Student Eligibility
2023 - 2024 Academic Year
Children must be age 3 as of January 1, 2023, to be eligible for the Naturally Nurtured Nature Preschool/ Forest Kindergarten program. Each student must also have started practicing bathroom skills. (Pull-ups and diapers are accepted but students should be familiar with sitting on the toilet) The staff will continue potty training skills with your student.
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Submit Application
Request by email, phone, or text or download and complete the 2023-2024 Preschool Enrollment Application Package, and submit it along with the non-refundable $75 enrollment application fee (per student). Venmo, Paypal, check, or cash accepted.
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You will be contacted by our Executive Director after you request an application. During this phone call or email exchange, you will have a chance to ask any questions you may have. Then you will be e-mailed forms to submit or bring to the first day of class.
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Submit the following documents:
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Birth Certificate
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Proof of immunization (or a signed waiver)
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Signed Emergency Medical Consent and Contact Form
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Photo Release form
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Waiver of Liability Release Form
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Any questions you may have about the enrollment process please call, text, or email Dawn at (478) 538-3216 or Naturallynurtured365@gmail.com.
Student Tuition
Annual tuition may be paid weekly, monthly, or in one lump sum.
Monthly tuition payments start the first day of the school year, (or the week your child starts) with subsequent payments due by the 15th day of each month.
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Forest School does not follow the type of curriculum that pushes toward standardized tests. Students will learn at their own pace.
This will allow parents to choose when their child starts classes. Registration is open year-round. You can register and pay the $75 fee to hold your child's place if you decide not to start class until September.
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Pre-K & K Program Annual Tuition
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5-Day Program Weekly Tuition-$180 (or $720 per month, or $36 per day)
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4-Day Program Weekly Tuition-$148 (or $592 per month, or $36 per day)
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3-Day Program Weekly Tuition-$114 (or $456 per month, or $38 per day)
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2-Day Program Weekly Tuition $78 (or $312 per month, or $39 per day)
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1-Day a week Program Tuition $40 (or $160 per month, $40 per day)
BOOK REVIEW
I am beyond impressed with the activity book 'Nature Explorers'! This wonderful resource not only offers simple, realistic nature activities across arts and science, but is enriched with prompts, cool facts, further reading, and storytelling activities. I was delighted to see the activity about "getting to know one tree" and then sketch and write about it in their nature journals. It also included a story prompt for the kids to imagine they were a flying squirrel living in a tree. After the activity I brought out my own pair of sugar gliders, which are similar to flying squirrels, to add an unforgettable and rich experience for my Forest school kids.
As a forest school owner and teacher and a former educator at the Museum of Arts & Sciences, I know firsthand how much kids can learn when engaging with nature through creative projects. What I love most is how seamlessly this book incorporates multiple subjects into fun activities—kids hardly realize how much they're learning! Nature Explorers is by far the best nature book resource we’ve used at our forest school. It’s packed with neat prompts, crafts, and easy-to-follow facts that keep kids engaged. The Kindle version is perfect for reading on phones, but the paperback is fantastic for hands-on learning and makes an excellent gift for adventurous kids or homeschooling moms. Highly recommended!"
“We think the Forest Kindergarten program is of vital importance for our son. It’s not just an activity that he really enjoys nor is it a subject matter that can be taught in the classroom. I strongly feel that he gained immeasurably from the program last year. He really came out of his shell, gained self-confidence and resilience.”
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Our daughter was in the first Naturally Nurtured Nature class during the 2020-2021 school year, and has absolutely loved it! She adores Ms.Dawn and being in nature, which she did not have much experience with at all before. She has gained so much independence, strength, and confidence being in this environment all year long, in the heat and the cold. The kids are able to learn about plants and bugs, growing vegetables, climbing trees, making forts all over the woods and creek, and are right alongside cows, horses, and donkeys. This experience doesn’t exist in-town, so getting your kids out of the city and into a wooded farm setting with a very passionate and devoted teacher is an incredible experience for them to grow in! We will be there all summer for camp, and will return during school year breaks. We feel so lucky to have found Ms.Dawn and her forest school!!