Nature-Based
Early Childhood Education
We implement a very gentle curriculum which allows a child-led approach to early childhood education through stories, art and play.
Mostly our day is PLAY, but we implement 4-week modules with one central nature-based theme. View our themes here:
January - Snow & Hibernation
Art: Winter hues watercolor, snowflake stickers & stamps, etc
February - Love & Birth of Animal Life Cycle
Art: Valentine’s Day cards, paint wooden hearts, bake “life cycle” loaves, etc
March - Gardening & Plant life Cycle
Art: Decorate seed starter kits out of egg cartons, paint planters, etc
April - Conservation & Land Stewardship
Art: Recycled art sculptures, the “world” watercolor, nature mandala, etc
May - Weather
Art: Painting kites, decorating pinwheels, cotton ball cloud cubby tags, etc.
June - Animal Care
Art: Animal Paw print painting, bake “Dog biscuits,” create bird nest, etc
July - Physical Geography
Art: Desert silhouette watercolor, Rock painting, Cactus stickers, etc
August - Space & Cosmos
Art: Galaxy tye-dye shirts, TP roll telescopes, bake “Moon cakes,” etc
September - Outdoor Adventures
Art: Bake blueberry muffins for picnic, paint walking stick, crayon coloring of scavenger hunt in nature, etc
October - Death & Loss of the Animal Life Cycle
Art - Fossil excavation art, “pan de Muertos” Bread, skeleton stickers, watercolor paint spider web, etc
November - Seasonal Plant changes
Art - Fallen leaf stamps, leaf cookie-cutters in clay, paint pumpkins, etc
December - Winter Celebrations in the Community
Art - Bird Feeder, Bake “Sun Bread,” snowy landscape paint, etc