Meeting / Club Recreation / Fitness Outdoor
valleyflyingsquirrels@gmail.com
902 993 1717
Flying Squirrel Adventures is offering a 4-day March Break session for youth aged 12-15 years. Building on our weekly recreation program of the same name, this session is designed to encourage youth to cultivate healthy connections to nature, themselves and others. During the March Break intensive we will support the learning and deepening of outdoor skills, nature awareness, communication skills, relationship building & having fun outside.
Program Goals:
Create a daily forum for fun, community, learning and growth
Foster comfort with nature time, outdoor activities & skill building
Build connection to nature, self and others
Provide youth with regular socialization with peers and caring adults
Offer transferable skills and knowledge
Offer participants a mental wellness toolkit
Support new hobbies and interest
Instill a love for nature (care for the earth, care for self, care for others)
Our time together each day:
Group and self check-ins
Preparing for our adventure
Main group activity (e.g. hiking/walking, fire-making, tracking, map & compass, knots & tarps, nature art, etc.) – as a group will decide what activities to undertake (this is the body of each day).
Food time to fuel our bodies
Mindfulness techniques (to tap into ourselves)
Sharing circle – giving space to share thoughts, feelings, likes or dislikes of the day (or in general).
valleyflyingsquirrels@gmail.com
902 993 1717
Flying Squirrel Adventures is offering a 4-day March Break session for youth aged 12-15 years. Building on our weekly recreation program of the same name, this session is designed to encourage youth to cultivate healthy connections to nature, themselves and others. During the March Break intensive we will support the learning and deepening of outdoor skills, nature awareness, communication skills, relationship building & having fun outside.
Program Goals:
Create a daily forum for fun, community, learning and growth
Foster comfort with nature time, outdoor activities & skill building
Build connection to nature, self and others
Provide youth with regular socialization with peers and caring adults
Offer transferable skills and knowledge
Offer participants a mental wellness toolkit
Support new hobbies and interest
Instill a love for nature (care for the earth, care for self, care for others)
Our time together each day:
Group and self check-ins
Preparing for our adventure
Main group activity (e.g. hiking/walking, fire-making, tracking, map & compass, knots & tarps, nature art, etc.) – as a group will decide what activities to undertake (this is the body of each day).
Food time to fuel our bodies
Mindfulness techniques (to tap into ourselves)
Sharing circle – giving space to share thoughts, feelings, likes or dislikes of the day (or in general).
Pricing & Tickets
Kentville, Nova Scotia
recreation@kentville.ca
Tel: (902) 679-2540
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