“Nurture your child’s connection to the earth through this weekly forest and nature school program. Your child will play, learn, grow, explore, and notice the weekly changes in nature around them. Through hands-on experiences driven by their own curiosity & interests, they will learn about the land, animals & people around them, including themselves. This program is ideally suited for children aged 4-13, and offers a wide variety of child-led nature-rich experiences to your child.”

• Full-day drop-off program for school-age children.
• Participants must be at least 4 years old and no more than 13 years old by December 31 of the program calendar year (Fall to Summer). (In school-age terms, Junior Kindergarten – Grade 8, however registration in a traditional school is not a requirement for participation.)
• Snacks & lunch are the responsibility of the parent.
• Program runs from 8:30am-3:30pm.
• Registration required, space for 18 participants per program day.
• Minimum of 12 participants to 2 facilitators, maximum of 18 participants to 3 facilitators.
• $65/day, once a week, number of weeks varies per session. (NOTE: fee increase for Fall 2025 to $68/day)
• Non-refundable deposit of 20% of the program fees is required (per child, per program) at the time of registration. Non-refundable registration processing fee of $15 is charged per child once per session. Please see Our Policies for all policies.
• Fees must be paid in full 2 weeks before the session start date.
• Payment plans & fee reductions are available upon request & when funds are available.

 

2024-2025 Program Year…

WINTER 2025 – JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 14 (4 weeks)

• offered on Mondays & Fridays (fees based on 1 day/week)
• $260 for the session
• registration begins ~November 2024
• *Note: Participants must be at least 4 years old and no more than 13 years old by December 31, 2024
• *Disclaimer: Returning families are given priority registration and it is not guaranteed we will be able to open any spots to folks on the waitlist.

SPRING 2025 – MARCH 3-JUNE 16 (14 weeks, closed April 15-21 for mid-session break)

• offered on Mondays & Wednesdays (fees based on 1 day/week)
• no programs on bank holidays or during mid-session break
• $910 for the session
• registration begins ~December 2024
• *Note: Participants must be at least 4 years old and no more than 13 years old by December 31, 2024
• 2 spots remaining for Wednesdays
• Mondays are FULL

FULL – SUMMER 2025 – AUGUST 11-15 and August 18-22 (2  separate weeks, 5 days/week)

• offered Monday-Friday
• can register for one or both weeks
• $325 for one week / $650 for both weeks
• registration begins January 26th for returning families and February 1st for folks on the waitlist
• *Note: Participants must be at least 4 years old and no more than 13 years old by December 31, 2024
• *Disclaimer: Returning families are given priority registration and it is not guaranteed we will be able to open any spots to folks on the waitlist.

Next Year – 2025-2026 Program Year

FALL 2025 – SEPTEMBER 2-DECEMBER 15 (13 or 14 weeks, closed November 3-7 for mid-session break)

• offered on Mondays & Wednesdays (fees based on 1 day/week)
• no programs on bank holidays or during mid-session break
• $884 for the session for Mondays (13 weeks) or $952 for the session for Wednesdays (14 weeks)
• registration begins ~June, 2025
• *Note: Participants must be at least 4 years old and no more than 13 years old by December 31, 2025

*KFNS programming is “rain or shine”, however we reserve the right to cancel programming in extreme or unsafe weather conditions. Please see our policies for more information.