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Nature School

Where kids can learn outside the classroom in Toronto's urban wild!

Unlock Nature’s classroom! Applications for our Winter Session are open!

Apply for Nature School

About Nature School

Nature School gives kids, aged 6-10, the chance to enjoy outdoor activities such as exploring the urban wild, shelter building, fire-based programming, map making and more. And that’s not all! Storytelling, games, and music round out the Nature School experience to inspire young learners and encourage curiosity, confidence and community.

Details

Participants will be grouped together based on age to create an age-appropriate experience for all

Winter SessionGroupsDatesTimeFees
8 week programJunior Group: Ages 6 -7 and Senior Group: Ages 8 - 10January 17 - March 7, 20258:45am - 3:30pmSessions cost $600* per 8-week session

Fees and Registration

Fees

  • Upon application, you will not be charged the full amount of $600* per 8-week session to secure your spot at Evergreen’s Nature School.
  • Once our Nature School Leadership Team has reviewed your application and approved your registration, we will process the full payment of $600* per 8-week to secure your spot using the credit card you provided at the time of your application.

*Please note that fees are for the entire session, not on a day-by-day basis unless otherwise specified. We will not refund fees for days missed, and any day missed cannot be made up. Please see our full cancellation and refund policy below.

 

Registration

  • All Nature School applications will be reviewed to ensure we can provide sufficient care and support for your child, which may include follow-up calls. Participation in this program is contingent on a successful application. Upon your application being successful, full payments will be processed. Please keep your household information updated on Camp Brain.
  • Kindly note that applications for the fall session of Nature School will close on January 10, 2025.

*Tiered Pricing

We use a tiered pricing model for our camp programs at Evergreen Brick Works. This means that you determine the rate that best suits your family. This allows us to keep camp as affordable and accessible to as many families as possible while presenting the opportunity for other families to support our camp community.

 

Evergreen strives for transparency and inclusivity. We offer tiered pricing to ensure our camp stays accessible to families, while providing the following to our staff and community:

  • We are a living wage employer, certified through the Ontario Living Wage Network
  • We offer a bursary program to provide subsidized camp rates for up to 10% of our campers
Bursary Form

FAQ

Is there an extended after care program?

Unfortunately, there will be no after care program offered at this time.

How do we apply for Nature School

Application for Nature School can only be completed through our online registration portal, CampBrain. Please follow the steps and if you are having any trouble, reach out to camp@evergreen.ca. Upon submitting your application, you will not be charged the full amount of $600*/per 8-week session to secure your spot.

Once our Camp Leadership Team has reviewed your application, you will be contacted via email and we process full payment using the credit card you provided at the time of your application to complete your registration.

Do you have a Lost & Found office?

Our Camp Office is our lost and found! The Camp Office is in the alleyway leading up to the Children’s Garden. Please write to camp@evergreen.ca if your camper has forgotten or lost any item at Evergreen Brick Works. See here for our visitor map.

 

Please note, we strongly encourage campers to avoid bringing items deemed as valuable to camp. Evergreen is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Does camps and clubs run in inclement weather?

We’re outside as much as possible! That being said, in the case of extreme or unexpected weather such as thunder, lightning, hail, extreme heat/cold, we will be moving camp programming in a sheltered space or indoors for campers to continue having fun while staying safe.

 

In case of flooding at Evergreen Brick Works, or other unforeseen circumstances, Evergreen has the right to cancel camp programming as weather conditions may change unexpectedly, cancellation may be issued after camp programming has started.

Can my camper be in the same group as their friend?

Building a fun, friendly and accepting group of campers is a key goal for Day Camps, and to ensure this, we accept friend requests only if the campers are in the same age group and camp session. We limit the requests to one per camper. Friend requests that are not in the same age group and camp session will not be considered.

 

If you’d like to share a friend request, we strongly encourage you to contact our camp office at least 14 days in advance to your registered camp session. This gives our camp team enough time to accommodate for any late adjustments or changes to our camp planning. Please include your camper’s full name and registered camp session along with their friend’s camp information. We will try our best to accommodate, however, know that we are unable to guarantee friend requests.

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