Dates

Dates for the school year

This school year

April and October
Tour
Tours on the trail
A tour takes about an hour: a walk to the morning spot, a look at the indoor base and time for your questions. Children are welcome to come along, in boots.
Book a tour
January
Applications open
On our enrollment page, and it takes a few minutes. Families using the state pre-K program fill in one more form, and we help with it.
Spring
Deadline
Pre-K paperwork
We sit down with each family using the state pre-K program and go through the form together.
March
Decisions
Families hear from us
By email and a phone call, with a place or a spot on the waitlist.
Late June to mid August
Event
Summer weeks
Six weeks of forest mornings, one theme each.
September
Open house
Evening on the trail
Enrolled families walk the trail at dusk, meet the teachers and see the morning spots.
Late August
First day
New children start with a short morning alongside a parent, then a full morning the next day.
Late December and a week in April
Closed
Closed for breaks
Mud season has a break of its own. The full list of closures goes out at the start of the school year.

Sample dates.

How to enroll

01
Step 1: Get in touch
Call, text or use the form on our contact page. The director answers, usually within one working day.
02
Step 2: Book a tour
Book a time on our tour page. A tour takes about an hour on a weekday morning, mostly outside. Children are welcome, and boots are a good idea.
03
Step 3: Apply
Applications open in January on our enrollment page. Families using the state pre-K program fill in one more form, and we help with it.
04
Step 4: Hear from us
In March we email and call every family with a place or a spot on the waitlist.
05
Step 5: Register
Accept your place on the parent portal. The enrollment forms and the private health and allergy forms are there.
06
Step 6: The first day
New children start with a short morning alongside a parent, then a full morning the next day. We send the gear list and the weather-text sign-up ahead of time.

Tours run in April and October, and by arrangement in between.