Powell River Yearlong Programs
Fianna offers yearlong nature-based mentorship in the 8-Shields model for education.
Kids learn sensory awareness skills, responsible harvesting, medicinal and food plants, natural materials, wild crafting, navigation, tracking, bird language, ancestral heritage and local ecology.
Nature is our teacher, and throughout the year we will move with the seasons around the “wheel of development”, offering subtle guidance towards the lessons that bring us into deeper connection with our selves, each other, and the land. Kids will learn without even realizing, and will discover emerging emotional qualities, social skills, self-awareness and self-confidence that seem as natural as the changing of the seasons. Through games, storytelling, songs, and guided exploration in small groups, they will find personal trails of intrigue and natural mysteries calling out to them and to their growth, their gifts.
Payment can be made in full or in 4 instalments.
// Tadpoles Preschool //
// Tadpoles Preschool //
// Tadpoles Preschool //
Ages 3-4
Tadpoles is a nature preschool program for kids who love to be outside!
Nature and the children’s interests will guide our days as we explore the forest and coastline and attune to seasonal changes. Children are encouraged to experience and express their knowledge through diverse activities including story, song, movement, and crafts. As they experience their gifts in a natural setting, they will be gaining an awareness of respect for self, others, materials, and the environment. Empathy and social-emotional skill development is promoted through everyday encounters with each other. We welcome spontaneous happenings and encourage wildly imaginative play.
Where:
Willingdon Beach
Day and Time:
Mondays and/or Wednesdays
Sept 18/20, 2023 - Jun 5, 2024
10am-2pm
Ages:
3-4
Cost:
$1090 (1 day weekly)
$2180 (2 days weekly)
Registration Closed
// Seedlings //
// Tadpoles Preschool //
// Tadpoles Preschool //
Ages 5-7
Nature is our teacher, and throughout the new year we will discover the lessons being offered by nature that bring us into deeper connection with ourselves, each other, and the land. Kids will learn without even realizing, and will discover emerging emotional qualities, social skills, self-awareness and self-confidence that seem as natural as the changing of the seasons.
Topics include: responsible harvesting, medicinal and food plants, natural materials, wild crafting, navigation, tracking, bird language, ancestral heritage and local ecology.
Where:
Willingdon Beach
Day and Time:
Every Tuesday
Sept 19, 2023 - Jun 4, 2024
10am-2pm
Ages:
5-7
Cost:
$1090 + GST (32 sessions)
Registration Closed
// Wayfinders //
// Tadpoles Preschool //
// Wayfinders //
Ages 8-12
This program establishes a strong foundation in nature connection and naturalist skills. We balance our time between engaged learning and free play that develops the social-emotional capacity of kids. Skill development and an awareness of the natural world, strengthens our sense of community and our empathy for the land. Each day will bring a specific focus, while also allowing for the land, and the passion of the kids, to guide us.
Where:
Willingdon Beach
Day and Time:
Every Friday
Sept 15, 2023 - Jun 7, 2024
10am-3pm
Ages:
8-12
Cost:
$1450 + GST (32 sessions)