Ya Ne Dah Ah School of Chickaloon Native Village (just outside of Palmer) Spruce Tree Montessori School of Fairbanks
Tiny Trees Homer’s Forest School of HomerĪpple Blossoms Forest School of AnchorageĪlaskan Seedlings Learning Center of PalmerĮveryday Explorers: Early Learning Center of Cordova Snails and Turkey Tails Farm & Forest School Co-Op of West Fork Lake Nixon Outdoor Preschool of Little Rock Little Mountain Forest School of Huntsvilleįree Forest School* of Northeast Arkansasįree Forest School* of Northwest Arkansas Woodland Wonders Nature Preschool of Auburn * = minimal to no tuition programs or schoolsįree Forest School* of Huntsville/Madison The Ultimate List of Forest Schools, Outdoor-Based & Nature-Inspired Schools in the United States *Lastly, Wild Beginnings Nature School (formerly known as WildRoots Nature School) offers an Outdoor Leadership Program! If you’ve ever dreamed of opening up your own nature school with guided help and an incredible team of support, I encourage you to consider opening a location in your area! Outdoor Leadership Program Applications are now open for the 2023-2024 calendar year, and you can apply and learn more by CLICKING HERE! I wanted to also give a shoutout to Green Schoolyards America for doing what they do! This awesome organization transforms asphalt-covered school grounds into green spaces in order to benefit the children as well as the earth!
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If you know of any additional schools or programs that are not listed, even if they are just starting up, please comment with a link to the school’s website as well as its name and location and I will gladly add it to the list! ❤️ Obtain information, share with others, network and enjoy! Let’s continue to spread the awareness of outdoor education as well as all of it’s astounding benefits!įor *tuition free* or low cost forest school/outdoor programs, check out organizations like Free Forest School and Forest School for All! For goal-based outdoor inspiration, check out the amazing 1,000 Hours Outside! For gorgeous outdoor inspiration, in-person and virtual groups, books, courses and an overall sense of well-needed support, check out Wild + Free, and for similar support check out one of my absolute favorite groups: Nicolette Sowder’s Wilder Child, her Wildschooling group as well as her Kids Moon Club! For non-forest “school” programs (just classes), check out Tinkergarten and TimberNook! * This list will be updated semi-frequently!* As a quickly growing wholesome & nurturing educational movement with lifelong benefits, and with 900+ schools and programs on this list, I encourage you to check it out!īelow you’ll find a current list of forest schools, outdoor-based and nature-based schools throughout the United States. Outdoor-based and nature-based schooling has followed suit and tend to model very similar approaches.
Upon its growth, it has been touching many other parts of the world as well! The forest school educational approach & movement originated in Scandinavia and has made its way through Europe and recently into the United States. Most forest schools are geared towards children ages 3-6, but I’ve seen programs for babies & toddlers and their caregivers as well as for older children emerge lately as well, which is fantastic! Many nature-based and outdoor-based schools seem to go K-12th grade! Nature-based schools and outdoor-based schools are also popping up and increasing in popularity as well as awareness! The benefits of all three types of education are often immense, helping children with motor skills and balance/coordination all the way down to social-emotional perks as well as providing immunity benefits. The purpose is that children reap the benefits of the outdoors while learning through a play-based approach at the same time (often times, they don’t even realize they’re learning!). Forest schooling is outdoor based education, usually in the woodlands or forest, and geared towards children. My name is Kate Bianchi! I’m Eastern Regional Director & Nature Teacher of Wild Beginnings Nature School, Founder of The Forest Homeschool and a passionate forest homeschooling mother of three.įor those who are not familiar, I wanted to share the topic of forest school a bit more.
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