Please indicate dietary needs below (Check all that apply):

If your group chooses to have a celebratory cookout during the celebration day, we do our best to accommodate vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free diets. However, we cannot accommodate all dietary needs beyond the ones listed. If you do not see your dietary needs represented here, please plan to bring some supplementary snacks for yourself.

If you have any life-threatening food allergies please indicate them below. If you do not have any, please mark this section "N/A".

Do you have any of the following? We use this information to ensure your safety. Your information will be kept secure and confidential.

If you have any medical or health conditions that may require emergency care, please indicate them below. If none apply, please mark this section "N/A".

Please list any relevant medications we should know about and describe in detail advice to be followed in medical emergencies. If you do not take medications or have no medical concerns, please mark this section "N/A".

I consent to receiving any necessary medical treatment for any injury or illness during the Forest School Practitioner Course.

Yes

If you have any particular learning needs or requirements please indicate them below. If none apply, please mark "N/A".

In the course, there will be opportunities for experiential, hands-on and "hard" skills practice, including: (1) Building, climbing, sitting on stumps or on the ground, and being outside for long periods of time, in different weather conditions, (2) Use of tools, shelter building, as well physically demanding team building activities, such as woodland tasks, green woodworking, and moving on uneven ground, (3) Outdoor, active play in nature with young children, (4) Fire lighting and campfire cooking. If you will need support with any of these activities, please let us know in this registration form and/or at [email protected].

What is your experience working with children and youth? Please check all that apply.

Please tell us more about your outdoor experience and list any relevant qualifications. Please note that outdoor experience is not a requirement to take this course.

What are you hoping to gain from the course?

Assumption of Risk and Informed Consent.
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Participating in a course with Forest School Canada, an outdoor, nature-based program, includes inherent and foreseeable risks of harm, personal injury or even death, and accidents occasionally happen. You are required to accept these and other risks as a condition of your participation. While the variety of risks is more than can be listed here, and keeping in mind that Forest School Canada educators are trained and experienced, the following is a list of the more obvious and frequent risks: (1) Injuries from executing strenuous and demanding physical activities (2) Injuries resulting from matches or fire (3) Contracting poison ivy (4) The presence of wild animals and ticks (5) Changing and inclement weather including storms, high winds, lightning (6) The possibility that you may not heed safety instructions or directions given to the group or delivered individually (7) Negligence on the part of other participants (8) Negligence on the part of Forest School Canada and its agents, principals and employees, including the failure on the part of the Forest School Canada and its agents, principals and employees to safeguard or protect participants from the risks, dangers and hazards of participating in the activities. Furthermore, I am aware: (1) That injuries sustained in outdoor activity can be severe and even fatal (2) That all explained rules are designed to enhance safety of myself and others and are to be followed at all times (3) That fire and open fire cooking require special instruction and training from the facilitator (4) That my risk of injury increases with fatigue. The Risk Assessment Summary is intended to enable you to better understand and accept the various risks involved with taking part in a Forest School Canada course. It is your responsibility to weigh and evaluate the risks. You are under no obligation to participate in all activities with Forest School Canada and may choose not to participate at any time after you sign this form. I have read the Risk Assessment Summary for Forest School Canada and agree to listen to and follow the instructions provided pertaining to participation with Forest School Canada.

Intellectual Property and Proprietary Information Agreement.
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Forest School Canada is the flagship education project of The Child and Nature Alliance of Canada (the “Organization’). The objectives of all Forest School Canada professional learning workshops and courses are to: Engage and support educators who are already working in, or interested in working in, forest and nature-based programs across Canada. Collaboratively establish standards of best practice for this emerging field in Canada, reflected in workshop and course delivery. Build strong, coherent, and reputable forest school communities of practice in Canada, both regionally and nationally. Co-develop a national curriculum framework that will assist educators in practicing quality, safe, effective, and inclusive nature-based education in Canada that is rooted in strong pedagogical principles being translated into practice. Deliver quality professional learning that prioritizes the best interests of the child, educators, as well the Forest Nature School movement at large in order to connect children to nature. As a Participant, I acknowledge and understand that I will be privy to the intellectual property and proprietary information of the Organization. Intellectual property and proprietary information includes, but is not limited to, the workshop/course curriculum, and the contents of the course binder, techniques, and know-how. I agree that the intellectual property and proprietary information is to be considered confidential and proprietary to the Organization. I agree not to make any unauthorized use of the intellectual property and proprietary information of the Organization both during and after my engagement with the Organization. Unauthorized use of intellectual property and proprietary information includes, but is not limited to, hosting and/or facilitating Forest and Nature School training events that would make use of the intellectual property and proprietary information of the Organization. I agree, if so directed by the Organization, I shall return or destroy any intellectual property and proprietary information in my possession, within ten (10) days of such request. I understand that this is not a “train the trainer” course and that at no point during or after the course am I to represent myself as a trainer or facilitator of the Organization unless explicitly invited and appropriately trained to do so by the Organization. I further agree that irreparable harm will be suffered by the Organization in the event of the participants breach or threatened breach of any of their obligations under this agreement, and that the Organization will be entitled to seek, in addition to any other rights and remedies that it may have at law or equity, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the participant from engaging in or continuing any such breach hereof. Any claims asserted by the Participant against the Organization shall not constitute a defence in any injunction action, application or motion brought against the Participant by the Organization. This agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the parties agree to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in relation to this agreement. If any provision of this agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deleted and the other provisions shall remain in effect.

Vulnerable Sector Check
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If I choose to pursue the online coursework and certification following the in-person training, I understand that CNAC requires submission of a Vulnerable Sector Check dated within the past two years, prior to delivering any practicum sessions involving children. I acknowledge that any criminal convictions related to children or other vulnerable persons will preclude me from conducting practicum sessions and from receiving certification.

Registration Commitment Agreement

In signing up for this course, I understand that transfers are not available and that I am committing to the course I have registered for (as per the terms and conditions).

Email Sharing Consent

Yes

I consent to have my contact information shared with other participants in this course (e.g. for carpooling, study groups...etc.)

Photo and Video Consent

Yes

Forest School Canada and CNAC take your privacy seriously and we have taken steps to protect it. Any personal data you give to us, including photographic images, will be processed strictly in accordance with privacy legislation and will be used for the purposes you consent to. We will not share your details with third parties without your consent, except where we are legally compelled or obligated to do so. Please note that where you consent to images appearing on the internet, they can be viewed worldwide including countries where Canadian data protection law does not apply. The use of photographs and video may include the following: Publicity materials produced by Forest School Canada to promote training For other members of the course to use in their portfolios For use on the Forest School Canada and CNAC website For use in articles relating to Forest School that may be published in local or national journals, magazines, and books. All stored versions of these photographs and videos, whether printed or electronic, will be owned by Forest School Canada. Forest School Canada will be holder of the copyright unless agreed otherwise. Personal details, including the photographs, will be disposed of after this specific use. Photo and Video Consent: I hereby give Forest School Canada and CNAC permission to use and reproduce the photographs and video of myself taken during the Practitioner's Course. This permission includes reproduction for any reasonable purpose, including Forest School Canada in printed or electronic media. The photographs may be shared with the local news media.

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