Forest Preschool - ages 3+ years to 6+ years

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Weekly Forest Preschool Schedule

for children ages 3+ years to 6+ years

Currently enrolling FSMN children of this age and skill ability for Weekly class on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday ~ 9AM to 4PM (Monday’s and Fridays’s may come available in the future)

Full day and half day options are determined for children according to skill ability.

We want your child to feel fully capable in our nature immersed days. Spending time with peers is vital, as is learning how to be with peers in a healthy and kind way. Helping your child gain skills, independence, and confidence is how we extend their day.

Spending days in Mother Nature relieves stress, and cultivates flexibility, tenacity, problem solving, listening, seeing, noticing, and brings out growth in the children they didn’t know they had. They are bursting with joy at this revelation. The Saplings program help children gain skills to move up to our longer nature immersion days. We bring the children into full days participation as your child learns skills that will promote an enjoyable day for all in the group:

Scheduling offerings available that are commensurate with practiced skills:

Forest School Participation

3 day Full Days ( 9:00 am - 4:00 pm T/W/T )

Lunch Together ~ children bring their lunch

Monday and Friday Possibility When there are 12 families that would like full weeks, Monday through Friday, we will consider adding it to the weekly participation schedule.

Tuition for the class participation options are determined by the schedule your child is enrolled in their year around participation.

A bit about the days unfolding -

We will begin our days together, as a group with the Sapling children. This is important because the children learn skills from one another. The younger children glean abilities and how to's  and the older children learn and practice the softer skills, the harder skills to garner, examples of these are- generosity, empathy, patience, consideration, thoughtfulness, kindness, tenacity, trustworthiness, helpfulness, and gentleness, to name just a few of the skills we grow. We trek further, we explore deeper, we cultivate more curiosity and imagination in a thoughtful and kind peer group.

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Experiencing all seasons of the year in our peer play and learning brings a remarkable understanding to the natural world around us. As we recognize the asset this experience brings to our students, all FSMN preschool students are enrolled for year-round attendance and are encouraged to enroll for two consecutive years or longer. Research studies in the UK acknowledge the positive impact children gain in long term nature immersion participation.  

The opportunities for thoughtful and unrestricted play and discovery are all too brief in childhood. At FSMN, we focus on bringing your child into the whole-hearted joys of daily discoveries, wonder, and imagination.  They will learn, play, and collaborate with peers in a thoughtful and inclusive environment, free of peer to peer competition and stress.

Year round open enrollment is available for your preschool age child to join us. We strongly encourage beginning your nature immersion participation in the spring or summer, when developing the physical skills and stamina for enthusiastic participation can progress without the layers of clothing needed during the colder months. We are currently welcoming applications and have openings for all classes.

All FSMN students must be bathroom independent, as well as dress independently in their gear. FSMN families have committed to screen free parenting for their FSMN students, with a minimum of no screen time 24 hours before a school day. The importance of children using their own imagination is a vital component in their development, so the influences of adult manufactured entertainment, such as shows, movies, grapic novels, books including super heros etc, is not part of our play at school or on their gear. Parents also commit to partner with FSMN in practicing the social skills, manners, and language we use at school in their home. This makes our time together as a group more peaceful and allows greater opportunities for joyful and productive days in each of your families.

The skills your child will learn and practice in FSMN set your child up for remarkable positive abilities to participate and be comfortable in the situations that life will bring their way.