Celebrate your baby’s first year as a foundational time in their life, and be supported by other parents as together we observe the children with curiosity and wonder, attend to their needs with confident assurance, and deepen our intuitive child-rearing capacities. Through conversation and sharing resources, we will explore relevant topics to nurture ourselves and support our caregiving. We’ll end our time together with some simple songs and rhymes to nourish baby’s senses.
Birch Buds is our 1 hour program designed for infants to attend one on one with a parent or caregiver.
Birch Buds is structured on a come-when-you-can class pass model. This means that your six class pass can be used for any Birch class throughout your baby’s first year.
We understand that the first year with baby is always changing and can be hard to predict. Therefore, Birch Buds is designed with flexibility at its core. You never need to worry about paying for a missed class.
New in 2026-27, you may also use your Birch pass to attend our special autumn and spring immersive nature excursions at Crieff Hills Retreat and Conference Centre in Puslinch.
Birch Buds classes are being offered at the following times and locations for the 2026-27 school year:
Thursday afternoons from 2:00-3:00pm at Trillium Waldorf School.
Year-round, September through August (see the schedule below for specific dates)
Monday afternoons from 12:30-1:30pm at Crieff Hills Retreat Centre in Puslinch.
Autumn: Sept 14 – Nov 2 (no class Oct 12 & 26)
Spring: Apr 5 – May 31 (no class April 19, May 10 & May 24)
Class runs rain or shine.
