About us
Established in 2017, Hardwood Nature School began with a weekly French Immersion nature connection program at the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre.
In September 2019, Hardwood Nature School partnered with Rowan Tree Children’s School to open Peterborough’s first Nature Kindergarten program.
In September 2020, the Hardwood Nature School and Rowan Tree Children’s School collaboration opened a Grade School program (grade 1-8).
Our Team
Sabrina Hale, founder & Lead nature kindergarten teacher
Sabrina's love of the outdoors stems from a childhood spent building fairy houses, splashing through spring flood waters, and pouncing in crunchy leaf piles. This love has found expression in her work as a camp counsellor, outdoor education facilitator, canoe trip leader, and as a classroom teacher. She is an Ontario Certified Teacher with nine years of experience teaching French as a Second Language in Core French and French Immersion classrooms. A graduate of the Queen’s University Outdoor and Experiential Education program, she continues to seek out opportunities to hone her skills as an outdoor teacher and is currently in the process of completing the Forest and Nature School practitioner's certification.
Karen o'krafka, Founder
Bio being written between sips of tea and runs through the woods!