River Sisters

｡⋆✿˖Registration Opens July 5th｡⋆✿˖

｡⋆✿˖Registration Opens July 5th｡⋆✿˖

A Village Hearth for the little women in our lives.

Why is River Sisters important in these times?

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“River Sisters is important to me because to be witnessed, celebrated and uplifted as a young person in a loving community is one of the most soul-filling, deeply joyful and meaningful experiences for me. I want to co-create opportunities for others to receive this. I am inspired by the possibility that River Sisters holds space for connecting young people to intuitive and communal ways of being in an intergenerational community which I find to be incredibly healing. “

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“To me, River Sisters is girlhood, laughter, play. Running through tall grass, discussing folklore, trusting our intuition, creating portals for fairies. Engaging with imagination in a serious way; these are the most formative moments in all of our lives.”

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“When girlhood is met with celebration, intergenerational community and a sense of deep ecological belonging, so much becomes possible that we could never imagine!”

Meet Our River Sisters Coordinator and Co-Founder

Wildlings

Ages 7-10

This program is run by four amazing young women who have been deep in the nature connection world for years. The hope is that this program will steward a culture for young girls to feel a deep sense of belonging in themselves, with the earth and in healthy sisterhood.

Some of the activities might include; story telling, friction fire, plant medicine, crafts, plant dye, and sharing circles.

This program will run during the morning and afternoon workshop blocks of our gathering. On Sunday the girls from this program will be invited into a ceremony organized by the village aunties to honour their life stage and celebrate their unique gifts.

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Ages 11-14

This program is run by four amazing young women who have been deep in the nature connection world for years. The hope is that this program will steward a culture for young girls to feel a deep sense of belonging in themselves, with the earth and in healthy sisterhood.

Some of the activities might include; story telling, friction fire, plant medicine, crafts, plant dye, and sharing circles.

This program will run during the morning and afternoon workshop blocks of our gathering. On Sunday the girls from this program will be invited into a ceremony organized by the village aunties to honour their life stage and celebrate their unique gifts.

Fairies

Ages 4-6

The intention of this program is to create a nurturing, creative and playful space for little girls to love being themselves. This program will be held by a skilled nature connection mentor with lots of experience holding space for the littles in our lives.

Some examples of what this program might include are; animal inspired games, fairy house building, plant art, foraging, nature dress up and more!

This program will run during the morning activity blocks on Friday and Saturday.

Meet the River Sisters Facilitators

  • Miranda Orme

    Miranda grew up as a student at the Pine Project, and now works there as a mentor; reliving the inspiration and magic of nature through teaching what she knows to little ones. 

    Since she was very little, Mrna has loved the outdoors, and making creations with her hands. Some of her closest plant friends are Dogwood, Mugwort, and Red Raspberry. They have been sharing so many beautiful lessons on intuition and moon time that have really helped mrna fall in love with being a woman. Mrna loves doing deeply human things such as singing, dancing, playing, crying, hugging her friends, and crafting. 

  • Chloe Matamoros

    Chloe is an artist and a lover of being outside drinking in sunlight and befriending trees.  Chloe has worked as a nature connection educator for over six years with children ages four to sixteen.  Chloe gravitates creatively to singing, finding joy from folky stages to choirs, and from opera to community song circles.  Seeking ancestral connection and good times, Chloe recently began learning and teaching Eastern-European folk dances with the band, Kryva Kosa (meaning crooked scythe/braid). A lover of language, Chloe speaks French, Spanish and is now learning Ukrainian! They love cold lakes, warm hugs, dancing anywhere and everywhere, and deep chats filled with belly laughs! 

  • Islay Bourne

    Islay Bourne is a jewellery artist and outdoor educator from Toronto. She recently completed her studies at Haliburton School of Art and Design, where she was deeply immersed in the craft of silversmithing. Islay has a passion for self expression, and the beauty of knowing oneself. She has spent many summers in the woods of Haliburton Highlands, mentoring kiddos in nature connection, independence, and all manners of fun and games. In her free time Islay is a silks performer and movie theatre enthusiast.

FAQs

  • The River Faeries program runs in the mornings between breakfast and lunch. The River Sisters program runs in the morning and in the afternoon (between lunch and dinner) All children are under the care of their parents/care giver in between program times.

    However, we do become a village mind organically where everyone is asked to look out for the well being of all children present.

    If you have a young child who attends River Faeries in the morning, they need to be with you during the afternoon workshop. Please select that workshop accordingly.

  • If your daughter is between the ages of 5 - 14 years of age, they do need to be registered in one of our River programs.