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 inspire curiosity, foster deep connection, and cultivate lifelong learning through hands-on, project-based methods. We invite children 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 encouraging children to fully engage their senses, we guide them to listen to the land as their most profound teacher—sparking wonder and awakening their inner wisdom.
Our approach holds space for every child’s unique gifts and vision, honoring individuality while fostering self-discovery. We support children in building emotional resilience, self-awareness, and confidence—empowering them to walk gently with purpose and compassion.
Through thoughtfully designed activities, we explore practices that nurture healthy, thriving ecosystems. From cultivating and harvesting food to learning regenerative methods and strengthening community resilience, children deepen their respect for the interconnected web of all life.
As they participate in food growing, animal care, and local cultural practices—always with humility and respect—they begin to understand their role as part of a greater whole. These experiences nurture responsibility, empathy, and gratitude toward the living world and the peoples who care for it.
Together, we nurture learners who recognize their place in the natural world and commit to contributing to its care and regeneration.
About US
Our work is rooted in earth-based learning and a commitment to land stewardship that centers care, reciprocity, and relationship.
We engage with permaculture as one of many tools for learning how to live in right relationship with place—while recognizing its deep roots in Indigenous and ancestral knowledge systems across the world. We understand that true liberation from colonial ways of being includes listening, unlearning, and supporting Indigenous-led movements for sovereignty, rematriation, and cultural survival.
We strive to share the teachings of the land with humility. Guided by the principle of reciprocity, we help children build relationships with the natural world that are rooted in respect, 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 carries, 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 soil, animals, water, forests, and one another—while nurturing a sense of responsibility, gratitude, and interconnection 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 shared land of the Snaw'naw'as and Qualicum First Nations, we express our heartfelt gratitude and deep respect for their continued stewardship of these lands and waters, and recognize their deep cultural and spiritual connection to this territory.
We are committed to standing in solidarity with Indigenous organizers to uplift and empower Indigenous and racialized communities. Through collaborative efforts, we seek to raise awareness of the enduring impacts of colonialism and to actively promote resistance against its injustices