Vancouver Island Youth Wilderness Camp

We ran our first Fianna Overnight camp last summer and it was a huge success. At the request of the kids from last year, we have extended the trip from 2 to 4 nights. This camp will be a chance for Fianna kids, and their friends, to test some of the skills they’ve been cultivating throughout the year. We will go deeper into firemaking, tracking and stalking, shelter-building, plant knowledge, hand crafts and bird language. We’ll also be learning some new skills, including how to set up a camp and how to cook together.

We’ll be a mini-village for 5 days and 4 nights, immersed in our core routines of play, gratitude, circle sharing, singing, storytelling, connecting with each other and the land. There will be epic games, wild explorations, quiet sit spots, and a few challenges to remind us of what we’ve learned from the woods. 

This camp will be about having fun, but we’ll also be guiding kids into a sense of autonomy on the land – being able to take care of themselves, feeling confident, comfortable and aware in the forests of our home. 

This camp will be staffed by our experienced wilderness guides:

Kester Reid, Stephanie MacKay, and Tony Heath.

Has your child ever wanted to sleep in a fort that they built all on their own?

Well, this camp is just for them! 

In our shelter building overnight camp, kids will build their own debris shelter in the forests of Green Haven Farm. They will have the opportunity to then sleep in their shelter for a true bushcraft experience. 

We’ll be a mini-village for 3 days and 2 nights, immersed in our core routines of play, gratitude, circle sharing, singing, storytelling, connecting with each other and the land. In addition to shelter building, there will be epic games, wild explorations, quiet sit spots, and a few challenges to remind us of what we’ve learned from the woods. 

This camp will be about having fun, but we’ll also be guiding kids into a sense of autonomy on the land – being able to take care of themselves, feeling confident, comfortable and aware in the forests of our home. 

This camp will be staffed by our experienced wilderness guides:

Kester Reid, Stephanie MacKay, and Tony Heath.