Wauhatchie School and Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center have established a unique outdoor learning experience for homeschool students aged 7-12. Classes are hands-on, integrating academics with bush craft and naturalist skills.

FOREST SCHOOL SESSIONS (Ages 7-12)

M/W| 12:30-4:00        

T/Th| 8:30-12:00        

T/Th| 12:30-4:00

Forest Middle School (Ages 11-14)

*Please note the schedule has changed from two days a week to one day a week)

Thursday| 12:30-4:00

• Maximum of 20 students per session

• 10% discount for each additional child from the same family.

• An additional hourly fee is charged for pick-up after 4:15.

• The tuition includes all class materials (journals and art supplies and other items).

• Classes may not be paid for individually. There are no refunds for classes missed (unless a scheduled class is cancelled.)

STUDENTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO:

• Collect data, using the STEM and GLOBE models, for NOAA and other national research organizations

• Participate in canoe–building and canoe trips, outdoor bush crafting and survival skills, animal identification and tracking, nature arts and crafts,  occasional overnight camps, and family weekend adventures

• Train to become Junior Naturalists for Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center

BENEFITS TO STUDENTS

• Hands-on inquiry-based learning

• Learning naturally outdoors

• Interdisciplinary learning with writing, math, science, history, and a focus on art in nature

• Classes facilitated by professional naturalist/educators

• Opportunities to work collaboratively to create, problem solve, support one another, dream of a bigger and better world

• Nature Journals: Each student will record in their journals what they learn with drawings, data collections, creative and expository writing, personal reflections, and questions to research.