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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 2025-2026 Nature School are now open!

Apply for Nature School

About Nature School

Evergreen’s Nature School gives kids the chance to be immersed in the outdoors throughout the seasons. Each day is filled with exploration, learning about the wildlife in the valley, practicing outdoor skills like shelter making and fire building. Each day, Nature School participants will record their experiences in the outdoors in their nature journals!

 

Nature School is designed for children aged 6-10 that want to complement their schooling experience in an outdoor setting. Across the 8-week program, children will build their resilience, confidence, and connection to nature.

 

“My daughter absolutely loved her experience at nature school. She was always excited to go, and each time we picked her up, she was eager to share stories about her day and the new experiences she had. She has become much more curious and aware of the animals, insects, and plants she encounters in our city. She observes the world around her more closely and often surprises us with insightful questions and thoughts about nature.” – Shawna, parent of Amelia (age 8)

Details

Nature School runs on Fridays in 8-week sessions throughout the seasons.

Participants are grouped together based on age to create an age-appropriate experience for all.

SessionGroupsDatesTimeFees
Fall Session (8 week)Junior (6-7) and Senior (8-10Fridays, Oct 24 – Dec 12, 20258:45am – 3:30pm$600* per 8-week session
Winter Session (8 week)Junior (6-7) and Senior (8-10)Fridays, Jan 16 – March 6, 20268:45am – 3:30pm$600* per 8-week session
Spring (8 week)Junior (6-7) and Senior (8-10)Fridays, April 24 – June 12, 20268:45am – 3:30pm$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 payment method 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. Refunds cannot be issued for days missed, and any missed days 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 September 29th.

*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

Do you have a refund & cancellation policy?

No refunds will be issued if a reservation is cancelled within 21 days of the session start date. Otherwise, 75% of program fees are refundable (25% will be retained as an administration fee).

 

Registrations are non-transferable. Cancellation requests for major medical reasons must be received in writing and submitted to camp@evegreen.ca. Cancellation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Program Manager. Mild illnesses (i.e. common cold & flu) and changes in personal circumstances are not considered valid for refund. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please reach out to camp@evergreen.ca.

 

Requests for refunds or cancellations must be made in writing and submitted to camp@evergreen.ca.

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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