Huckleberry Little Learners
Huckleberry Little Learners — Place-based Learning on Snuneymuxw Territory
What is Huckleberry Little Learners Forest School?
Huckleberry Little Learners is a forest school for 3–5 year olds, guided by child-led learning and grounded in relationship—with the land, each other, ourselves, and our Host Nation, Snuneymuxw First Nation.
Throughout our year together, we will spend time with three distinct ecosystems, visiting each one in every season in a spiral of relationship-building and care—led by the exploration and wonder of our little learners.
We will nurture these relationships through child-led play, plant walks, storytelling, uplifting curiosity, and the sharing of traditional knowledge and handicrafts.
Our learning will be grounded in understanding how to be respectful of—and care for—our animal kin, each other, and ourselves, while always striving to be in right relationship and solidarity with our Host Nation, Snuneymuxw.
Who is Huckleberry Little Learners Forest School for?
We are currently welcoming 3–5 year olds to join Huckleberry Little Learners.
As we gauge community interest, we will decide whether to run mixed-age programming or create dedicated sessions for younger (3-year-olds) and older (4–5-year-olds) learners.
We are reserving select spaces in each session for Snuneymuxw children to attend at no cost.
Caregivers of enrolled Little Learners are warmly welcomed to join during their child’s session.
Siblings are also welcome to attend at no cost, provided a caregiver is present.
What will Huckleberry Little Learners Forest School look like?
Huckleberry Little Learners will consist of:
12 learners per session, with 2 facilitators
3 seasonal learning spaces, visited in cycles
Approximately 4 weeks spent at each learning space
Each 4-week cycle will begin with our free Saturday Huckleberry Resident Elder-led “Family Welcome + Community Workshop”
Each week, we will offer sessions on:
Thursdays & Fridays
Morning sessions: 9:00–11:45am
Afternoon sessions: 12:30–3:15pm
In general:
Families are encouraged to attend Huckleberry Little Learners for the course of an entire learning cycle
Families are welcome to choose more than one session per week
Drop-ins are welcome when space permits
No supervision is available in between sessions