Roots to Grow Nature Learning
Our Mission
To enrich the educational experience through student-centered, nature-focused, community-based learning.
Our Vision
- Cultivate respect for the natural world
- Foster relationships with those who connected with the land before us
- Provide a multi-generational learning space
- Create space for children to challenge their minds and bodies
- Encourage regenerative/permaculture principles to environmental stewardship
- Recognize the importance of arts and culture
- Support the natural state of compassion based on the principles of nonviolent communication
A Typical Day
with Roots to Grow’s elementary program
From Kindergarten to Grade 6, we share a nature based learning opportunity. We range from forests to farms to wetlands and through communities. Learning as we grow!
We are guided by the interests of the children and families, our seasonal interactions with local environments, and the resources of facilitators and community members.
Our days involve:
- Play – learning through social and imaginative play
- Exploration – learning from a place and what the day brings
- Natural history – taught through a child’s interests and passions
- Hands-on work in traditional skills, permaculture, and farming
- Tinkering – creating with natural and upcycled materials
- Community – building our own community
- Service – connecting to and helping the wider community
- Field trips – getting to know our local places