399 King Rd, Gabriola, BC, V0R 1X1 - Traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw
Youth Programs
Fianna Wilderness School is offering forest and farm programs for kids throughout the mid-island and on Gabriola Island. Our programs are for kids ages 4-6 and 7-12. We offer yearlong nature-based mentorship in the 8-Shields model, an approach to education that was developed by Jon Young at the Wilderness Awareness School. The 8-shields “Coyote Mentoring” approach formalizes the child-led, experiential schooling methods apparent in nature-based cultures. This approach cultivates our children’s curiosity and innate wisdom, guiding them into personal and collective learning experiences that reveal their gifts and support their development towards healthy maturity and wholeness.
Your kids will learn about responsible harvesting, medicinal and food plants, natural materials, wild crafting, navigation, tracking and stalking, bird language, ancestral heritage and local ecology. With strong core routines of gratitude, circle sharing, singing, storytelling, mindful “sit spots”, and mentoring of each other, they will experience and incorporate a nature-connected culture, grounded in relationships of respect and reciprocity.
We are committed to low student/staff ratios for quality mentoring of your kids. Our programs have a ratio of 1 staff for every 6 kids.
Yearlong Programs // Sept to June 2021/22
Cumberland
Comox Valley - Teens
Comox Valley - Teens
Forest program for kids ages 4-6 and 7-12 in the village of Cumberland.
Comox Valley - Teens
Comox Valley - Teens
Comox Valley - Teens
A weekly nature and survival skills program for teens. Ages 13-18
Fianna Farms
Comox Valley - Teens
Gabriola Island
Weekly and monthly farm programs offered at three different farms in the lovely Comox Valley
Gabriola Island
Wild Frontiers - Van Isle
Gabriola Island
Yearlong nature and farm programs for kids ages 4-7 and 8-12
Powell River
Wild Frontiers - Van Isle
Wild Frontiers - Van Isle
Bi-weeky forest adventure programs for kids ages 4-6 and 7-12
Wild Frontiers - Van Isle
Wild Frontiers - Van Isle
Wild Frontiers - Van Isle
Wild Frontiers - a monthly adventure program for kids ages 12-16.
Summer Camps 2021
Comox Valley
Gabriola Island
Gabriola Island
Farm and forest summer camps for kids ages 4-6 and 7-12 in Cumberland and
Black Creek.
Gabriola Island
Gabriola Island
Gabriola Island
Forest and beach summer camps for kids ages 4-7 and 8-12 on beautiful Gabriola Island.
Vancouver Island Overnight
Vancouver Island Overnight
Vancouver Island Overnight
A 3 day overnight wilderness camp for youth ages 10-15.
Powell River
Vancouver Island Overnight
Vancouver Island Overnight
An adventure filled summer camp at the fantastic Willingdon Beach Park.
Ages 4-6 and 7-12