Nature Playgroup
Bring your child to play in the woods with other babies and meet like-minded parents/caregivers for some relaxing fun while learning and sharing ways to facilitate social and play skills in nature.
- Ages
- 9 months - 3 years
- Days
- Fridays
- Time
- 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- Price
- Ages 9 months-3 years — $60 per month
- Notes
- Parent stays on site
Forest Kindergarten / Nature Preschool
Drop off your child for a morning of educational play with friends in the woods, while you get some precious hours to run errands or work. Rest assured that as your child runs, climbs, uses tools, draws, paints, listens to stories, sings, collects and observes creatures and plants, and has conversations with friends and play partners, they will thrive as they learn together while immersed in Nature, increasing their school readiness, and so much more!
- Ages
- 2.5 years - 7 years
- Days
- Monday - Friday
- Time
- 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Price
- 5 days a week — $600 per month
- 4 days a week — $510 per month
- 3 days a week — $420 per month
- 2 days a week — $280 per month
- Notes
- Children must be showing signs of readiness to be more independent and be in the process of toilet training at home. The child must already have a way of signaling that they need to go to the bathroom or be changed if you would like to drop off your child.
- Parent does not stay on site (drop off)
Nature Explorers
Drop off your child for some adventure play in the woods where they will make friends as they build wilderness skills, all while applying STEM knowledge, engaging in creative dramatics, drawing, painting, and creating.
- Ages
- 7 years - 13 years
- Days
- Mondays and Wednesdays
- Times
- Morning session — 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Afternoon session — 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
- Price
- Morning session – 4 days a week — $510 per month
- Morning session – 3 days a week — $420 per month
- Morning session – 2 days a week — $280 per month
- Afternoon session – 2 day a week — $180 per month
- Notes
- Parent does not stay on site (drop off)
- Starting next school year, Fall 2024, Nature Explorers will be offered Monday-Thursday 9:30am-1:30pm. Afternoon sessions will stay the same, Mondays and Wednesdays.
Bushcraft
So just what is Bushcraft? In a literal sense, it's the skills required to live in the bush. This often involves using things from the wild to live while maintaining a balance with nature. Using dead wood to make a shelter, only picking certain plants so as to not damage the local population should be kept in mind by the wise bushcrafter–a core principle being not to damage the place you're trying to live in.
- Ages
- 7 years - 14 years
- Dates
- October 24th, 2024 - December 19th, 2024
- Days
- Thursdays
- Time
- 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Price
- 8 week course — $245 per course
- Notes
- Parent does not stay on site (drop off)
Summer Camps
Summer can be a time for magic, rebirth, and hope. When you need some activity throughout the long summer months for your loved ones, Piedmont Forest School can be a joyful place for your children to attend. Rest assured, your children will be loved and cared for here at PFS as well as heard and accepted for who they are. Not only does our summer camp offer the exhilaration of unstructured free play, but we also provide our students with the opportunities to make memories they will cherish for a lifetime. Whether it’s making a bow and arrow from loose parts, catching and releasing fish by the creek, or painting rocks to bring home to a loved one, PFS offers these opportunities and so much more. Come join us!
- Ages
- 3 years - 13 years
- Dates
- June 17th, 2024 - June 21st, 2024
- June 24th, 2024 - June 28th, 2024
- July 8th, 2024 - July 12th, 2024
- July 15th, 2024 - July 19th, 2024
- July 22nd, 2024 - July 26th, 2024
- July 29th, 2024 - August 2nd, 2024
- Days
- Monday - Friday
- Time
- 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Price
- $230 per week
- $115 per 1/2 day (July 29 - August 2 only)
- Notes
- Parent does not stay on site (drop off)