Saturday Skunks [Spring: April - June]

Resource person: Chris Green (519) 400- 9507

Location: GOS Stone Road Site | 733 Stone Rd E, ON , Guelph, ON, N1L 1B8

Description:

Spring: I can hear the creek flowin', I can smell the SAP boiling, I can feel the sun SHINING - Drip, drip, drip.

Formerly known Foxes and Wolves, our Saturday program has a scent of it’s own.  Being the weekend, we turn the volume up on fun.  Skunks is about singing silly songs, being at the fire with buds, and getting out on the land for adventures.  

The Saturday session is a great option for young people who are not willing to take time out of school hours.  It is a half day afternoon session, allowing for a sleep in, or visit to the market before heading into the woods.

Skunks don’t take themselves too seriously, and this sessions is a great way to develop skills, make friends.

Like all GOS programs, Skunks is about invisible learning, nature immersion, and mentorship. Professional facilitators work together to identify areas for growth and development for the individual and group.  Our model seeks to foster the character attributes of resilient, capable, and service minded people.  We look for, and seek to promote: Quiet Mind, Common Sense, Aliveness and Agility, Inquisitive Focus, Caring and Tending, Service to Community, Awe and Reverence, and Self-Sufficiency.  

Skunks features hands-on experiences: ancient fire making, mapping, plant identification, storytelling, archery, shelter building, and tracking animals.  It is balanced with the so-called ‘soft skills’ of careful listening and using best words, of co-operation and peacemaking, thanksgiving and sharing the story of the day.   

This weekly afternoon experience is always dynamic, emergent, multi-sensory, and exciting.

Mandatory membership(s):

• Annual Membership

Available: Full

Price: $0.00 Taxes not included

Required age: 7 - 14 on the day of the activity

Notes: Drop - Off is 12pm / Pick-Up is 4pm. For late drop-offs, please make direct, 2-way contact with staff, or walk your child in. For early pick-ups, please give advance notice. Pack a filled & durable water bottle, snacks and lunch for the day Dress according to the weather. Layers, wool is good, changes of socks, and a good shell are always good. A welcome note with further will go out in early September from the lead instructor for the program

Tags: Skunks Weekly Kids

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