Outdoors adventures await out in the woods and fields!
For those who wish to join in our nature school periodically through the whole school year.
This is a great opportunity for families to have a regular enrichment that gets kids outside, active and making friends through games and projects that build connections to the land and seasons.
This offering is a great fit for students who are in ASD-W on PL Days when no classes are running and/or students who attend one of the six pilot schools in Carleton North who are part of the Professional Learning (PL) Pilot Program*. It is also a great opportunity for homeschool families to have a regular enrichment outings that gets kids outside, active and making friends.
*ASD-W Pilot Schools: Bath Community School, Bristol Elementary School, Carleton North High School, Florenceville Middle School, Florenceville Elementary School, and Centreville Community School.
Join our Wild Child Program in Knowlesville
Ages: 6–11
Time: 9:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Knowlesville Art & Nature School, 111 Simms Road, Knowlesville, NB, E7L4P7
Pricing:
- $675.00 for 18 Sessions (covering PL Pilot days + ASD-W closures days from Sept 18, 2026 to June 4, 2027)
- $350 for 8 Sessions (covering ASD-W closures)
- $50 for drop-ins (Save $5/Session when you book more than 10)
All the Wild Child dates offered this school year are listed below as a reference.
New Online Registration Form is now live! Register today to secure your spot. (note this online form will let you select the program desired and dates and will calculate the total that will need to be paid to admin@knowlesvillenature.ca within 48 hours to complete the registration.
Wild Child Dates Offered 2026-2027:
Fall Dates:
- Fri Sep 18 – ASD-W (School Improvement Planning Day)
- Fri Sep 25 – Professional Day PILOT
- Fri Oct 9 – Professional Day PILOT
- Fri Oct 23 – Professional Day PILOT
- Mon Nov 2 – ASD-W (PL Day)
- Fri Nov 20 – ASD-W (Report Card Writing)
- Fri Nov 27 – Professional Day PILOT
- Fri Dec 4 – Professional Day PILOT
- Fri Dec 11 – ASD-W (Parent-Teacher Interviews)
Winter Dates:
- Mon Jan 4 – Professional Day PILOT
- Mon Feb 1 – Professional Day PILOT
- Fri Feb 12 – Professional Day PILOT
Spring Dates:
- Fri Mar 12 – Professional Day PILOT & ASD-W (Report Card Writing)
- Fri Apr 9 – ASD-W (Parent-Teacher Interviews)
- Fri Apr 23 – Professional Day PILOT
- Fri May 7 – ASD-W (NBTA Council Day)
- Mon May 17 – ASD-W (NBTA Branch Meeting)
- Fri Jun 4 – Professional Day PILOT
Nature Immersion Visits for Daycares, Schools or Camps
Are you a daycare or school wanting to have a led nature immersion program come to you? We will send a team of nature educators to bring a visiting spark to your program. We use experiential activities, games, and art to help give our programs focus but also enable us to take advantage of teachable moments that arise in nature. We include time for free play in our programs because we believe that free play is essential for healthy child development and that children are learning as they unleash their imaginations in wild spaces.
This program will take place over the course of the school year. Generally our Wild Child sessions are 1 to 1.5 hours per group. If you have several classes at your school or child care facility, we can arrange to do back to back sessions with the different groups on the same day. Call 375-6400 or email to book a day for us to come to you.
Outdoor Seasonal Activities for schools or at home:
Please make use of the following 4 Wild Child Seasonal Activities:
Winter – Wild Child Animal Tracks
Summer – Wild Child Fairy Houses
Spring – Wild Child Nature’s Rainbow
Fall – Wild Child Stones
If your facility is interested in hosting the KAN Centre’s Wild child programming, please contact admin@knowlesvillenature.ca or call 375-6400
A little about Wild Child:
Wild Child gives children the opportunity to engage positively with the natural environments in their communities; through games, art, discussions and various fun activities, children learn about our native plants, animals and trees, and basic ecological concepts including; conservation, habitats, life cycles and more. Children are encouraged to use their imaginations, minds and bodies to explore wild places and discover all the wonders they have to offer. This nature immersion program is designed to strengthen the “outdoors” component of existing child care services, and was developed by Sierra Club in response to the growing body of research showing that children need experiences in the natural world for healthy development, addressing the issue of ‘nature deficit disorder’, where increasingly children are disconnected from nature in their day-to-day lives.