Oaks and Acorns
In Oaks and Acorns, we help caregivers integrate nature into their family’s everyday life. As a group, we take short wanders in nature, share stories and songs, and get to know the plants and animals in our area. We actively teach caregivers mentoring techniques and naturalist knowledge, while children learn experientially. It’s also a great chance to connect with a like-minded community, share experiences and advice, and build new friendships.
Program Content Highlights:
- Creating nature connection in your home and day to day life
- Storytelling and songs
- Adventures, wandering and tracking wildlife
- Wild edibles, medicinals, and hazard plants (identification and uses)
- Stewardship and taking care of the land
- Nature-based crafting
The Pine Project is a critical tool to help raise resilient, curious, life ranging humans who care about the world around them and have the skills to ask good questions about it. The Pine Project sparked a new love for nature within all of us and we have grown as a family because of it.
— Oaks and Acorns participant
Click here to learn more about our curriculum and learning outcomes.
2024/25 Season Details:
This is a year round program with 29 sessions. Sessions occur on a weekly basis between:
Fall season: September 30th - December 6th, 2024
Winter season: January 6th - February 28th, 2025
Spring season: March 24th - June 6th, 2025
*Holidays excluded
Participants typically register for one 2 hour session per week (see session options below).
WEST END: King’s Mill Park
EAST END: Stan Wadlow Park
A payment plan is available. Bursaries are available through our Bursary Fund.
We welcome registrations at any time during the year for programs with availability. A prorated price will be applied.
Hoping to join us this Spring at programs? Click ‘Register’ below to view our current availability, or reach out to our team (info@pineproject.org, 416-792-2772) for more information.
Registration
Registration for the 2024/25 season opens on May 15th at 12pm (noon)! To view availability and apply to register, click the Registration button below and complete an application.
You can check if spots are available at any time by heading over to our registration site (click “Register” below). If a program is full, we encourage you to sign up to waitlists! We typically see some turnover throughout the year and we’d love to let you know if a spot opens up.
*Please note: We offer pre-registration to returning participants before this public registration date. Therefore, we’re not able guarantee program availability at open registration. However, we encourage you to sign up for waitlists! We typically see some turnover throughout the year and we’d love to let you know if a spot opens up
*We follow an application to register process – families apply to register a participant and then will be contacted if we have any additional follow-up questions.
Click here for registration policies.