The Guelph Outdoor School
Transformative full nature immersion and mentorship programs for a generation of kids who are compassionate, resilient, service-oriented, and joyful.
The Guelph Outdoor School
Transformative full nature immersion and mentorship programs for a generation of kids who are compassionate, resilient, service-oriented, and joyful.
From the beginning of GOS, adults have been asking if they can come too. And yes. Yes, they can.
GOS Adult Workshop options include year long courses [Coyote Series, MoonSchool & Learn the Land], one-time Skills Workshops, as well as innovative support options for parents, educators, and community leaders.
We ask that all registrations are considered final. If you cannot attend: consider finding a friend that can (and letting us know) or, consider your fee a donation to a non-profit organization dedicated to getting kids nature - connected.
If weather related cancellations occur we can offer a credit to a future registration. Refund requests will be subject to a 5% administrative fee to recover the costs we are charged.
See you out there.
Schedule:
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, June 9, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, July 7, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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On Sunday, August 4, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, September 29, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, November 3, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, December 1, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, January 26, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, February 23, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
On Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Start date:
5/5/2024
Available:
Full
Each Moon School session is crafted to reflect what is emerging on the landscape in the changing seasons. Together we'll build naturalist skills like plant and tree identification and animal tracking, and practice ancestral skills like sensory awareness, fire-making, natural crafts, medicine-making and storytelling. At Moon School we learn in community through games, skills, conversation, song, and timeless exploration of thickets and riverbanks, forests and fields.
Now in its 5th year, Moon School is hosted by instructors Danielle Gehl Hagel and byron murray. We are nature nerds, artists, writers, folk ecologists and lovers of the Eramosa River valley and the complex web of floral, faunal and fungal relationships that make their homes here. We intend Moon School to be an inclusive, anti-oppressive space, and are attentive to the challenges inherent in exploring interconnection and right relationship as white settlers on stolen land.
Moon School runs in the late afternoon and early evening, intentionally inhabiting the liminal space between day and dusk (and night in the darkest times of the year), creating a unique opportunity for firelit conversation and sensory awareness. No other program at GOS is like it.
Moon School consists of 13 sessions or a full lunar year. We meet one Sunday a month, rain or shine, from 3-7pm.
Exploring riverbanks, meadows, trails and forests, engaging with the land through the changing seasons
Using field guides to identify plants, trees and animal track and signs
Focused naturalist study of topics like bird language, botany, geology and their interconnections
Engaging with local plants by tasting teas and preparing wild foods and medicines
Games and sensory awareness activities to get us in our bodies
Fireside discussion of nature-based writing that moves us
Moon School is for those looking for…
An approach to nature connection that values ancestral (re)connection, decolonization, and reciprocal relationship with the other-than-human world
Hands-on, embodied learning in a small group setting
A place to learn about the land through a lens of ecological and social justice
2024-2025 Program Dates
May 26, 2024
June 23, 2024
July 21, 2024
August 18, 2024
September 15, 2024
October 20, 2024
November 17, 2024
December 15, 2024
Janurary 12, 2025
February 9, 2025
March 16, 2025
Schedule:
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, June 23, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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On Sunday, August 18, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, December 15, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, February 9, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, March 16, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On Sunday, April 13, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
GOS Stone Road Site
Start date:
5/26/2024
Available:
Session
Registration for this program opens on Tuesday, March 26th at 10 am.
PlantCraft is a 6-month, arts-based immersion into the worlds of plants. Step into deep connection and community with plants through art, craft, food and medicine.
Using plants for food, medicine, utility and adornment are practices both ancient and timeless. In this program, you’ll be invited to reconnect with skills that have been woven into our cultures, histories, and bodies for generations. Whether you’re an experienced artist or curious crafter, PlantCraft is designed to help you carve out time each month to nurture your creativity, on the land, in good company.
In PlantCraft, we learn by making and doing. We’ll explore local plant ecology through an arts-based lens, weaving baskets, carving with local wood, crafting herbal remedies, harvesting plant fibers and much more.
PlantCraft is guided by an ethic of care for the land. We’ll be working with plants for their beauty and utility, as well as investigating their role in the landscape. Along the way, we’ll learn responsible harvesting guidelines and practices for stewarding wild plant communities.
This program is for those who want to
Deepen relationship with the plant world through embodied skills
Cultivate hands-on skills and practices to share with your community
Gain direct knowledge of key species that make up our local ecosystem
Learn in a community setting with like-minded folks
PlantCraft is co-created by by Miki Tamblyn, Annie Sanassian and Dani Hagel, three artists and educators who believe in craft as gestures of care for ourselves, each other and the lands that sustain us. This year, we're honoured to be joined by guest instructors Cailey Campbell, Jen Britton and Matt Hamilton. We can’t wait to share some of the skills that inspire us.
Session Dates and Information
PlantCraft runs one Sunday a month, from 9 AM to 2 PM at GOS’ Stone Road site.
Sunday, May 12th: Weaving with Dogwood with Miki and Annie
Sunday, June 23rd: Wild Foods with Cailey, Annie and Dani
Sunday, July 14th: Carving with Annie and Matt
Sunday, August 11th: Medicine Making with Dani, Annie and Jen
Sunday, September 22nd: Natural Dyes with Miki, Dani and Annie
Sunday, October 13th: Plant Fibers and Cordage with Annie, Dani and Miki
Sliding scale pricing is available. Visit https://www.theguelphoutdoorschool.com/sliding-scale to review options and select a coupon code that meets your financial needs.
Schedule:
On Sunday, May 12, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
On Sunday, June 23, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
On Sunday, July 14, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
GOS Stone Road Site
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On Sunday, August 11, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
GOS Stone Road Site
On Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
On Sunday, October 13, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
GOS Stone Road Site
Start date:
5/12/2024
Available:
Session
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