Educational
offer

GOOD WEATHER, BAD WEATHER, COME PLAY OUTSIDE!

In the Laurentian forest, along the Ouareau River, discover a grandiose nature! Have fun, educational and stimulating experiences, make connections between classmates and invite children to surpass themselves. Our packages adapt according to budgets and desired objectives. Whether for a day trip or for a stay with one night, with or without animation, our 4 seasons offer is for daycares, daycare, day camp, schools and more.

A Day of outdooR fun!

Personalize your day with à la carte activities:

  • Forest knowledge workshops, animated by Natura Borealis: forest survival skills, discovery of edible plants, basics of tracking, etc.
  • Forest Yoga  
  • Hiking, cross country, snowshoeing
  • Treasure hunt
  • Nature art: plant dyeing, solar prints flower bombs, etc.
  • Bannick bread workshop 
  • Circus arts & traditional sports
  • “No trace” technique
  • Tales and legends around the fire

NATURE CLASS WITH OVERNIGHT STAY

Want to extend your stay with a night in camping? Near the pavilion with all services, on a wooded lot overlooking the Ouareau River, our groups campsite can accommodate up to 40 people each. Come and tell stories by the fire and sleep under the stars! 

*Tents available for rent

Details

From the beginning of May until the end of the school calendar. It’s spring, come and see nature wake up!

End the school year by creating fantastic memories! 

 

Free activities, included in the price of access to the park 

  • Hiking, 12 km of trails 
  • Beach volleyball
  • Access to the banks of the Ouareau River (unsupervised)
  • Picnic Campfire (wood for sale on site)
  • Nature treasure hunt 
  • Cross-country race  
  • Nature Play park *NEW FROM SPRING 2025
 

Activities à la carte, on demand $

  • Forest related knowledge workshops;
    • Forest survival 
    • Fire basics
    • Tracking
    • Interpretation of the flora
    • Edible plants
  • Yoga  in the forest
  • Nature art:
    • vegetable dye
    • solar prints
    • giant mandalas
    • flower bombs
  • Circus arts 
  • Parkour
  • Discovery of traditional sports
  • “No trace” technique
  • Tales and legends around the fire
  • Easter thematic activity
From the end of August to the end of October, the red class is perfect to start the year, creating a group spirit and strengthening relationships between students.  Under the fall colours, it’s a beautiful season to play outside.  And guess what?  Mosquitoes are gone ;-)!
 

Free activities, included in the price of access to the park 

  • Hiking, 12 km of trails 
  • Beach volleyball
  • Access to the banks of the Ouareau River (unsupervised)
  • Picnic Campfire (wood for sale on site)
  • Nature treasure hunt 
  • Cross-country race  
  • Nature Play park *NEW FROM SPRING 2025
 

Activities à la carte, on demand $

  • Forest related knowledge workshops;
    • Forest survival 
    • Fire basics
    • Tracking
    • Interpretation of the flora
    • Edible plants
  • Yoga in the forest
  • Nature Art
    • vegetable dye
    • solar prints
    • giant mandalas
    • flower bombs
  • Bannick bread workshop 
  • Circus arts 
  • Parkour
  • Discovery of traditional sports
  • “No trace” technique
  • Tales and legends around the fire
  • Halloween thematic activity

From January to the end of March, come and experience winter magic. A story around a campfire, a snowshoe expedition, an animal tracking workshop, tie your hat to play under the snowy fir trees!

Free activities, included in the price of access to the park 

  • Hiking, 12 km of groomed trails
  • 10 km of marked snowshoeing and off-road skiing 
  • Picnic Campfire (wood for sale on site)
  • Nature treasure hunt 
  • Nature Play park *NEW FROM SPRING 2025
 

Activities à la carte, on demand $

  • Forest related knowledge workshops;
    • Forest survival 
    • Fire basics
    • Tracking
  • Snowshoe yoga
  • Nature art
    • painting on snow
    • snow sculpture
  • Quinzy construction
  • Circus arts 
  • Snow scooter
  • “No trace” technique
  • Tales and legends around the fire
  • Night torchlight walk

We are welcoming day camp wishing to offer their campers an original and natured centred day trip.  Our eco-responsible programming focuses on fun and educational activities related to the discovery of the environment, fauna and flora.

