Meet our team
Mentoring. Growth. Connection.
Our team is comprised of experienced professionals, each bringing their unique expertise, creativity and commitment to guiding children in their discovery of nature and self. Together, we provide a caring and stimulating environment, where each child can flourish, develop their skills and connect deeply with their environment and community.
Alexandre Lapointe
Mentor
Curious about people and passionate about nature, he sees the forest as a place of learning. At La Tribu des Bois, he accompanies children in the discovery of their uniqueness, while forging deep bonds with nature and a setting conducive to mutual growth.
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Claude-Andrée Rocheleau
Fondatrice et coordonnatrice des programmes
coming
Caroline Pépin-Coulombe
Mentor
Guided by the 8 Shields approach, she joined La Tribu des Bois to accompany children in their connection to nature and to themselves. With a wealth of experience in teaching, animation and cen art, she fosters their curiosity and autonomy with kindness and joy.
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Guillaume Lavigueur
Mentor
Trained as an expedition guide, he devotes himself to early childhood, exploring the community bond and the need for security in growing up. At La Tribu des Bois, he helps create a space where children can flourish and develop a lasting connection with nature.
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Sarah-Ève Martin
Mentor
coming
Cisco Armstrong
Mentor et directeur
Inspired by his childhood memories of the forest, this mentor combines his experience as a father, educator and permaculturist to cultivate moments of play and lasting connection with nature.
Marie-Noëlle Doucet-Paquin
Coordonnatrice des célébrations
coming
Mikayla Kaminski
Mentor
Originally from Alberta, Mikayla moved to Waterville after an immersion program at Wisdom of the Earth. Introduced to 8 Shields mentoring in Montreal, she is now a mentor at La Tribu des Bois, where she shares her knowledge of survival and nature with teens, in Franglais!
Stéphanie Gagné Clermont
Mentor
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Cathy Boucher
Mentor
coming
Arnaud Le Chatelier
Mentor
coming
Des activités qui façonnent des enfants confiants et connectés
Following the rhythm of the seasons, the mentors accompany the children in the celebration of their rites of passage, with challenges adapted to each age (lighting their first friction fire, mastering their first knife, red tents for young girls), while honoring the festivals that punctuate the year, such as the spring equinox (Ostara) or the winter solstice (Yule). We also invite parents to help organize these celebrations, with the aim of reintroducing the sacred into the lives of future generations. Finally, we offer various programs to make this approach accessible to all ages.
Adventures for children:
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Developing naturalist skills
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Survival and ancient skills (lighting a friction fire, building a shelter)
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Tracking
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Learning the language of birds
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Wild harvesting
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Games and adventures
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Land art, music, stories, crafts...
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Our approach is also inspired by permaculture. We want to bring the principles of nature's ecosystem to life for children, enabling them to experience how nature works and how to care for it.
They'll be able to put into practice different ways of solving a problem over and over again, and develop sharp critical thinking skills.
La Tribu des Bois follows a flexible routine, at the heart of which are daily rituals such as the sit spot/solo. Each day, the child chooses a quiet spot in the forest, a space where she can collect herself, observe nature and connect with full awareness. This place quickly becomes a refuge, conducive to magical moments and encounters with wildlife. Practices such as journaling and gratitude circles enrich this experience. Through these rituals, La Tribu des Bois guides children towards a deep and authentic connection with wild nature.
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Léa, mother of Maxime, 7 years old
Sending our son to Tribu des Bois was one of the best decisions we ever made. From day one, Thomas came home with sparkling eyes, telling how he had learned to build a tree house and identify the birds of the forest.
