Wild Craft Play Special Day

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Saturday, November 4th, 2017
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Are your children hooked to technology and the couch? Would you rather they were active outside? One of the leading fears to spending time outside is the fear of not knowing. With over 17 years of experience as an outdoor educator and 3 years of specifically researching the engagement of children in nature, Jamie Black has opened Wild Craft Play ‘sCool where dramatic storytelling leads children through their own Guided Discovery Learning in a nature-based settings.

To learn more about what Wild Craft Play ‘sCool offers, they are hosting The Game, as a celebration/open-house/show-case/fundraiser on November 4th from 12pm until the sun sets. Join the diverse world of Wild Craft Play in The Game, be a character, go on a quest, buy, trade and barter your way through the day. Learn about the new Performing Arts, Adventure Education school through experiential play and dress as your hero/heroin self. Bring a potluck dish, your own dishes, utensils, cup, instruments, weather-appropriate clothes, umbrella, chair and gold coins (loonies to donate 😊.

Join in the festivities, honor and witness the showcase an enactment of the game and celebrate a deeper connection to self, others and the environment through creative and imaginative play in nature across Central Vancouver Island. The event itself will consist of characters, archery, swordplay, role-play scenarios, music, merriment and more. We will have a BBQ, outhouse, circus tent and heaters brought in to connect, rain or shine, so wear your gumboots and keep a pocket full of gold coins (loonies), to sponsor children in the endeavors that they will be showcasing onsite. We also have a sweet little room upstairs for fire-side board games.

If you are interested in registering for the program, the next intake will start December 1st, and requires you to be registered by November 4th. All program registrants and their immediate family members may attend the special event for Free!

Bring your gold coins (loonies) to donate to a Child in the Wild - The children and youth in this program have great aspirations to explore more, see more, do more, and they need your help. All donations will go directly to the participants that you believe in.