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On Saturday June 7 we welcomed parents and forest school students to our first Forest School Community Social in south Nanaimo's SEED neighbourhood  forest classroom. Forest school teachers, neighbours, board members and families enjoyed tasty potluck food, fruits and vegetables, live music by NFS teacher David Proctor (guitar) and community member Jesse Connor (cello), hammocks, swings, bubbles, art and colouring, and lots of wheelbarrow rides with Michael,

Nearby, another child watched intently. He expresses his desire to hold a pill bug, too. We worked together to gently scoop one up, placing it softly on his palm. “Whoa! He scared me with all his feet up in the air!” he gasped, taking a step back and dropping the bug as it crawled away.

We are transitioning to operating as a not for-profit community service cooperative.

Risky play makes some parents worried, I am one such parent, so I understand. It took me a long time, and a lot of training, to be...

Here is a short list from Forest School Canada: Improves health (environmental, physical, emotional, mental) Develops of fine and gross...