Ottawa Forest & Nature School Fall Session Registration

June 24, 2019

We maintained the Child and Nature Alliance’s tradition and past practice of giving priority to currently enrolled families resulting in very limited spaces being available for open registration. We decided that the most equitable way to offer the remaining spaces would be through a lottery;  the public registration lottery for the Fall session of the Ottawa Forest & Nature School will be opened for two days July 16th and 17th. On July 18th we will randomly assign the available spaces from all of the families that chose that option.

This is our approach for this year to manage the overwhelming demand – thank you for your patience and we are ecstatic to invite so many people to the forest. We also want to know what other options you would be interested in and look forward to hearing your feedback.

Spaces available during the lottery:

  • Full Day: 4 to 12 year old – Mondays from Sept. 9th to Dec. 16th (14 weeks), 9 AM to 3 PM – $750
  • Preschool – 2.5 to 4 year old (and toilet independent) – Wednesdays from Sept. 11 to Dec. 18 (15 Weeks), 9 AM to 12 PM – $400
  • Full Day: 4 to 12 year old – Wednesdays from Sept. 11th to Dec. 18th (15 weeks), 9 AM to 3 PM – $800
  • Full Day: 4 to 8 year old – Thursdays from Sept. 12th to Dec. 19th (15 weeks), 9 AM to 3 PM – $800
  • Full Day: 8 to 12 year old – Thursdays from Sept. 12th to Dec. 19th (15 weeks), 9 AM to 3 PM – $800
  • Preschool – 2.5 to 4 year old (and toilet independent) – Fridays from Sept. 13 to Dec. 20 (13 Weeks), 9 AM to 12 PM  – $350
  • Full Day: 4 to 12 year old – Fridays from Sept. 13th to Dec. 20th (15 weeks), 9 AM to 3 PM – $800
  • PD Day: 4 to 12 year old – Friday, October 11th (1 day), 9 AM to 3 PM – $55
  • PD Day: 4 to 12 year old – Friday, November 15th (1 day), 9 AM to 3 PM – $55

The lottery will be open only on July 16th and 17th.