plant allies through eco-printing, plant dyes + inks

  • Make plant medicines e.g. salves, tinctures (maybe to start your very own herbal first-aid kit?!)

  • Make new friends (human & non-human)!

  • Curriculum

    Take a more in-depth look at our forest school and wilderness awareness curriculum to see what skills and experiences your child can expect to learn.

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  • Campus

    View our unique outdoor classroom. 50 acres of forest surrounded by park land. Seasonal creek, waterfall & yurt.

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  • Mentors

    Get to know the team behind Thriving Roots Wilderness School and learn more about your child’s program mentors.

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  • Summer Camp Parent

    “Thank you for all the thought and care you put into making this week so special for the kiddos. You went over and above and the extra attention you gave the kids was phenomenal. What you offer is a truly unique experience and so valuable. You gave them boundaries to keep their bodies and minds safe, but freedom to explore and express themselves. I am so grateful!”

  • Thriving Roots parent

    “This program lets [my daughter] be her wild self, without school teachers or parents. I really value the style of mentoring and the guidance it gives while still maintaining each individual’s needs and ideas.”

  • Thriving Roots Parent

    “My daughter’s confidence has really grown in the past few years in these programs. It has really helped her socially, in part because of the multi-age environment. Her knowledge of the outdoors becomes deeper each year, and her ability to express it and teach others is so amazing! This program let’s her be her wild self, without school teachers or parents. I really value the style of mentoring and the guidance it gives while still maintaining each individual’s needs and ideas.”

  • March 24-28. Monday - Friday, 9:30am-3:30pm.

  • Fee: $575 +gst.

    Cancellation & Refund Policy: Please note that your camp fee includes a deposit and is non-refundable. Please familiarise yourself with our Registration Policies before registering.

  • Robin and Catherine will be your Spring Alive mentors. They may also be joined by an apprentice from our Tend the Fire Apprenticeship program.

    Read more about the Thriving Roots team here.

  • We are committed to offering needs-based Equity Fund Discounts to those who would not otherwise be able to attend our camps due to experiencing systemic barriers to wealth accumulation. Read more and apply here.

  • We have limited space available in our programs for students with high needs. (We define 'high needs' as any designation and/or behavioural or emotional need that would require extra support i.e. ADHD, Autism, physical disability, any need for 1:1 support.)

    To ensure our mentors have the relevant experience and capacity to provide the support your child needs, please fill out our Student Support – High Needs form before registering and make sure to familiarise yourself with our Registration Policies.

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