Now enrolling for 2024-25!

Forest Nursery School

Fort Tryon Park

Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays

Semester 1: Sept 10, 2024 - Jan 23, 2025

Semester 2: Jan 28, 2025 - June 19, 2025

9:15 am to 12:30 pm for kids age 2 to 4

A typical morning in forest nursery school

Children explore, play, imagine, and work together outdoors in Ft. Tryon Park for the entire morning. Our nurturing teachers lovingly guide the children while observing each child individually and each situation with care.

• Play in open places with rocks, logs, sticks, and leaves, look at nature, climb trees, and be physically active

• Children practice and develop

✓ their physical bodies (balance, coordination, physical strength)

✓ social-emotional skills while building connections and friendships

✓ respect for each other

• Movement circles with songs and verses (e.g. greeting each other, greeting the forest)

✓ Expand language, including small Spanish component 

✓ Develop fine- and gross-motor skills

✓ Follow directions

✓ Forming a sense of being part of a group

• Sharing a snack together of fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches, and tea 

Benefits of forest nursery school

• Develop an appreciation for nature and the environment as they experience all the seasons outdoors

• Build lifelong resilience 

• Direct their own play and follow their own curiosity, strengthening their imagination because they are in a natural environment where they create and play with what’s there

  
  

  Tuition per semester starts at $1,900 for Tues/Thurs each week or $2,800 for Tues/Weds/Thurs each week, plus a one-time registration fee of $50.

For more information and registration, email admin@thewoodenbutton.com

2024 Summer Forest School

 

Summer Forest School 2024: June 24 - July 19 It's time to enroll for our summer session of Forest School!

Summer forest school runs June 24 - July 19. The Mixed-Age summer forest school allows all the children to play, interact and learn together, but the hours are different for the nursery-age and preschool-age children: Nursery age (2s): 9:30 am to 12:30 pm ($105/wk for T and Th + $25 registration fee per family) Preschool age (3-5s): 8:45 am to 1:00 pm ($340/wk for M-F + $25 registration fee per family) Our morning schedule will mostly be the same as it is during our school year: After the younger children arrive we will have our morning circle. Snack all together at 10:30 am. At 11:40 we join together for a goodbye circle before the nursery children are guided back to the park entrance to be picked up. In between the children will sing, have a movement circle, play with each other, climb, run, roll, and dig with sand and sticks.                 Are you interested in having your child participate? Please email us and we'll get the process started.

Now enrolling for 2023-24!

Mixed-Age Forest Preschool

Fort Tryon Park

Tuesdays, Thursdays

Semester 1: Sept 11 - Jan 26

Semester 2: Jan 29 - June 21

9:15 am to 12:30 pm for kids age 2 to 3.5

A typical morning in forest preschool

Children explore, play, imagine, and work together outdoors in Ft. Tryon Park for the entire morning. Our nurturing teachers lovingly guide the children while observing each child individually and each situation with care.

• Play in open places with rocks, logs, sticks, and leaves, look at nature, climb trees, and be physically active

• Children practice and develop

✓ their physical bodies (balance, coordination, physical strength)

✓ social-emotional skills while building connections and friendships

✓ respect for each other

• Movement circles with songs and verses (e.g. greeting each other, greeting the forest)

✓ Expand language, including small Spanish component 

✓ Develop fine- and gross-motor skills

✓ Follow directions

✓ Forming a sense of being part of a group

• Sharing a snack together of fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches, and tea 

Benefits of forest preschool

• Develop an appreciation for nature and the environment as they experience all the seasons outdoors

• Build lifelong resilience 

• Direct their own play and follow their own curiosity, strengthening their imagination because they are in a natural environment where they create and play with what’s there

  
  

  Tuition starts at $1,860 for two mornings/wk, plus a one-time registration fee of $50.

For more information and registration, email admin@thewoodenbutton.com

WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

 Dear Community,

We are building a new website that will be easier to navigate and find information about our programs.

For now, if you have any questions, please email us at admin@thewoodenbutton.com. You can also follow us on Instagram: The Wooden Button School.

Be well!

 Enrolling now for all classes for 2021-22!

Child-Parent/Caregiver Class – children ages 9 to 36 months Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM   Enroll in 6-week sessions First session: Tuesday, Sept. 14 – Thursday, Oct. 21 - $390 for the session    Meeting at the Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to Fort Tryon Park   This class is designed to introduce families and children to our forest school. Lead by an experienced teacher, Ms. Tara Monaghan, children will explore nature, build motor skills, language and socialization within a safe and nurturing space. Age-appropriate songs, stories and games will be shared during our morning circle, after which we will enjoy a light snack of homemade bread, butter and sliced apples.   With gentle guidance, children and their parents or caregivers will learn new skills, and parents will have time for open discussions with the support of Waldorf-inspired parenting articles.   Families are invited to bring a blanket to sit on and a water bottle for your child. You may also bring your preferred method of hand washing. The teacher will have wipes and sanitizer available as well.

