Regenerative Education
Gerhard E. Dekker Regenerative Education Center
Nature Based Programming in Rural Southeastern Manitoba
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We are grateful to this land for holding us here. We remember we are on Treaty 1 and Treaty 3 Territory, the Ancestral Land of the Ininew, Anishinaabe, Dene and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, and National Homeland of the Red River Metis. We are committed to listening to, learning from, and meaningfully supporting Indigenous people in our programming, policies, and actions.
Forest & Nature School, and many of our other programs, have been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Government of Manitoba's From the Ground UP! funding - Healthy, Safe, Connected Children and Youth Stream. Thank you. Miigwech. Kinanaskomitinin.
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What is Forest School?
Forest and Nature School always takes place outdoors, in the same natural area, allowing kids to build a deep relationship with that place and its inhabitants. It is child-led and emergent, and features lots of time for unstructured free play, which has been shown to have great outcomes for learning and holistic well being.
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What's the philosophy behind it?
There is a growing body of research showing what many of us already know intuitively: being outdoors and learning in a context of free play, intrinsic motivation and respectful relating has amazing benefits to learning, health and holistic well being.
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Whether you'd like to participate in our programming, have any questions, or would like to explore volunteer opportunities and share your ideas and skills, we would love to hear from you.