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Register with us to Play, Explore and Learn outdoors. Nature's classroom awaits!​​

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Ages 5-12: 2025 Spring Day Camp! March 3-7, 2025

We are partnering with The Town of Hudson with an indoor camp located at the Hudson Community Centre!

Monday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm

*Early Registration discount of $20 per day until January 31st, 2025.

*Residents of Hudson receive an additional discount.

*Additional childcare available from 7AM - 5:30PM 

(children must be 5 by September 2024)

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Ages 2-6 Little Kids Play!

Winter 2025: Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 12:00PM at Le Nichoir & Clarke Syndenham Nature Reserve.

January 20 - March 28. 9 weeks (Mar 3-7 Spring Break this session is closed)

Spring 2025: Monday - Friday Back at Sandy Beach Park.

April 8 - June 13. 10 weeks. Closed Apr 18, 21 & May 19

AM 9:00AM - 12:00PM | PM 12:30 - 3:30PM | FULL Day 9:00am - 3:30pm 

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Ages 7-12 Big Kids Adventure!

Wednesdays 9:30am - 2:30pm at Le Park Nature les Forestiers-de-Saint-Lazare for the Winter 2025.

We explore, discover, learn and play outdoors in the park's winter trails, tubing, play areas and skating rink!

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Ages 5-12 School Kids PED Days!

9:30am - 2:30pm at Le Park Nature les Forestiers-de-Saint-Lazare for the Winter and Spring 2025.

Join Forest Play on PED days with the French and/or English School Boards. 

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Registration is first come, first served, to a maximum of 12 children in each session.​

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Do you need labels for all your kids stuff?

Place your order with this link: www.HudsonForestPlay.lovablelabels.ca 

Support our fundraising efforts, 20% goes back to Hudson Forest Play

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Did you know that you can claim the registration fees for a tax credit with Revenue Quebec?

We can provide a RL-24 slip to claim up to a 70% refund (depending on your family income)

Click here to find out more. 

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Hudson Forest Play is committed to providing a safe environment for its students and all members of the community that is free from abuse and we use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (ratified in 1989) as a framework. We strive to ensure the safety and well-being of every child. HFP relies on preventative practices such as staff Child Protection training to reduce risk and promote student wellbeing. We have a professional and ethical obligation to identify children who require protection and to take the steps needed to remedy any situation that constitutes child abuse or neglect.

Sample Daily Schedule

Below is a general outline of a three-hour session in the AM or PM. Depending on the season and group dynamic these times are flexible. Our aim is to learn and be in nature to cultivate a deep inquiry into your child's interest and to build strong nature connections over time.

Meeting Time

Welcome to the land!

We begin our time together with a soft start of free play at Sandy Beach Park, Hudson beside our meeting place. Parents are welcome to join, engage or simply drop off. The first hour children spend time exploring different areas of the forest and spaces while greeting other children. After the first hour we slowly gather into a formal meeting circle where we might sing a welcome song, or a story, or share how we are feeling and what we are excited or curious about for our time together in the forest. A snack might be eaten at this time.

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**Please ensure your child brings a healthy snack and a water bottle,  and is dressed ready to play with nature and handle the weather!

Play Time

The next hour we spend getting to know each other, our environment and ourselves through purposeful play where teachers have planned sensory awareness games, skill-building, and exploratory time moving and discovering nature. Our teachers engage with children's interests, guiding and engaging with them through play. Choices are offered to encourage role play, games, social interactions, and language development.

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Our program connects with primary program principles from the Quebec Ministry of Education, Forest School Canada, Reggio Emelia Approaches, and from the International Baccalaureate Organization.

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Closing Time

We bring grounding and calmness to close our time together with time spent in silent reflection. Each child chooses a space alone to observe and notice nature and time to quietly reflect on their day. Children have the option to draw or journal. We end with a formal closing circle and the opportunity for each child to share their favourite moments, and a word of thankfulness and we close together in a song or story. Together we spend time cleaning the land to be left as it was for others to enjoy. Parents can meet us back at our meeting space.


Please be on time! 

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*If your child spends the full day with us, please pack a lunch.

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Sandy Beach - Our Meeting Place

Turn onto Beach Road, passing Hudson Community Center at 394 Rue Main, cross the train tracks and you will find the gated entrance to Sandy Beach Park that is now blocked. Park on the road and walk 100m down the new trail to our meeting place.

Consent Form

Please download and review the consent form prior to completing your registration.

A form will be sent online for you to sign before the first day of the program.

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Note: Parking can be found at the Hudson Community Center or on the street beside the entrance of Sandy Beach Park. A permit is required during certain seasons of the year, most of the year it is free.

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