Sara "Bear" Wolthers

"I love seeing how capable children are"

Sara has spent 29 years of her life in Fall River, NS, having been raised there and now raising her own family there.

She spent her post-secondary years in Sackville, NB, obtaining a degree in Psychology from Mount Allison University and being introduced the world of Autism Spectrum Disorder. She spent the next seven years working with children with Autism as both an Early Interventionist and with the IWK's Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention Program where she was trained in both Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and Positive Behaviour Support for preschoolers.

Sara was introduced to the wild through the Canadian Cadet Movement and has been hiking, camping and canoeing since the age of 12. This introduction lead to 15 years as a reserve officer in the Canadian Forces. Currently, Sara's full-time endeavour is at Autism Nova Scotia and the raising of her two children, Tessa and Ryker. Sara attended the Forest School Canada Practitioners' Course in Sussex, NB in August 2016.

May 2022