NSC is hibernating for a season.

We are turning a new leaf as we plant our roots in more fertile soil.

We're moving into the homeschool education (HSE) field, and we'll share more as this next chapter unfolds.

Experienced Educators

Passionate, deeply committed educators are an integral part of impactful education. We know the value of meaningful and engaging learning in the critical first years of development. As Founders & Directors for this program, Kat and Byrd are the teacher-owners of the outdoor nature-based preschool.

Jon, Grace, Byrd, Puck and Natalie are our Nature School Teachers in the field this year. We also have our incredible substitute team: Jess, Ahava, and Rollie.

Our incredible team of educators is growing as we do, please check out their bios here.

We give back more than we take

We trust & believe in the capabilities of all children. All of our learning develops from trust-based relationships, interconnectedness, and a felt sense of belonging.

Children will spend time in a mixed-age group (3-6 year olds). All programs maintain a ratio of 1:6 teacher to student. Group sizes for younger ages are 12-16. Learn more about our approach here.

Our programs are all-outdoors with seasonal learning focused on regenerative ecology skills and activities that develop "below the iceberg skills", such as social-emotional regulation, communication, and developmentally appropriate skill building. We also play in mud, build stick dens, climb trees & harvest plants!

Seasons of Learning

Schedule Options

The outdoor nature based preschool for ages 3-6 y.o. is currently enrolling for all seasons. Full days run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Half days run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Full Time is 5 days a week (Fri 1/2 days)

Part Time is M/W/F or T/TH

We strive to offer the most parent choice & scheduling flexibility possible.

5 Full Days	M / T / W / TH / F	$ 2,000 / month
5 Half Days	M / T / W / TH / F	$ 1,600 / month
3 Days	M / W / F	$ 1,160 / month
2 Days	T / TH	$ 920 / month

Location

We operate on Public Lands & have wonderful community partnerships! We have emergency shelter indoor protocols for extreme weather.

We offer Summer Camps and school year long classes in SE Denver within the Cherry Creek Watershed. We lead instruction on Regenerative Ecology, teaching stewardship on public lands.

Each class and operation area are chosen in collaboration with families and local parks and recreation or open space agencies to assure regenerative (giving back more than we take) stewardship of the land.

Here is a map of some of the places that we operate in, though we are mainly operational in Hentzel Park.