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We are excited to offer our Fall School-Aged full-day Forest School program and our Kinder-Age half-day Forest School program, now located at the River Cabin. Please be aware that the River Cabin location has outhouses only and no running water. Potable water will be available daily.
The half day (9am to 12pm) will be offered for Kindergarteners, ages 4 and 5 on Wednesdays and Fridays. PLEASE NOTE: To register your child for our Kinder half-day program, your child must be the age of 4 or older as of Friday, September 16th, 2022.
The full day (9am to 3pm) school-aged program for children aged 6 to 10 will be offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. PLEASE NOTE: To register your child for our School-aged full day program, your child must be the age of 6 or older as of Friday, September 16th, 2022
Program will start the week of September 12th, 2022, with December 2nd 2022, being the last day of our fall session. There will be no programs on public holidays (Monday, October 10th for Thanksgiving). We are open on PD days at school. The fall session will be 11-12 weeks in length depending on which day you register for (children come one day a week for 11-12 weeks).
Parents/guardians can register their child(ren) for ONLY ONE DAY PER WEEK for the fall session. Either half-day (9am-12pm) for the Kinder Program (ages 4-5) or full-day (9am-3pm) for the School Aged program (ages 6-10). If you are interested in sending your child(ren) on multiple days, please include a note with your preferred day of the week in the additional comments section in our request form, link below. If there is space available, we will contact you.
PLEASE READ our Forest School Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
Location: 7498 Carter Road, Kars, ON, South of Ottawa — Google map
Programs that we offer: School age for children aged 6–10
Forest School and COVID-19
We will work diligently to follow guidelines from the federal and provincial governments and public heath officials as well as work with our families and staff to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. This includes but is not limited to:
- Enhanced cleaning and sanitizing of facilities and equipment
- Screening protocols for families and staff
- Providing opportunities for frequent hand washing and encouraging physical distancing
- Protocols in place for suspected cases
- Limiting access to program facilities to staff and students
For more information about our policies and procedures around COVID-19, please contact .
School-Aged full-day Forest School program
- Pre-registration is required
- For children aged 6-10 (Students must be 6 years old by the first day of forest school)
- Staff to student ratio is 1:8; maximum 16 students
- We do not offer before/after care at this time
- Please check out our Frequently Asked Questions for more information
Kinder-Age half-day Forest School program
- Pre-registration is required
- For children aged 4-5 (Students must be 4 years old by the first day of forest school)
- Staff to student ratio is 1:5; maximum 15 students
- We do not offer before/after care at this time
- Please check out our Frequently Asked Questions for more information
School Aged Forest School Sessions
- Payment for each session is due one week prior to start date. All prices include HST.
- Payment can be made by cash, cheque (made payable to RVCA) or credit.
| Program Session | Date/Time | Cost |
| Full Day — Mondays (Full Day School Age Program) |
September 12th - November 28th, 2022 (11 sessions) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (no programs on October 10th, 2022) |
$621.50 |
| Full Day — Tuesdays (Full Day School Age Program) |
September 13th – November 29th, 2022 (12 sessions) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
$678 |
| Half Day — Wednesdays (Half Day Kinder Age Program) |
September 14th - November 30th, 2022 (12 sessions) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
$339 |
| Full Day — Thursdays (Full Day School Age Program) |
September 15th – December 1st, 2022 (13 sessions) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
$678 |
| Half Day — Fridays (Half Day Kinder Age Program) |
September 16th - December 2nd, 2022 (12 sessions) 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (No class April 15th, 2022) |
$339 |
To Register
Registration coming soon!
To request a space(s) in the program, please complete our request form found here. You can also use your camera on your phone to open the form by taking a picture of the QR code found below.
If you are successful in obtaining a space(s), families will be contacted shortly, and registration packages will be emailed out at that time. PLEASE NOTE: Payment will be processed prior to the start of forest school.
PLEASE NOTE that filling out this form DOES NOT guarantee a space in the program but begins the registration process.
If you are not interested in registering at this time, but are interested in finding out more information about our Forest School, Day Camp and Canoe Camp programs, and other education programs at Baxter Conservation Area, please fill out the following Google form to be added to our mailing list click here.
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