Community Forest & Nature School

May 2, 1:00 - 4:00 pm

In May, in addition to all the usual Forest School open ended play, creativity and exploration, we are so excited to be hosting a Dreamcatcher Making Workshop with Alicia Alphonso:

“Boozhoo, Alicia nindizinkaz. Maiingan doodem, Waywayseecappo nindonjibaa.

My name is Alicia Alphonso. I am Anishinaabe from the Wolf Clan, with roots in Waywayseecappo First Nation and Guyana, South America. 

I am a proud mother, ECE III, Forest School Practitioner, Anishinaabe Knowledge Sharer, and lifelong learner who finds peace and purpose in nature. I learned to make dreamcatchers at age 11 alongside my late grandmother, Adelia Clearsky, and that teaching became the foundation of my business. Today, I continue this work by sharing dreamcatcher teachings with my daughter and community, focusing on family, tradition, and passing knowledge to future generations.”

Alicia Alphonso

We also be playing big group games! (Think Eagle Eye, Predator/Prey, Capture the Flag, Otter and Heron, etc!), and have all the usual Forest School arts & craft materials out, including things to build on from our last sessions!

June date TBA

On this day, in addition to all the usual Forest School fun, learning and creative expression on and with the land, we will be offering landscape painting, nature inspired self-portraits, and some herbal First Aid teachings, with plant allies such as Yarrow, Calendula, Plantain and more joining us for the day to share their amazing medicines, stories and healing properties.