Program
2025-26 Program Offering
Fee Structure
Admissions & Application
2025-26 Offering
We are delighted to continue serving our multi-age cohort of children (ages 6-12) this coming year.
Learning Adventures at Sanctuary Woods
Location: The Salt Spring Baptist Church: 520 Lower Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2P6.
Days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Hours: 9:30am - 3:00pm
The Setting:
Our 3 day mid-week program is run out of the Salt Spring Island Baptist Church, a sweet haven known a century ago as Sanctuary Woods. The staff there have been incredible partners in offering us extensive indoor and outdoor facilities to maximize the kids’ experience in all seasons. This year we are also developing a sweet forest space for immersive play and outdoor learning. Contact Gigi if you would like to schedule a tour!
The Curriculum:
At Sanctuary Woods we gather for hands-on learning adventures in our own unique Summerhill / Sudbury Valley style.
This year will feature:
Spanish, Art, and Dance with Isa
Master storytelling, song, games, film-making, drawing, and indigenous studies with Theo.
Culture, history, science, creative math, and project-based learning with Gigi.
The offerings and activities that our guides bring forward are curated to help children grow in the core competencies of:
Confidence
Communication
Creativity
Community
These interconnected goals are cultivated through a fluid set of rhythms and practices. Community is consciously created and supported through our gathering and closing circles, town hall meetings, collaborative leadership model, and the daily curriculum of living compassion. New communication skills are introduced early and often so that kids feel equipped with a diversity of mediums they can use to express themselves. Authentic voice, reflection, and inner knowing are encouraged through creative inquiry, maker space afternoons and child-led projects. Creativity is the living currency of our ecosystem, dynamically paired with the confidence to take risks, navigate challenges, and bring ideas to completion. How to brainstorm, plan, and execute a project is always on the curriculum. Students sparking their own initiatives is normal at Wildhaven!
Calendar & Holidays
First Day of School: September 2, 2025
Winter Break: : December 18, 2025 - January 13, 2026
Spring Break: March 17, 2026 - March 26, 2026
Last Day of School: June 25, 2026
Wildhaven Fee Structure
Financial accessibility has always been an essential value of Wildhaven because we believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn in loving, joyful community. We are currently in the process of becoming a charitable organisation so that we can offer subsidies to those families in need and tax receipts to donors. The commitment required per student for our 3 day program is:
Additionally, there is a supply fee of $80 for term 1 (Sept - Dec) and $120 for term 2 (Jan - June).
$450/month
Admissions
Is your child ripe for a season of Wildhaven?
Whether your child is a veteran homeschooler or has been struggling within the public system, choosing Wildhaven as part of their educational journey is as seamless as it is transformational. So far over 70 children have been impacted by a season or series of years with the Wildhaven family and many of the stories have been life-changing.
If you have reviewed our approach and philosophy and feel that Wilhaven may be a good fit for your child, we’d love to speak with you.
Next Steps…
If you would like to learn more or to begin the enrolment process, please fill out the form below. We are now accepting students age 6-12 for September 2025.
If you have questions or wish to inquire please don’t hesitate to reach out for a conversation with Gigi about:
-early childhood integrations
-young teen apprenticeship paid positions
-community involvement
-part-time enrolment (1 or 2 days/week)
-subsidies/scholarships
-tours and trial days