 

Free activities, included in the price of access to the park 

  • Hiking, 12 km of trails 
  • Beach volleyball
  • Access to the banks of the Ouareau River (unsupervised)
  • Picnic Campfire (wood for sale on site)
  • Nature treasure hunt 
  • Cross-country race  
  • Nature Play park *NEW FROM SPRING 2025
 

Activities à la carte, on demand $

  • Forest related knowledge workshops;
    • Forest survival
    • Fire basics
    • Tracking
    • Interpretation of the flora 
    • Edible plants
  • Yoga in the forest
  • Nature art:
    • vegetable dye
    • solar prints
    • giant mandalas
    • flower bombs
  • Circus arts 
  • Parkour
  • Discovery of traditional sports
  • “No trace” technique
  • Tales and legends around the fire
  • River tubing *NEW FROM JUNE 2025!
  • 12 km of hiking trails (4 seasons)
  • 10 km of snowshoeing and off-piste skiing (winter) 
  • 1 km of kating trails in the forest *NEW WINTER 2024/2025
  • Access to the banks of the Ouareau River (unsuppervised)
  • Campfire areas and picnic tables 
  • Beach volleyball court Pavilion: toilets, showers 
  • Community room with tempered area
  • Drinking water 
  • Animation service
  • Group camping sites with 2 services (water and electricity)
  • Tent location
  • Catering service
  • Children’s park style “Nature play” (coming in 2024)
  • Parking 

DAY

According to this typical schedule, up to 4 activities can be chosen. 

Depending on your budget and your objectives, they can be free and/or animated.  

The schedule can be customized. Call us to tell us about your needs and desires! 

9:30 Arrival 

9:45 Snack 

10:00 Activity 1 

11:00 Activity 2 

12:00 Lunch 

13:00 Activity 3 

14:00 Activity 4 

14:45 Snack 

15:00: Departure 

Day + Evening 

In addition to the typical schedule for the day: 

15:00 to 17:00 Free play  

17:00 to 18:00 Dinner 

18:00 to 19:00 5th workshop/activity 

19:00 to 20:00 Campfire 

20:00 Departure 


Overnight stay 

In addition to the typical schedule for the day + evening, on day 2: 

7:00 to 9:00 Wake up, breakfast & tent dismantling tents 

9:00 to 10:00 6th workshop/activity 

10:00 to 11:00 7th workshop/activity 

11:00 Departure

Day 
  • From 9:30 to 15:00
  • From $4 per child
 
Day and evening 
  • From 9:30 to 20:00
  • From $6 per child 
 

Day + 1 night camping

  • From 9:30 (day 1) to 15:00 (day 2)
  • From $10 per child 
 

Day + 2 nights camping

  •  From 9:30 day 1 to 15:00 day 3
  • From $20 per child 
 

Animations à la carte

Please contact us for a personalized quote.

One teacher per class of 30 students is received free of charge. 

Additional teachers or accompanying adults must pay the regular price. 

*Rates are subject to change without notice, taxes not included

  • Less than 30 days before a scheduled activity, no refund is possible.

  • In case of force majeure, a credit may be granted.
  • The payment of the stay must be paid in full upon receipt of the invoice.

“We love what has amazed us, and we protect what we love” 

-Jacques-Yves Cousteau

We wish, through a program centered on the discovery of nature, to awaken the sense of responsibility of each in the preservation of the environment.  

Our commitments:

  • Offer a place and quality programming centered on the discovery of nature

  • Prioritize local buying
  • Foster collaborations with local businesses 
  • Waste sorting, composting on site
  • Promote the zero waste lunch box
  • Promote the “No trace”

Some activities are animated by partners recognized for the quality of their services.

 
NATURA BOREALIS   Since 2019, Natura Borealis has been offering training and pedagogy services aimed at introducing the general public to unsuspected traditional and ancestral knowledge about fauna and flora. The emphasis is on the practice of technical knowledge and the proactive discovery of natural elements present in the forest ecosystem.
 
 
LE MOULIN À VENT PRODUCTIONS  Moulin à vent’s mission is to “promote access to culture and arts, traditional and contemporary, through experience” and “make outdoor activities more accessible in Quebec”. 
 
Its activities and attractions have their roots in traditions: that of the performing arts (circus arts, street arts, fairground arts), that of the world’s playful heritage (traditional games and sports) and natural methods of physical education (hébertisme, parkour, outdoor northern activities). The artists of the Moulin à vent are bearers of traditions that draw the public into convivial, authentic and certainly active experiences.
 
In this perspective, the Moulin à vent has been creating and offering, since 2003, different concepts of participatory activities and spectacular attractions, summer and winter.

 

APPRENDRE AVEC SAMIA  Samia is a teacher passionated about education and creating educational ressources.   She believes that learning while having fun is the best way to favorise the children’s learnings.  She offers a range of crafts and scientific workshops for all age groups.

https://apprendreavecsamia.ca/

ANN-MARIE PROVENCHER, YOGA TEACHER   A certified massage/aroma/yoga therapist, Ann-Marie Provencher has been passionately practicing a personalized holistic approach for 24 years aimed at overall well-being. With the mission of experiencing and sharing the magic of well-being with as many people as possible, she offers yoga workshops adapted to all types of clients. From snowshoe yoga under the full moon in winter, to dance yoga and musical yoga, her extensive teaching experience allows her to adapt to everyone’s desires. Experience a magical moment in nature with a woodland fairy! https://ann-mariemassageyoga.ca/fr/

Booking

Contact us, our project manager will help you to select activities according to the season, your budget, the number of participants and your specific needs.

[email protected]

450-944-0165