About Us
Nature School and Education Centres’ goal is to promote, in it’s participants a connection to the environment and natural world.
With programs in Beamsville and St. Catharines, our outdoor, rain or shine, programs give students regular access to a greenspace they can call their own. Students of all ages will benefit in countless ways with unstructured time in nature.
Our indoor classroom is nature-based, with materials that promote open-ended play, authentic learning and creativity; rich in opportunities for art, inquiry and project-based learning.
Our students will participate in gardening and greening projects, revitalization of habitats and ecological restoration projects, composting, recycling and reduction of waste. Anything we can do to promote stewardship in our students.
Nature School Elementary is a full and part time school, for ages 3.8 to 13 years. We also welcome volunteers ages 14+, please contact our volunteer coordinator at info@natureschoolniagara.com..
We see ourselves as becoming a hub for the city and Niagara, where organizations and individuals can combine their efforts to help save the world!
For more information on Forest School in Ontario, please see the Forest and Nature School in Canada handbook.
Teacher Bios
Jennifer Grimes, Director & Teacher, OCT, BSc (Hons), BEd
Miss. Jen is certified to teach elementary and secondary biology, science and individual in society courses and has a background in Special Education, Montessori and International Baccalaureate programs. She is currently completing her Forest School Practitioners Course through Forest School Canada/Child and Nature Alliance of Canada. This will be her second year facilitating the School-Aged Class, she is creative, innovative and truly understands the value of a democratic, child-led classroom while addressing the needs of each individual student, academically, socially and emotionally. Her children Ollie and Willow join her everyday for class, and have become quite the advocates for insects, the environment and Nature School! Miss. Jens’ experience, natural curiosity and relentless sense of wonder is sure to inspire some of the same in every participant.
