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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Tiny Ones – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 1.5 - 4
Dates: Sep 30 - Nov 11
Times: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Price: $141.45 per child
Overview:
This program was designed for the smallest of our TimberNook adventurers. You and your child together will venture into the woods for creative play opportunities that engage the mind and challenge the senses, such as hosting a tea party in the garden, doing “construction work” in mud puddles, or experimenting with color in giant foam experiences. You’ll walk away each week brimming with ideas for inspiring unique, creative play at home as well. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Wild Ones – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 8 - 12
Dates: Sep 26 - Nov 7
Times: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Price: $207.00 per child
Overview:
Each series of the Wild Ones program will focus on a different theme with new adventures that ignite the senses, challenge the mind and foster a sense of community. Children will engage in a multitude of fun and challenging activities, including creating an adventure playground, learning about the properties of physics, and using their new outdoor skills to locate buried treasure and build pirate traps with their mates! They’ll also get plenty of time to learn about the natural world, cook over an open fire, play and create their own little world in the woods with friends. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Little Wild Ones – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 4 - 7
Dates: Sep 24 - Nov 5
Times: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Price: $207.41 per child
Overview:
Our popular forest program that fosters children playing outdoors and learning in the fall, spring, summer and winter months! Children enjoy living and breathing stories, diving deep into their imaginations, engineering in grand-scale play experiences, and so much more! They’ll also get plenty of time to cook over an open fire and play for hours on end. Learning has never been more exciting! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
September PA Day: Woodland Tinkering – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 4 - 12
Dates: Sep 27
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 am
Capacity: 24
Price: $30.26 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
Friends in the Wild – Timbernook Peterborough
Ages: 4 - 7
Dates: Aug 26 - Aug 30
Times: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Capacity: 18
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. 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: 18
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: 15
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: 16
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
This program is all about art...gone wild! Children will be dabbling in decorative fort making, rocket painting, and even cooking with colors. Each experience introduces new creative art and play. 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: 18
Price: $201.50 per child
Overview:
Children will dive deep into their imaginations as they enter an enchanted world! They will create their own magical village, prepare feasts, joust 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
Reviews
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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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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