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Forest Nursery School
Fort Tryon Park
Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays
Semester 1: Sept 10, 2024 - Jan 23, 2025
Semester 2: Jan 28, 2025 - June 19, 2025
9:15 am to 12:30 pm for kids age 2 to 4
A typical morning in forest nursery school
Children explore, play, imagine, and work together outdoors in Ft. Tryon Park for the entire morning. Our nurturing teachers lovingly guide the children while observing each child individually and each situation with care.
Play in open places with rocks, logs, sticks, and leaves, look at nature, climb trees, and be physically active
Children practice and develop
✓ their physical bodies (balance, coordination, physical strength)
✓ social-emotional skills while building connections and friendships
✓ respect for each other
Movement circles with songs and verses (e.g. greeting each other, greeting the forest)
✓ Expand language, including small Spanish component
✓ Develop fine- and gross-motor skills
✓ Follow directions
✓ Forming a sense of being part of a group
Sharing a snack together of fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches, and tea
Benefits of forest nursery school
Develop an appreciation for nature and the environment as they experience all the seasons outdoors
Build lifelong resilience
Direct their own play and follow their own curiosity, strengthening their imagination because they are in a natural environment where they create and play with what’s there
Tuition per semester starts at $1,900 for Tues/Thurs each week or $2,800 for Tues/Weds/Thurs each week, plus a one-time registration fee of $50.
For more information and registration, email admin@thewoodenbutton.com
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Mixed-Age Forest Preschool
Fort Tryon Park
Tuesdays, Thursdays
Semester 1: Sept 11 - Jan 26
Semester 2: Jan 29 - June 21
9:15 am to 12:30 pm for kids age 2 to 3.5
A typical morning in forest preschool
Children explore, play, imagine, and work together outdoors in Ft. Tryon Park for the entire morning. Our nurturing teachers lovingly guide the children while observing each child individually and each situation with care.
Play in open places with rocks, logs, sticks, and leaves, look at nature, climb trees, and be physically active
Children practice and develop
✓ their physical bodies (balance, coordination, physical strength)
✓ social-emotional skills while building connections and friendships
✓ respect for each other
Movement circles with songs and verses (e.g. greeting each other, greeting the forest)
✓ Expand language, including small Spanish component
✓ Develop fine- and gross-motor skills
✓ Follow directions
✓ Forming a sense of being part of a group
Sharing a snack together of fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches, and tea
Benefits of forest preschool
Develop an appreciation for nature and the environment as they experience all the seasons outdoors
Build lifelong resilience
Direct their own play and follow their own curiosity, strengthening their imagination because they are in a natural environment where they create and play with what’s there
Tuition starts at $1,860 for two mornings/wk, plus a one-time registration fee of $50.
For more information and registration, email admin@thewoodenbutton.com
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For now, if you have any questions, please email us at admin@thewoodenbutton.com. You can also follow us on Instagram: The Wooden Button School.
Be well!
Enrolling now for all classes for 2021-22!
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Monday-Friday 8:45 AM - 12:30 PM in Ft Tryon Park (part-time welcome)
explore, play, look at nature, and be physically active; includes snack; partial instruction in Spanish
$3,205 5 days/wk + registration fee*
$2,628 for 4 days/wk + registration fee*
$2,019 for 3 days/wk + registration fee*
$1,410 for 2 days/wk + registration fee*
Monday-Friday 3:00 - 5:00 PM in Ft Tryon Park (part-time welcome)
explore, play, look at nature, and be physically active; specific class sessions focused on dance, hiking, or hand crafts
$1,815 per trimester 5 days/wk + registration fee*
$1,488 per trimester 4 days/wk + registration fee*
$1,143 per trimester 3 days/wk + registration fee*
$799 per trimester 2 days/wk + registration fee*
*One-time, nonrefundable fee of $150. $100 is applied to tuition.
Email admin@thewoodenbutton.com for more information.