Hand-In-Hand News
Heather Fleming
cumberland Coal Creek Historic Park & Community School - Beaufort Bulding Early Years PRogram & After School Adventures MANAGER/nature educatorI am a new transplant to the Comox Valley. I have lived in Tofino/Ucluelet on and off since 2011. I have been the...
Megan Moon
COMOX RED CEDAR Early Years PRogram MANAGER/nature educatorI grew up in Toronto. I spent part of my summers at a lake near Coboconk and was a Girl Guide for years so I could go camping. All my wilderness escapes from the city were my favourite times as a child. My...
Kristina Kezes
cumberland lake park HISTORIC PARK Early Years PRogram manager/nature educator Pronouns: she/her: I love most things under the sun (and rain and snow)! I was previously an Early Years Substitute Nature Educator with Hand-In-Hand and an Educational Assistant on-call,...
Nestlings Program
Cumberland"Walking" – 36 Months Old Forest Friends (accompanied by a caregiver)CumberlandTo register for our 2021 Winter Session, please click the "REGISTER YOUR CHILD" button below. A program for toddlers and a caregiver, Nestlings meet once a week to explore nature...
New 2021-22 Courtenay Location: Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds
We are so happy and excited to announce that we will be offering our Early Years Program for 2021-22 in Courtenay for the first time! We are working in partnership with the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds and the Regional District and are ready for registration!
6th Annual Vancouver Island Nature Education KIDS Campference: CANCELLED for 2022
With Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park’s Picnic Shelter still closed and BC Centre for Disease Control order to limit social gatherings, we are cancelling our 5th Annual Vancouver Island Nature Education Campference…FOR KIDS on June Friday, June 11th to Sunday, June 13th, 2021.
5th Annual Vancouver Island Nature Education KIDS Campference: CANCELLED for 2020
With Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park’s Picnic Shelter closed and BC Centre for Disease Control order to limit social gatherings, we are cancelling our 5th Annual Vancouver Island Nature Education Campference…FOR KIDS on Friday, June 12th to Sunday, June 14th, 2020.
Purchase a CVCS Calendar to raise funds for the Cumberland Community Forest
We have partnered with The Comox Valley Conservation Strategy, a regional conservation planning framework, initiated to stop the loss of valuable ecological areas in the Comox Valley to raise funds by selling their 5th annual 2015 Comox Valley Conservation Calendar.
Hand-In-Hand’s Spring Break Program at Comox’s Filberg Park
Go wild this spring! This outdoor educational program is designed to offer a unique early childhood learning experience. Your children will explore, interact and learn as they play outside and discover what they love about our local forests and beaches.
1st Annual Vancouver Island Nature Preschool Conference…for KIDS only!
This is a collaborative effort of nature preschools throughout Vancouver Island. We’re planning a conference for preschoolers where we will all gather for a weekend in June 2016 (dates are still left to be determined) at a Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.
Join us at the Growing More Knowledge Symposium at Royal Roads University
Come join Hand-In-Hand Early Years Nature Education Program’s Director Jarrett Krentzel at the Growing More Knowledge Symposium at Royal Roads University on Saturday, October 24th, 2015 from 12:15pm – 1:15 to learn about the 1st Annual Kids Conference!
Special Kids Program: Mystical Protector Mystery at the Perseverance Party
Hand-In-Hand Early Years Nature Education Program’s team is happy to offer a special kid’s program called the Mystical Protector Mystery at the Perseverance Party for the Forest in the Cumberland Community Forest on Sunday, October 25th, 2015.
Parent/Guardian Information Night for Registered Kids
Hand-In-Hand Early Years Nature will be hosting an information session on Monday, August 10th, 2015 from 6pm – 7:30pm at the Cumberland Community School (former elementary school), Annex Building; 3342 Egremont Street, Cumberland.
Nature Preschool Parent/Guardian Info Night (Courtenay Elementary School, Courtenay)
Hand-In-Hand Early Years Nature Education Program hosts a Parent/Guardian Info Night on Friday, May 22, 2015 from 7 – 9 pm at Courtenay Elementary School. Come and join Program Director Jarrett Krentzel and ECEs Alix Wilson and Heather Thomson.
Nature Preschool Parent/Guardian Info Night (Aspen Elementary School, Comox)
Hand-In-Hand Early Years Nature Education Program hosts a Parent/Guardian Info Night on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 7 – 9 pm at Aspen Elementary School. Come and join Program Director Jarrett Krentzel and ECE Alix Wilson for an evening of Nature Preschool information.