AGES 7-12

Nature school helps your family prioritize outdoor time and positive connections with the Land within a welcoming community. Through play and hands-on learning opportunities at forest school, children grow to understand nature, themselves, and their community.

Older children are the perfect age to enjoy getting dirty, climbing rocks, and finding their way safely and happily through the forest. Rain, mud, and sunshine are all part of the forest school experience. Forest school is all about observing and supporting children’s interests, and we give children the time and space to make their own discoveries.

Throughout our programs, children will have many opportunities to experience play-based nature education, create with nature, listen to stories in the forest and learn about the places around them as they change throughout the seasons. Over the course of a year at forest school, the children will grow in their physical capacity and resilience, social-emotional learning, and connections to the land and to each other.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
2026-2027

Current Families and Alumni Registration: Feb 1st 2026 @ 9am (with access code)

New Family Registration: Feb 15th 2026@ 9am

NEW FAMILY INFO SESSION

Are you considering having your child join one of our programs? Join us for our new family info session! You will learn about forest school philosophy, a typical day at Fresh Air Learning, how to dress your child, and much more.

When: January 24th 2026 9AM

Questions? Contact: info@freshairlearning.org

2026-2027

Children ages 7-12 enjoy spend time building community, exploring the park, and enjoying hands-on nature activities and skills together. These classes incorporate project-based learning, storytelling, songs and nature play. They run rain or shine, with some access to indoor spaces when required.

2026 - 2027 Program schedule

Vancouver: Everett Crowley

Monday 7-11s 10am - 3pm
Tuesday and Thursdays 7-12s 10:30am - 2:45pm

North Vancouver: Various Locations

Thursday 7-12s 9:30am - 1:00pm
Tuesday and Thursdays 7-12s 9:30am - 2:30pm

*Please contact us for more information about our programs

Payment Policies & Information

Programs run September to June. We offer programs that meet once a week, and you may enroll your child in as many individual classes as you like. Monday fees are lower due to statutory holidays.

Each registration requires a one-time $35 non-refundable membership*. Membership fees fund our scholarship and bursary program.
First month's fees due upon registration. These are nonrefundable.
We require 4 weeks' notice should you decide to withdraw. Remaining fees returned or canceled.
After January, fees are non-refundable, unless we can fill the space.
Class transfers are $50.
We accept homelearning (OL) funds and autism funding. Contact info@freshairlearning.org
Payments up to 30 days late will be assessed a 10% administration fee.
Payments more than 30 days late will be assessed a 25% administration fee.
Spots vacant after a month will be filled.

*Membership Information:

10% off adult professional development programs
Registering a sibling? Enter "Sibling 2026" to get 25% off the memberships.
Do you have a scholarship? Contact us to waive the membership fee: info@freshairlearning.org

Drop-in Spots:

We require 1 week notice to cancel a spot and receive a refund.

Sick Policies:

All programs: there are no credits or refunds for classes missed due to illness.

If fees pose a financial challenge for your family, please contact us about scholarship funds, to waive the membership fee or alternative payment schedules before you register. Contact info@freshairlearning.org

*2026-2027 Scholarship deadline for alumni families February 15th 2026

*2026-2027 Scholarship deadline for new families June 1st 2026

2025-2026

Spaces are available starting in January 2026 in some of our popular 7-12's classes! Learn more and register here.