Peterborough, Ontario
Timbernook-Peterborough, a division of Compass Early Learning and Care, brings transformative, sensory rich outdoor experiences to Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Timbernook-Peterborough strives to provide authentic, inspiring creative play in the great outdoors.
Overview
PLEASE NOTE: ALL Summer Camps are accepting children ages 4 to 12, excluding Friends In The Wild.
While we use a variety of fantastic locations here at Timbernook-Peterborough, our main site is located at Northcote Campus, part of Lakefield College School. This historic property once belonged to beloved Peterborough resident, Dr Gastle.
Our "hollow", as we affectionately call it, is nestled inside 160 acres of varying landscape- tall cedar trees, swampy marshes and beautiful shorelines of Lake Katchewanooka. There are endless nooks and crannies to explore, small wildlife and birds to observe, and magical places to get lost in imagination.
Available Programs
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Single Day: Storybook – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 4 - 7
Dates: Jul 17
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 19
Price: $41.00 per child
Overview:
One of our most popular programs, where young children “live and breathe” stories out in the wild. We’ll be experimenting with colors in a giant foam experience for the story Little Blue and Little Yellow, and creating life-sized spider webs over mud after listening to the story The Very Busy Spider. With the turn of each new day comes a new story that the children bring to life through creative, FUN experiences! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Single Day: Village Folks – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 7 - 12
Dates: Jul 16
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 12
Price: $41.00 per child
Overview:
During this program, children will create an entire carnival using their own two hands. They’ll design and build everything from the venue to the carnival games and more! There will also be plenty of time for free play, cooking over an open fire, and group games. This program is sure to inspire hours of building, creating and, most importantly, playing! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Single Day: Knights & Dragons – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: N/A
Dates: Jul 15
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 20
Price: $41.00 per child
Overview:
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Protected: Staff Discount: Extreme Art – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 7 - 12
Dates: Jul 29 - Aug 2
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 2
Price: $163.00 per child
Overview:
This week is all about art...gone wild! Children will be dabbling in decorative fort making, rocket painting, and even cooking with colors. Each day brings new creative art and play experiences. If you think your child will enjoy whole-body sensory art, then this is the perfect program for them! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Protected: Staff Discount Sensory Adventures – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 7 - 12
Dates: Aug 20 - Aug 23
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 3
Price: $162.00 per child
Overview:
This program is sensory extraordinaire. Children will design creative forts using unusual materials, have fantastic mud and slime wars, and go on an amazing race with small groups that challenge both their minds and their senses. There will also be plenty of time for free play, cooking over an open fire, and other exciting games in the wild. This program is sure to challenge the mind while fully engaging the senses. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Friends in the Wild – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 4 - 7
Dates: Aug 26 - Aug 30
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 12
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
This program is all about allowing the children to dive deep into their imaginations–with a little help from their friends! Children will pick a stuffed animal from home and bring it into the woods with them for the week. They will enjoy making water slides for their stuffed animals, bringing them to a circus, and engaging in many other adventures made better with the companionship of their furry friends. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Sensory Adventures – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 7 - 12
Dates: Aug 19 - Aug 23
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 19
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
This program is sensory extraordinaire. Children will design creative forts using unusual materials, have fantastic mud and slime wars, and go on an amazing race with small groups that challenge both their minds and their senses. There will also be plenty of time for free play, cooking over an open fire, and other exciting games in the wild. This program is sure to challenge the mind while fully engaging the senses. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Woodland Tinkering – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 7 - 12
Dates: Aug 12 - Aug 16
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 12
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
This program is focused on design and creativity in the wild. Children will delight in experiences like creating elaborate track systems for soap bucket races in water and making a miniature golf course in the woods. There will also be plenty of time for free play, cooking over an open fire, and games in the wild. This program will inspire hours of creative play! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Extreme Art – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 7 - 12
Dates: Jul 29 - Aug 2
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 14
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
This week is all about art...gone wild! Children will be dabbling in decorative fort making, rocket painting, and even cooking with colors. Each day brings new creative art and play experiences. If you think your child will enjoy whole-body sensory art, then this is the perfect program for them! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Enchanted – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 5 - 9
Dates: Jul 22 - Jul 26
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 17
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
Children will dive deep into their imaginations as they enter the enchanted world of Robin Hood. They will create their own Sherwood Forest and relish in “Merry Men Feasts”, jousting in the mud and hunting for gold in the most unexpected places. This program is sure to inspire and create lasting memories for years to come. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Going Wild – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 7 - 12
Dates: Jul 8 - Jul 12
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 18
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
An all-time classic TimberNook camp for older children who enjoy taking play to a whole new level. During this program, the children will create an elaborate fort system equipped with trap doors, barricades, tunnel systems and more. It will be a week full of adventure, games and surprises! This program will stretch the minds of our young ones and leave them asking for more. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
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Friends in the Wild - TimberNook Tri-County
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Storybook - TimberNook of Greater Portland, Maine
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Friends in the Wild - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by Crisy Gowan Young
This was the best experience that I could of hoped for. My child and I were greeted every morning with enthusiasm and I when I left her there with the staff I drove away feeling great about the adventures she would have. What adventures they were!! Everyday she would get in the car and tell me stories about her day that led to great discussions and even projects at home. The staff are wonderful here and I cant wait until next year when our daughter is there again!
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Enchanted - TimberNook of Greater Portland, Maine
reviewed by Kate Pendleton
Our daughter loved Timbernook! It is just what we look for in an outdoor camp. Lots of open-ended and unstructured play time in the woods. Rain or shine! It's exactly what kids need.
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Friends in the Wild - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by Chelsea
Our children (ages 6 and 4) loved Timbernook “Friends in the Wild” camp. It was an amazing experience for them where they had the opportunity to meet new friends and use their big imaginations!
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Enchanted - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by Angela Morrison
The magic is in the mess, the discovery: the mud, rocks, water, moss, finding a toad, failing at building a bridge and trying again, the team work, the imagination, the fort building, the pretending, and doing all of the things your parents would tell you not to do because you would get too dirty. I am so glad our kiddos and so many of their friends got to partake in this magic.
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Friends in the Wild - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by Angela Morrison
My kiddos are so in LOVE with Timber Nook. It’s play the way I remember it as a kid. My sister and I would grab a bunch of stuff, inside and out of the house and create our own fun. We would make our own games and our own rules. We would use our imagination and nobody told us what to play or how to play. Timber Nook is child-centered, creative, team work, problem solving fun. It is an awesome experience for kids to be able to choose their own fun with adults that embrace all of their cool ideas and tell them to go for it! There are fun activities for the kids each day, but the direction the play takes is led by the kids.
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Enchanted - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by Abbie
This camp is magical. Both my eight and four-year-olds enjoyed the imaginative play and freedom to make their own choices. The theme was perfect for adventure and exploration. Thank you for a great camp experience.
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