We are proud to announce that the Pathway to Stewardship and Kinship Project received an Outstanding Flagship Project Award from the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
Raising Healthy Children for a Healthy Planet
We all want our kids to thrive. Play in nature, a healthy environment and a supportive community are keys to success. Landmark activities can help you on the journey.
Raising healthy children for a healthy planet.
We all want our kids to thrive. Play in nature, a healthy environment and a supportive community are keys to well-being. Landmark activities can help you on the journey.
New Pathway Book!
Pathway organizers Jacob Rodenburg and Cathy Dueck have published an inspiring new book showcasing the Pathway to Stewardship and Kinship.
The Wild Path Home is an essential guide for parents, educators, grandparents, and anyone who spends time with children and youth. Filled with ideas for Landmark activities to help young people grow a life-long bond with the natural world, the book reinforces the importance of outdoor learning in children’s health and well-being.
Published in September, 2025, we welcome you to join us for the book launch (see poster below for details).
The Wild Path Home will be available at bookstores everywhere.
“Without question, this is the finest book on raising children I have ever seen.” . Paul Hawken, author
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Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship is a foundation for nurturing healthy and engaged children and youth. Through simple, age-linked “Landmark” activities that grow with them, children gain vital tools for physical and mental health, and lifelong relationships that bring joy and meaning to life.
When families, schools and the community work together to give these experiences to every child, the benefits are deep and lasting – for all of us, for future generations, and the world we share.
Pathway to Stewardship and Kinship began in Peterborough, Ontario. Directed by Camp Kawartha in partnership with many regional friends, its principles speak to any community.
“It didn’t matter that it was chilly or that the bugs and grass were tickling us. The feeling we had lying on the hill staring up at this immense blanket of stars was undefinable. It was wonder. It was serenity. It was connection.”
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Our community’s journey is unfolding on the
Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory, and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, who are stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity.