About Nurture the Nature Forest School
Nurture the Nature Forest School uses evidence-based practices to foster the emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of each child. Through hands-on, nature-based learning, children develop all the benefits that outdoor education offers.
With a 6:1 ratio, we ensure personalized attention and meaningful connections.
Our First-Aid/CPR certified staff bring valuable skills and expertise.
We prioritize a supportive, inclusive community where every voice is valued, ensuring every child and family thrives together.
All About Me
Our Mission
To provide essential and lasting building blocks that nurture the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of children through nature, and to develop nature connectedness.
Core Values
Connection
At Nurture the Nature Forest School we focus on connection with the land, with each other, with the community, and with ourselves. We see this as integral for our other values to be met.
Growth
We strive for growth in all areas and believe part of wellness is to keep growing as a person and community. Forest school has endless opportunities for growth!
Wellness
Wellness is a key component here at Nurture the Nature Forest School. We not only make time for wellness but center everything around it. We want to make sure that instead of just surviving, our children are thriving.
Meet our Founder: Brittany Gillingham
Brittany is a certified Lead Forest School Practitioner and a Practitioner in Therapeutic Skills for Outdoor Leaders. With over 10 years of experience as a Child and Youth Care worker, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her work. Brittany also holds multiple certifications in Indigenous Studies and Survival Skills, alongside valuable lived experience, ensuring a comprehensive and informed approach to her programs.
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Brittany is passionate about the outdoors and in striving to make the world a better place. She has four kids of her own whom she loves to explore the outdoors with in her personal time.
How Nurture the Nature came to be
Through her own spiritual journey and love of nature Brittany started to think about what the world needed to create positive change. With many years of research she knew the key was to re-connect children with nature. To provide an environment for children to thrive and grow where they could also learn essential skills. Brittany put together a program that incorporates developing inner-outer world connection, practicing wellness, gardening, nutrition, survival skills and much more.
Land Acknowledgement
This land is the traditional territory of the Mississauga’s of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples.
Relationship with the land is at the heart of Nurture the Nature Forest School. We are dedicated to learning and honouring the history of this land.
