NATURE CONNECTION
Welcome to our Educational Homestead, a heart-centered learning journey where children engage in hands-on, land-based learning that nurtures self-discovery and connection.
Our classroom is the living ecosystem around us, with nature as our guide and connection at the center.
Creating a deep and personal connection between our children and the natural world
We provide immersive nature experiences that spark curiosity, foster deep connection, and encourage lifelong learning through hands-on, project-based methods. Children are invited to experience learning as a cyclical and relational journey—rooted in the rhythms of the land and community—rather than a linear path. This approach honors the interconnectedness of all life and supports holistic growth. By engaging their senses fully, children learn to listen to the land as a profound teacher, awakening wonder and their own inner wisdom.
Our approach holds space for every child’s unique gifts and vision, honoring individuality while nurturing self-discovery. We support children in building emotional resilience, self-awareness, and confidence, empowering them to move through the world with care, purpose, and compassion.
Through thoughtfully designed activities, we explore practices that nurture healthy, thriving ecosystems. From growing and harvesting food to learning regenerative methods and strengthening community resilience, children deepen their respect for the interconnected web of life.
Together, we nurture learners who recognize their place in the natural world and feel inspired to contribute to its care, regeneration, and flourishing.
About US
Our work grows from earth-based learning and a commitment to caring for the land, guided by principles of relationship, reciprocity, and respect.
We explore permaculture as one of many ways to learn how to live in right relationship with place, honoring its deep connections to Indigenous and ancestral knowledge systems worldwide. We recognize that unlearning colonial ways of being is an ongoing practice that includes listening, learning, and supporting Indigenous-led movements for sovereignty, rematriation, and cultural resilience.
With humility, we share the teachings of the land. Guided by reciprocity, we help children cultivate their own relationships with the natural world—rooted in care, responsibility, and a sense of belonging—not as owners, but as kin.
Mission
Our mission is to support children in developing meaningful relationships with the land, themselves, and their communities. Through nature immersion, we nurture emotional intelligence, inner wisdom, and a grounded sense of belonging in the world.
We honor the unique gifts and perspectives each child brings, fostering self-awareness, confidence, and care. As children grow in connection to themselves and others, they develop empathy, resilience, and the ability to move through the world with compassion and integrity.
Rooted in community values, our program centers service and reciprocity—caring for the soil, animals, water, forests, and one another—while cultivating a sense of responsibility, gratitude, and connection with the living world.
Where we play
Qualicum: Where the Dog Salmon Run
As we live, work, and learn on the Coast Salish Territory and the shared lands of the Snaw’naw’as and Qualicum First Nations, we offer our heartfelt gratitude and deep respect for their ongoing stewardship, and honor their enduring cultural and spiritual connection to this territory.
We are committed to standing in solidarity with Indigenous organizers, uplifting and supporting Indigenous and racialized communities. Through collaboration, we aim to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of colonialism and to contribute, in thoughtful and meaningful ways, to efforts that resist its injustices.