What to Wear In A Nature Program

Nature Kindergarten by its very nature is exposed to the elements. Parents should expect that their children will be outdoors in all forms of weather as a core part of the program. Therefore, please ensure that your child is suitably dressed for all types of weather. 

Because this is a locally developed program re my recent book: Outside Our Window: developing a primary nature program the school district does not provide additional staff to support the program. Parents choosing to be a parent supervisor often sign up for a month of days i.e. Tuesday mornings using a shared google document. We prefer two parents supervisors to be offsite.

Every child must bring:

• a hiking backpack which fits your child comfortably and should be water resistant. We often hike for more than one hour on our Neck Point days. MEC has a range of children's backpacks and we also have loaner packs for a short term loan or the entire school year.

Inside the backpack please pack:

• small, non-breakable water bottle
• snack and lunch in lightweight containers (the children often eat quite a bit so please pack a robust snack and lunch)
• water proof mittens and wool hat

Wearing the right clothes is essential for your child to have a good experience:

Cold/Wet days (fall winter spring):

• warm base layer top and bottom
• warm sweater and pants
• touque
• waterproof mittens
• wool or synthetic socks
• rain jacket and pants
• waterproof boots -Boggs and Kamiks are great

Warm and Dry days:

*please apply sunscreen at home

• light weight long sleeved shirt and jacket
• long pants
• long socks
• sunhat
• closed toed, sturdy shoes

Thank you,