Sierra Club PEI Wild Child Program

Sierra Club PEI Wild Child Program Sierra Club Wild Child program is an environmental education program designed to give children an opportunity to experience, explore, and play in nature.

PEI Wild Child is an environmental education program of PEI Sierra Club
(http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2015-03-09/article-4070224/Sierra-Club%26rsquo%3Bs-Wild-Child-program-is-nature-inspired-fun/1)
designed to strengthen the 'outdoors' component of child care services, by having the children explore nature with the Wild Child staff-person and volunteers leading enthusiastic games and quiet activities. We at PEI Sierra Club want to continue and expand this important program. We've been holding fundraisers and reaching out to donors, funders and community organizations, asking them to help connect more young children with nature in the year ahead. Sierra Club Atlantic Canada Chapter developed Wild Child in response to the growing body of research showing that children need experiences in the natural world for healthy development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJihjQK0Qso&feature=player_embedded
This 'nature immersion' program was delivered very successfully to children in fourteen day-cares and after-school programs in the Charlottetown area this winter. It is so important to give children an opportunity to experience, explore, and play in nature. Learning to have no fear of bugs, birds and other wild life is the first step to helping protect 'Mother Nature' and getting a strong foundation for good mental health. Relaxing and connecting by listening to the wind in the trees and other sounds of nature gives young children a necessary break from modern technology. To quote the elder Luther Standing Bear in the 1930s, "the old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too. So he kept his children close to nature’s softening influence."

Today is our last day of summer programs! It has a been a FULL and wonderful summer packed full of creativity, fun, maki...
08/29/2025

Today is our last day of summer programs! It has a been a FULL and wonderful summer packed full of creativity, fun, making new friends, learning more about nature, and developing new skills, building resilience, and nurturing curiosity!

We are SO incredibly grateful to the passionate, big-hearted, and INCREDIBLE staff team that consistently put in SO MUCH energy, thought, patience, and care into each and every group and every kids this summer!

Please join us in thanking Shannon, Victoria, Caedda, Taylor, Alice, Cadence, Kristopher, Hannah, and Julia for the wonderful summer!!

We are already looking forward to fall programs, and even though some programs are full, we still have spots in our PD Days this fall, as well as our Little Foxes program for 3-5 year olds, and our Robert Cotton afterschool program, and our West Royalty afterschool program! Register for Fall programs here: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SierraClubCanadaFoundation #/selectSessions/3668436

And if you need a subsidized spot for your child this fall, please fill out the subsidy request form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehpEaQgxtPZDhnR5yuQWASVoPNiX377StUFt8bWjmmZSHOFA/viewform

Check out this awesome event happening this Saturday at MacPhail Homestead!!Connect & Act: Families Talk Climate in PEI!...
07/23/2025

Check out this awesome event happening this Saturday at MacPhail Homestead!!

Connect & Act: Families Talk Climate in PEI!

Ready to turn climate concerns into community action? Join For Our Kids for a free 'Families Talk Climate in PEI' event!

This gathering is for all generations, offering a supportive space to discuss the climate impacts we're seeing in the province. Kids will have dedicated fun activities, while adults will identify collective actions we can take right here in PEI. A free lunch will be served and we'll conclude our time with an optional walk in the woods.

Come find connections, share insights, and empower your family to make a difference.

Join us from 12-3 pm on July 26th at MacPhail Homestead. Register here! https://www.forourkids.ca/families_talk_climate_pei

🌿Spaces still open in our Wild Ecologists summer program!🌿If you know a curious 10-15-year-old who’s passionate about na...
07/01/2025

🌿Spaces still open in our Wild Ecologists summer program!🌿

If you know a curious 10-15-year-old who’s passionate about nature, science, art, and outdoor exploration, this is their chance to join the Wild Ecologists crew!

https://campsself.active.com/SierraClubCanadaFoundation

Yesterday, Wild Child staff finished planting 72 trees (thanks to the Greening Spaces Grant!!) and placed 39 stumps at M...
06/27/2025

Yesterday, Wild Child staff finished planting 72 trees (thanks to the Greening Spaces Grant!!) and placed 39 stumps at Montague Consolidated to create a better Outdoor Classroom/learning space for the students there!

