About Us

Located in Thunder Bay, Tapiola Outdoor Education Centre is 13 acres of boreal beauty with fields, forests and streams. We host a variety of programs and tenants including Forest School and bushcraft programming for kids, adult workshops, and Indigenous Land Based learning.

We provide a place to connect with nature, learn, and experience the outdoors. Tapiola gets its name from the Finnish national epic poem called the Kalevala, which describes the enchanted realm of Tapio, the ruler of the forests.

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Programs

Various outdoor education programs including:

Friday Forest School program
- Wolfpack (ages 7-12)
Kids bushcraft workshops
Adult programs & workshops
Indigenous land based learning

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Get to know us

Programs at Tapiola are staffed by wonderful teachers with a wide range of skills and experience including outdoor education, bushcraft, early childhood education, and Waldorf education.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Have some questions:

What are Forest School Programs?

How do I register?

How to do I pay?

What do you do?

Do we allow screens? (spoiler alert, no!)

And more...

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Our Facilities

Located at 140 Pento Road in Thunder Bay, the Tapiola property is a former cross country ski facility, with 13 acres of trails to explore. The main building has a kitchen, bathrooms, classroom and mudroom. The McIntyre River flows through, and many other amenities to enrich your outdoor experience.

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Do you have an idea or proposal for outdoor education programming? Are you interested in renting the site and hosting an event at Tapiola? We welcome these discussions and collaboration, so reach out to the contact below.