Wood Sisters: The Next Season
Japanese Town Park, Cumberland
Fridays Monthly
9.30am-3.30pm
October 2, 2026
November 6
November 27
January 15, 2027
February 5
March 5
April 9
May 7
June 4-5 (overnight)
10-14 years
$820 + GST
8 sessions + overnight
Payable by etransfer or credit card instalments.
* We accept funding from PIE, SelfDesign, NIDES, Christian Heritage Online and other Distance Learning organizations.
For the past two years, Wood Sisters has offered a space for girls to connect deeply with the land, themselves, and one another. As this program continues to grow, we are stepping into a new chapter.
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The Wood Sisters: The Next Season is an evolution of the original program, shaped with greater intention as a coming-of-age journey. With a more focused arc and the addition of a ceremonial overnight experience, this offering invites participants to engage more deeply with the transitions, questions, and possibilities that arise as they move toward womanhood.
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Wood Sisters is an empowerment-based, land-connected program that invites girls into relationship with the natural world, themselves, and each other, while gently supporting their personal growth and self-awareness.
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Each gathering is intentionally crafted to nurture a sense of sisterhood and belonging, creating a safe and supportive space where participants are encouraged to show up as they are and express themselves authentically.
Through time spent on the land—observing seasonal rhythms, practicing hands-on skills, and engaging in creative expression—we explore themes of self-care, body literacy, confidence, and identity, honouring the unique gifts each person carries. Woven throughout the year is an ongoing, land-inspired project that holds the story of each participant’s journey, offering a tangible reflection of their growth over time.
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Our days together are rooted in Danu’s core routines of games, songs, stories, sit spots, and sensory awareness, cultivating presence, curiosity, and a felt sense of connection to place. From this foundation, we begin to open age-appropriate conversations around identity, relationships, and what it means to grow into womanhood, holding space with care and respect.
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We hope that each Wood Sister leaves with not only practical skills, but also a deepened sense of respect—for herself, for others, and for the living world—carrying these relationships forward into her life.
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The program will culminate in a seasonal threshold experience at an overnight camp where participants are invited to reflect, be challenged, and step forward into a new season of life with openness, awareness, and a sense of belonging.
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Co-led by Danu Directors Dani and Allie, The Wood Sisters: The Next Season offers a nurturing and intentional container for building trust, deepening connection, and engaging in the meaningful, and sometimes challenging, work of growing into womanhood.
Flow of the Year
October 2: Welcome & Belonging
Opening the circle and beginning to build trust, connection, and a sense of safety within ourselves, each other, and the land. Art based activity exploring the question “who am I?” and ceremony to set intentions for the year.
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November 6: Connection to Land, Each other & Self
Slowing down to listen, observe, and deepen awareness of our senses, intuition, and relationship with the natural world. Group bonding through our core routines and activities.
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November 27th: Boundaries & Relationships
Exploring healthy boundaries, communication, and our relationships with ourselves, others, and our families.
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January 15: Inner Strength & Resilience
Building confidence through challenge, skill development, and recognizing our own strengths.
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February 5: Emerging Identity
Reflecting on who we are becoming and expressing our evolving sense of self through crafting and nature connection.
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March 5: Body Wisdom & Identity
Exploring body literacy, self-expression, and what it means to begin stepping into womanhood.
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April 9: Preparation & Intention
Developing readiness for new experiences by setting intentions and learning to care for ourselves on the land.
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May 7: Honouring the Threshold
Acknowledging the transition from girlhood and creating space to let go, be witnessed, and step toward change.
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June 4–5 (Overnight): Threshold Ceremony - Transformation & Integration
A ceremonial overnight experience on the land to reflect, challenge, and celebrate stepping into a new season of life with openness and awareness.
"I like Wood Sisters because it's really fun and interactive. You're learning stuff about survival and plants, plant medicine, how to start a fire, what to eat and what not to eat. I feel like everyone who goes has so much fun. I opted out once and I immediately regretted it."
- Nova, 12
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"We value the opportunity for our children to deepen their connection with nature and their nature within a supportive explorative community, exposing them to a broader understanding of what learning and 'school' can be."
- Rhianna, parent
Program Stewards
Dani
Allie
“Dani has been a wonderful mentor to both of my daughters. She has a kind, caring and nurturing approach to working with youth in an outdoor setting. I would highly recommend any program she is running, or involved with. My girls always come home happy after a day out with Dani learning, crafting and playing games. Overall awesome human.”
- Ally, parent