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Dedicated Mentors Serving Vancouver Island

 Stephanie and Kester combine many years of experience in nature school and wilderness settings across Western Canada. Their passion is to offer mentoring that supports the inherent gifts in each individual. As the founders of Fianna Wilderness School, they are excited to offer programs on Vancouver Island, Gabriola, the Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland. Grounded in a relationship of reciprocity with the land and our communities, we honour a commitment to mentoring as a way of life:  closer to the land, closer to each other.


Where we work:

 As settlers, we gratefully acknowledge the unceded traditional territories of the Snuneymuxw, Lyackson, E’iksan, Pentlatch, K’omoks, Tla'amin, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, Sto'lo, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam). It is on their land that we live and work, seeking to uphold their example of stewardship for all future generations. We carry reconciliation as a deep value in our hearts and honour the traditions and cultures that have been imbedded in this land since time immemorial. 

Adult Programs

Nature Connection for Parents and Educators

Take an experiential dive into 8 Shields “Coyote” Mentoring as a way to connect with nature, and support deep connection with your kids and students.  We’ll be sharing, and experiencing, a set of  “core routines” from the 8 Shields model that facilitate connection to land, self and other. 


Date and Time: July 8-9

Where: Green Haven Farm, Merville

Cost: $139

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Mythology Club

This is a monthly gathering to share our ancestral stories and to look into the layers of understanding and teachings that they offer. Each month, I will send you a myth to read prior to our gathering and will also invite you to bring your own myths over the course of the series.


Date and Time: Monthly on Saturdays (Gabriola) and Sundays (Comox Valley), 2-5pm

Where: Gabriola Island and the Comox Valley

Cost: sliding scale $15-25

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Youth Programs

Mondays

Fianna Farm

10am

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3pm

Black Creek

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Mondays

Fianna Farm

The Fianna Farm program is an offering to bring children onto the land, practicing our nature connection routines and following a seasonal c...

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10am

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3pm

Black Creek

Tuesdays

Green Haven Farm

10am

-

3pm

Courtenay

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Tuesdays

Green Haven Farm

The Fianna Farm program is an offering to bring children onto the land, practicing our nature connection routines and following a seasonal c...

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10am

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3pm

Courtenay

Wednesdays

Wayfinders - Cumberland

10am

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3pm

Japanese Historic Park - Cumberland

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Wednesdays

Wayfinders - Cumberland

Kids will gain knowledge in earth-based technologies (ie. Bows and arrows, Traps, etc), carving, edible and medicinal plants, mammals, track...

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10am

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3pm

Japanese Historic Park - Cumberland

Thurs/Fri

Wayfinders - Gabriola

10am

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3pm

Whalebone Beach - Gabriola

Event Details

Thurs/Fri

Wayfinders - Gabriola

Kids will gain knowledge in earth-based technologies (ie. Bows and arrows, Traps, etc), carving, edible and medicinal plants, mammals, track...

Event Details

10am

-

3pm

Whalebone Beach - Gabriola

Thurs/Fri

Seedlings - Gabriola

10am

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2pm

Whalebone Beach - Gabriola

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Thurs/Fri

Seedlings - Gabriola

An exciting nature connection program that emphasizes wonder, play, and experiential learning. We spend our days on the land, making new dis...

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10am

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2pm

Whalebone Beach - Gabriola

"Stephanie’s nature-based programs have opened my son’s eyes to so many subtle elements present in the natural world.  He has developed confidence in identifying native plants, building fires, carving and making shelters.  Her story telling has captured his imagination and enriched his access to myths that originate in the West Coast landscape.  She weaves parents into the journey seamlessly, by providing detailed weekly summaries of their child's activities. Having this knowledge has lead to wonderful parent/child conversations for us at home.  Stephanie is a gifted teacher with a unique ability to meet the child where they're at.  My son always looks forward to her sessions with joy and enthusiasm.  We are so grateful for her amazing offerings…" 

~Zoe Lamb, Gabriola Isl.


"Kes Reid brings an inviting, magical style informed by many years of experience fostering deep relationships between people and the land. His influence has had a profound impact on how we design our programs, both for participants and for our staff team. Kes will always be welcome to bring his inspiring stories, deep game play and beautiful energy into the forest with us and our participants."

~Erin Nicolardi, Rivers to Ridges, Whitehorse YT

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