Nestlings Program

Walking – 36 Months Old Forest Friends (accompanied by a caregiver)

Cumberland

COAL CREEK HISTORICAL PARK

Registration for our 2025 Fall Session will be open June 21!

A program for toddlers and a caregiver, Nestlings meet once a week on Wednesdays to explore nature with Nature Educator, Michelle Nagle. Each week we will enjoy activities, songs and stories that are developmentally appropriate for our youngest forest friends. Forest school is all about observing and supporting children’s interests, and we give children the time and space to make their own discoveries, as well as provide opportunities for social connection and an early introduction to all we do at Hand-In-Hand Nature Education!

DatesWednesdays, September 24 – December 10
Time
: 10am – 11:30am
Location
: Coal Creek Historic Park
Cost
$288 (12 sessions)

Courtenay

COMOX VALLEY EXHIBITION GROUNDS

Registration for our 2025 Fall Session will be open June 21!

A program for toddlers and a caregiver, Nestlings meet once a week on Wednesdays to explore nature with Nature Educator, Michelle Nagle. Each week we will enjoy activities, songs and stories that are developmentally appropriate for our youngest forest friends. Forest school is all about observing and supporting children’s interests, and we give children the time and space to make their own discoveries, as well as provide opportunities for social connection and an early introduction to all we do at Hand-In-Hand Nature Education!

DatesTuesdays, October 7 – December 9 (closed November 11 for Remembrance Day)
Time
: 9:30am – 11am
Location
: Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds
Cost
$216 (9 sessions)

Support the Forest

The Cumberland Forest is part of an interconnected system of forests, salmon-bearing creeks, wetlands and riparian areas adjacent to the Village of Cumberland on Vancouver Island in the traditional territory of the K’omoks Nation.