Are you ready for snow? Winter in the woods is a completely different side of nature! Learn about animal hibernation, winter tracking, how animals survive in the cold, winter first aid, setting up shelter and fire in the cold and more.
Our Winter Program is an 8 week program that runs January through March.
Winter 2024, Dates, Location & Cost
- Our winter session will be on Fridays for eight weeks from January 12th to March 15th (excluding 2/23), 2023 from 9 am to 12 pm. Register on our registration page (click here).
- Forest School is held on 20 acres of privately owned land in Brockport, NY. The specific address will be shared with participants.
- Forest School is a drop off program with paid instructors and assistants and costs $250 per student for the session. Be sure to check out our fundraising opportunities if you need financial support.
Ages
The winter session is open to students ages 6-13 with no exceptions for younger students.
Our Instructors and Ratios
We’re proud to have amazing instructors for our program. Jake loves forest school so much he asked to teach a separate winter session. He has an intense love of both nature and education and has an amazing knowledge base to share with your children! Abby R. will be joining us as his aide.
We have a minimum of a 1:6 adult to child ratio. Each group has a minimum of one instructor and one aide. If there are more than 12 students, a second aide is added. All adults are background checked.
Important Details
- Bathrooms. Our program takes place on undeveloped land and there is a composting toilet available for use. There is no indoor plumbing.
- Weather. The program runs regardless of weather so please dress accordingly! Please note that for our winter session, our staff may refuse to accept students if they are not safely dressed (you’ll be emailed guidelines). If there is truly dangerous weather (e.g. subzero temps, windstorms, etc.) we will contact you.
- Drop Off. While we love parents who love to be involved, for the safety of the students and due to the nature of the program, parents are unable to stay.
We can’t wait to see you in the woods!
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