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A recap of the 2025 Adventure Camp season

That’s a wrap on summer camp at Evergreen Brick Works! Here are the highlights.

Published on September 22, 2025

Kids & education
The Children's Garden is open! Here’s what’s inside

We made exciting improvements to bring you even more fun-filled, nature-based play at the Brick Works. Come play, explore and connect with nature.

Published on September 18, 2025

Kids & education
Full circle: campers turned counsellors nurture a love for nature

In their own words, former campers reflect on their summers at the Brick Works and returning to lead the next generation.

Published on September 16, 2025

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Kids & education
Mount Royal’s forest school: growing young minds

What can we learn from nature? Laure Gicquiaux, head of educational services at Les Amis de la Montagne, explains what children discover in an outdoor classroom.

Published on September 12, 2025

Kids & education
Doctors’ orders: kids need more risky play

‘As safe as necessary, not as safe as possible.’ A new Canadian Paediatric Society report encourages risky play — we spoke with one of its co-authors.

Published on July 15, 2025

picture of Evergreen staff member as a child
Kids & education
A walk down memory lane: revisiting childhood play spaces

We asked our Evergreen staff to reflect on outdoor places that shaped their childhoods — and still shape them today — and this is what they shared. 

Published on July 3, 2025

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Kids & education
Designing inclusive and climate-ready play spaces for our children

Interview with Andrew Harvey, landscape and playground designer and inspector at Harvey & Kells.

Published on June 23, 2025

Sustainability & climate
Science is everywhere: bringing it into public spaces with the Ontario Science Centre

The Ontario Science Centre is bringing fun-filled activities to Evergreen Brick Works this month. We spoke to them about making science accessible and fun in new spaces.

Published on April 15, 2025

Kids & education
Our favourite photos from the 2025 March Break Camp

Kids returned to school with some amazing memories. Here are the highlights from March Break Camp at Evergreen Brick Works. 

Published on March 21, 2025

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