If you want to learn more about how to incorporate nature education into your practice with children, register for our FREE 'Reimagining Nature Education' conference this summer July 31 and Aug 1!

https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SierraClubCanadaFoundation?season=3657337

📣📣Calling all Educators!!📣📣 It's happening againnnnn!! It went so well last year, we're doing it again! A two-day, compl...
06/27/2025

📣📣Calling all Educators!!📣📣
It's happening againnnnn!! It went so well last year, we're doing it again! A two-day, completely free Reimagining Nature Education Conference for teachers and educators!! Food and childcare provided! July 31 to August 1, 9 to 3 at Montegue Consolidated School. Registration is now open! Register today to secure your spot, and share with your fellow teachers, administrators, EA's, and educators!!

✍Registration link: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SierraClubCanadaFoundation?season=3657337

This conference is for anyone who works with children who is curious about the benefits of taking kids outside, how to connect nature education and outdoor experiences to curriculum objectives, how to plan for the logistical challenges of being outside in all weather, and so much more! Meet like-minded educators, participate in hands-on workshops, and spend some time outside. Join us!! Thank you SO much to our incredible funder PEI Forested Landscape Priority Place for Species at Risk (FLPP) for seeing the value of nature education and supporting teachers!!

📣 Wild Ecologists Update! 🌿🧪🎨We’re excited to announce that our Wild Ecologists summer program is now open to youth ages...
06/26/2025

📣 Wild Ecologists Update! 🌿🧪🎨

We’re excited to announce that our Wild Ecologists summer program is now open to youth ages 10 and up (previously 12+)!

If you know a curious 10- or 11-year-old who’s passionate about nature, science, art, and outdoor exploration — this is their chance to join the Wild Ecologists crew!

Spots are limited, so don’t wait to register or reach out with questions!

To register visit: https://campsself.active.com/SierraClubCanadaFoundation

This summer, we’re inviting acoustic instruments into our outdoor adventures — think nature jams, sound exploration, and...
06/25/2025

This summer, we’re inviting acoustic instruments into our outdoor adventures — think nature jams, sound exploration, and hands-on learning through music!

We’re reaching out to our community for help. If you have an unwanted or unused acoustic instrument (like a ukulele, hand drum, guitar, etc.), we’d love to give it new life. Donations or short-term loans are both welcome.

Reach out if you have something to share — your instrument could help inspire curiosity, connection, and creativity in our Wild Ecologists program 🎶🎶

Fall Registration is NOW OPEN! You can register at this link:https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SierraClubCanadaFoundation...
06/19/2025

Fall Registration is NOW OPEN!
You can register at this link:https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SierraClubCanadaFoundation?orglink=camps-registration

We are so excited to open our fall 2025 programs for registration. We can not wait to explore, learn and play outdoors once again this fall! For more information, please see our website for more information:
https://peiwildchild.wordpress.com/sign-up-for-our-fall-2024-programs/

If you have any other questions, please send us an email at peiwildchild@sierraclub.ca

'Kwe/Hello families!! Wild Child and the Mi'kmaq Family Resource Center are excited to say that we are able to run our '...
06/17/2025

'Kwe/Hello families!!

Wild Child and the Mi'kmaq Family Resource Center are excited to say that we are able to run our 'Walk The Earth' summer day camp again this summer!!

This is a FREE land-based program for off-reserve Indigenous kids. It will run July 7-11 for 8 to 14 year olds! There is limited space, so please sign up/let us know if you are interested as soon as possible because the camp registration will be first come, first served.

The camp will take place at Strathgarteny Park, which is a beautiful forest/wilderness area (with access to flush toilets). Kids will need to be dropped off at MFRC (158 St Peters Rd, Charlottetown, PE) between 8:45 and 9am each morning, and kids will need to be picked up at MFRC between 3:30 and 4pm. They will be driven on the bus to and from Strathgarteny.

You are expected to pack your own lunches for your kids (with extra food because we are quite active outside), and a water bottle. You must also pack a change of clothes and closed toes shoes/sneakers (no flip flops or crocks) as well as sunscreen and bugspray.

What to expect: We will be outside the whole time, and the camp will include a mix of free play, cultural activities, and nature-based activities that might include: swinging in hammocks, building stick forts, climbing trees, learning to use tools like saws and hammers, exploring the park, learning the use flint and steel, archery balancing on the slackline, and much more!

Registration link: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/SierraClubCanadaFoundation?season=3626536&session=66114636

If you have any questions, you can contact Hannah Gehrels at 9029402263 or hannahg@sierraclub.ca, or by calling MFRC at (902)892-0928.

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81 Prince Street
Charlottetown, PE
C1A4R3

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902-940-2263

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