Thriving Roots Wilderness School and Counselling

10/11/2026

🌲Forest Dwellers is a year-long youth nature connection program that provides youth ages 8-10 with an exciting, safe and meaningful way to explore and engage in the natural world.

Through activities, challenges, and song, youth discover greater self-confidence, learn cooperation and teamwork, and gain a sense of environmental care taking.

Forest Dwellers takes place bi-weekly on Fridays in Metchosin.

Find information and register for a trial day at thrivingroots.org

10/08/2026

🍁Does your little one love being outside?

Little Leaves is a year-long weekly program that provides children ages 5-7 with a fun, safe and meaningful way to explore and engage in the natural world.

Children learn how animals live every day in the wild, finding all their food, medicine, shelter, and water.

Little Leaves takes place one day/week in Metchosin, and gifts children with ancestral skills that have allowed kids all over the world to thrive in nature!

You can still enrol this autumn - find information and registration at thrivingroots.org

09/18/2026

🌳Q&A with Vanya LaPorte, the facilitator for the upcoming counselling group, the Grounding Grove.

Join Vanya for a 6-session somatic consult group for therapists. Learn more: https://www.thrivingroots.org/group-offerings/grounding-grove (link in bio)

🗓 Schedule: October 20th, November 17th, December 15th, January 19th 2027 February 16th, and March 16th.

Group size: Small group of 5-8

Fee: $525 (payment plan available)

*Receipts can be offered for health insurance benefits.

🌱Registration Steps:

1) Book a Meet & Greet Call with Vanya to ensure this group is the right fit for you. (find this at https://www.thrivingroots.org/group-offerings/grounding-grove)

2) Receive a payment link to secure your spot in the group!

Questions? Reach out to directly to [email protected]

🪷More about Vanya:

Vanya facilitates consult groups for somatic therapists, creating spaces for meaningful connection, skill-building, and shared exploration. The heart of this group is community. Vanya creates a space to nurture our connections, supporting you in deepening your relationship to your own system, your clients, and the shared field we create together. Guided by curiosity and kindness, Vanya integrates practises and approaches such as Mindfulness Self Compassion, Internal Family Systems, Hakomi, and Nature-Based Therapy to help others access their own inner wisdom.

Her website is www.vanyalaporte.com

09/15/2026

🌲From the staff at Thriving Roots - our Teachers, Mentors, Apprentices, and Administrators: We hope back to school/forest season is bringing you connection, fun, and creativity.

Highlights from our Staff Retreat in August:
- Behavioural De-Escalation Workshop with Sage and Jeremy of Sage Facilitation
- Bandana Bonanza! Natural Indigo Dye projects with Sarah Nakatsuka of the Wise Heart Centre
- Honouring Transitions - Celebrating all the steps Alaina has taken in her 10 years of service to Thriving Roots & Welcoming Kip to follow alongside her foot prints
- Herbal Care: Nourishment for Burnout with Garliq of the Living Medicine Project
- Opening Ceremony - Setting Intentions for the year ahead at our ever-growing community rock spiral

Thank you for being part of our community and story!

If you’re yearning for deeper connection with yourself, the land, and community, we are still accepting registration for some of our programs for children, youth, and adults.

If back-to-school time hasn’t felt quite right, maybe your child would benefit from full or part-time forest school.

If you’re wishing for more time intentionally connecting with nature while building ancestral skills, we also have some room in our Wild&Alive adult program.

We also have equity fund support for some of our programs.

🌲You can find information on our programs at thrivingroots.org , or feel free to send us an email at [email protected]

09/14/2026

🌳Do you crave a sense of belonging to the wild & animate world?

Now more than ever, our world needs mature, initiated, eco-centric adults who have come into their gifts. Over 8 weekends September-June, participants in Wild&Alive will explore land-based ancestral skills, and find their place as part of the natural world.

Come home to the Wild and discover what it means to feel truly alive!

📍WMIYETEN Nature Sanctuary.
🗓 September 26-27, October 24-25, November 27-28, January 23-24, February 27-28, April 3-4, April 24-25, May 29-30
🕕 Saturdays 9am - Sundays 4pm

Register now: https://www.thrivingroots.org/wild-alive (or link in bio)

08/27/2026

FOR THE HIVE: We are on the lookout for a long-term firewood provider for our programming!
- Fully Seasoned (20% or lower on a moisture meter from a split piece in the stack is required)
- Fir preferred
- Not too gnarly - youth who have been certified to chop need to be able to chop through with relative ease.
- 5 cords/year
- Delivery annually in September to multiple locations in the "Greater Victoria Area"

Please reach out/pass the word along if you have potential connections for us :) Thank you!

08/23/2026

08/19/2026

📣Back to School Gear Sale!
Due to popular demand, we are opening up another round of pre-orders for our 2026 Nature Art Contest tote bag, stickers and hoodies (in adult and youth sizes).

And NEW FOR THE FALL, grab yourself a Thriving Roots merino-blend toque to keep your ears warm as we head into the colder weather.

💫 Order by August 30th for hand-delivery on your first day of program!

➡️ thrivingroots.org/gear (link in bio)