Explore Nature Reviews

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Our Perspective on Explore Nature

With its unique forest school approach, Explore Nature stands out as an innovative school that transcends the conventional classroom setting. Immersed in nature, the school enables children to experience enhanced focus, reduced anxiety, and deepened self-awareness. Explore Nature’s commitment to personalized learning is clear with their 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio, which allows them to cater to the unique learning styles of each child. Beyond the standard Ontario curriculum, the school’s holistic education includes mindfulness sessions, literacy and numeracy growth, and the chance to care for animals in collaboration with Pawsitively Pets. These experiences foster empathy, responsibility, resilience, and a broad range of emotional and social competencies. At the heart of Explore Nature is a commitment to students' overall well-being and a balanced development through creating positive connections with the self, others, and the environment.

Written reviews

Dive deeply into the real culture of Explore Nature with reviews we’ve structured to highlight only the most valuable insights and opinions submitted by parents, students, and alumni.

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(5) Parent, Alicia Shala (2023) Gr. 1 to Gr. 3 (current) — This school is all around amazing. My kiddo has a lot of energy and needs space to move around ... The teachers at Explore Nature are very focused on inclusivity and ensuring all kids feel seen, included, and valued. They address challenges through discussions with children and apply fairness in all situations. Teachers fos... I love that Explore Nature will work with your child where they are. My kiddo is advanced in some areas and "behind" his peers in others. With their small classroom sizes and mixed-aged classes, they are able to cater their te... I feel Explore Nature does an amazing job at covering Ontario's standard curriculum while still making lots of space for learning outdoors and open-ended creative play. Small class sizes enable teachers to cover more in a day ... At Explore Nature, "extracurriculars" are included in the regular school day. Students don't have to wait until outside school hours to explore and develop their additional interests. I love that the school day is so well roun... One amazing thing I found at Explore Nature is that all the kids tend to get along even though they have such profoundly diverse personalities. I think it may be due to the school culture and exposure to the outdoors but child... My child is naturally the kind of kid that would struggle in traditional school. He would likely fall through the cracks and develop a distain for learning. But at Explore Nature he loves school. Here, he doesn't mind learning... As a parent with the school, I feel adequately looped into the community of the school. The teachers work diligently to include parents in the everyday events at the school. Parents mix and mingle at pick up and it's not uncom... The school is located near a beautiful forested area near Leaside. The kids get out daily to explore local paths and parks. On particularly harsh weather days kids have access to a green space beside the school so they can sti...	all_reviews parent	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
(4.2) Parent, Karen Sadler (2023) Gr. 1 (current) — My daughter is thriving thanks to the small, collaborative nature of this school. The teachers ... We haven't had any big issues to deal with and the small ones between my daughter and another student have been communicated clearly and dealt with fairly. There is a clear focus on conflict resolution and personal responsibil... The teachers meet kids where they are. Because the classroom has kids of multiple ages and grades, the teachers are well-equipped to have kids working on skills appropriate to their level in any subject. For example, my daught... The focus at this school is meeting kids where they are and fostering self-confidence by helping them develop resiliency, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and practice of daily movement and outside time. It does not have a f... The kids have done so much cool stuff this year that you would not get from a regular school: caring for animals, having campfires, building and then playing in their own obstacle courses, learning to use a compass, identifyin... The school is small and close-knit. The kids all know each other quite well and have a real camaraderie. There is no hierarchy between the older kids and younger kids. Everyone is a member of the community and valued for that.... I feel safe sending my kid to Explore Nature, which is always the first concern for a parent. My key reason for sending her was actually because we are a covid conscious family, so the small class size and the outdoor componen... I have not really been involved in school life and there is not much of a parent community. We all pick our children up at different times and don't really have a chance to connect. We have not been asked to be involved in sch... The school is in the Leaside area of Toronto. The kids obviously spend a large amount of time each day in the ravine system behind the school. They also go to the neighborhood library once a month, which is probably a 30-minut...	all_reviews parent	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,

(5)

Parent, Alicia Shala (2023)

Gr. 1 to Gr. 3 (current) — This school is all around amazing. My kiddo has a lot of energy and needs space to move around ...

(4.2)

Parent, Karen Sadler (2023)

Gr. 1 (current) — My daughter is thriving thanks to the small, collaborative nature of this school. The teachers ...

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