Community Education Programs

Community Programs

Our education team offers programmed learning opportunities for children, youth and adults, enhancing participants connections to the health of the Lake Simcoe watershed in areas where they live, learn, work and play.

Through activities that are experiential, engaging, and age-appropriate, community programming seeks to raise participants’ awareness and appreciation, increase knowledge and skills, and develop an understanding of environmental, conservation and sustainability issues.

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March Break Camp

Registration now OPEN!

Celebrate the last week of winter at March Break Camp. Make new friends and have fun exploring the forest during this week-long outdoor adventure!

Forest School Summer Camp

Summer 2024 sessions and registration are now closed. Summer 2025 details coming soon.

Will we examine animal tracks? Explore the critters in the pond? Investigate insects in the meadow? Each day is a new adventure! Forest school offers children aged 4 to 10 the opportunity to experience nature through a variety of hands-on and play based opportunities.

Park Prescription (PaRx) Day

Join us for a special one-day event celebrating the powerful connection between nature, human health, and well-being! Hear from Dr. Jacob Zamora, a local physician and endocrinologist, on the positive health impacts from spending time in nature.

"Pop Up" Scanlon School

Registration is closed.

Just because school is out doesn’t mean learning has to stop! Your child will follow their curiosities, make new friends and learn through our hands-on curriculum-linked outdoor education activities.

Check for new dates when school is cancelled.

Explore outdoors with Nature Backpacks

Nature backpacks are available at select libraries to help you and your family get outside and explore. Find out more about nature backpacks, where to find one and how you can build your own!

Lake Simcoe Sessions Podcast

The Lake Simcoe Sessions Podcast is an audio learning journey, where you will have the chance to hear about how climate change is impacting us locally here in the Lake Simcoe Region.

Help Us Build a New Nature Centre!

Our partners at the Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation have launched the Connect Campaign to build an incredible new Nature Centre at Scanlon Creek.

Find out more about the Connect Campaign