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A local day-care program is taking the average hands-on activities, such as puppet making, hide-and-seek and sing-alongs and turning a child’s day into something much more unique.

Clubhouse Farm takes kids from a four-walled room to a much broader concept in the outdoors. This program introduces children to working on a farm designed just for them.

Clubhouse Farm dubs itself an education and child-care centre where the well-being of the  environment and children go hand in hand.

Audrey Hystad, Clubhouse Farm manager believes this program connects children with ecology, while growing farm fresh produce and supporting biodiversity.  

“By getting children active, creative, and learning in nature, we offer them a valuable set of skills that will contribute to well-being and ecoliteracy in their future.”

The farm child-care centre is one of six innovative enterprises that will be pitching their socially-minded business at this year’s ChangeUP, Dec. 3 at the Kelowna Community Theatre.

ChangeUP: Innovating for Social Change is the second audience-voting pitch competition by Okanagan Changemakers and Valley First.

On Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. six organizations will have the opportunity to pitch their idea at the  Kelowna Community Theatre. The evening will recognize the best social impact initiatives in the Okanagan, with the audience choosing the winners.