REGISTER HERE FOR PARENT/CAREGIVER-CHILD

Nursery Drop-off Class – children ages 2.5 to 3.5 years Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM   Enroll in 6-week sessions First session: Monday, Sept. 13 - Friday, Oct. 22 $650 for the session + $25 registration fee   Meeting at the Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to Fort Tryon Park   This class provides a loving bridge for children between the Child-Parent/Caregiver class and our older forest day class, but the Child – Parent/Caregiver class is not a prerequisite for nursery.    Like in preschool, children explore, play, and imagine outdoors for the entire morning. The nursery class is smaller and moves at a little slower pace. The class is a little more protective, allowing the children at their tender age to have a safe environment to grow and form attachments with each other and their teachers. In nursery they develop self-confidence for their next steps.

REGISTER HERE FOR NURSERY DROP OFF

Forest Preschool – children ages 3 to 5 years Monday-Friday 8:45 AM to 12:30 PM   Enroll by trimester First trimester: Monday, Sept. 13 - Friday, Dec. 3 $3,365 for the trimester for full time, goes down for part-time enrollment + $50 registration fee   Meeting at the Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to Fort Tryon Park   Forest Preschool is a wonderful experience where the children explore, play, and imagine outdoors for the entire morning. Parents and caregivers bring their children to meet their teachers at the entrance of Ft. Tryon park at Margaret Corbin Circle. From there they will head to open places with rocks, logs, sticks, and leaves, all ripe for the children to create the worlds of their imaginations, look at nature, and be physically active. Mid-morning the teachers and children sit for snack: fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches, and tea. They finish their last bits of play before taking a “hike” to meet their parents and caregivers where they were dropped off. REGISTER HERE FOR PRESCHOOL

Forest After School – children K to 2nd grade Monday-Friday 2:45 PM to 5:00 PM NOW OFFERING PICKUP AT PS 187 from 2:20-2:30 PM! Enroll by trimester First trimester: Monday, Sept. 13 - Friday, Dec. 3 $2,142 for the trimester for full time, goes down for part-time enrollment + $50 registration fee $390/trimester additional fee for pickup at PS 187   Meeting at the Margaret Corbin Circle entrance to Fort Tryon Park   Forest After School is a wonderful experience where the children explore, play, and imagine outdoors for the entire class time. Parents and caregivers bring their children to meet their teachers at the entrance of Ft. Tryon park at Margaret Corbin Circle. From there they will head to open places with rocks, logs, sticks, and leaves, all ripe for the children to create the worlds of their imaginations, look at nature, and be physically active.Forest After School is a wonderful experience where the children explore, play, and imagine outdoors for the entire class time. Parents and caregivers bring their children to meet their teachers at the entrance of Ft. Tryon park at Margaret Corbin Circle. From there they will head to open places with rocks, logs, sticks, and leaves, all ripe for the children to create the worlds of their imaginations, look at nature, and be physically active. There are wonderful climbing trees, which become whatever your child imagines, while sharing that space with old and/or new friends. Children will get to strengthen their social-emotional skills. They will be able to work on creating games and some artworks with nature objects. REGISTER HERE FOR AFTER SCHOOL

Enrolling now for final trimester of forest preschool and forest after school

Trimester 3: March 22 - June 25

Forest Preschool – ages 3 - 5

Monday-Friday 8:45 AM - 12:30 PM in Ft Tryon Park (part-time welcome)

explore, play, look at nature, and be physically active; includes snack; partial instruction in  Spanish

 

$3,205 5 days/wk + registration fee*

$2,628 for 4 days/wk + registration fee*

$2,019 for 3 days/wk + registration fee*

$1,410 for 2 days/wk + registration fee*

 

Forest After School – ages 5 - 7

Monday-Friday 3:00 - 5:00 PM in Ft Tryon Park (part-time welcome)

explore, play, look at nature, and be physically active; specific class sessions focused on dance, hiking, or hand crafts

 

$1,815 per trimester 5 days/wk + registration fee*

$1,488 per trimester 4 days/wk + registration fee*

$1,143 per trimester 3 days/wk + registration fee*

$799 per trimester 2 days/wk + registration fee*

*One-time, nonrefundable fee of $150. $100 is applied to tuition.

Email admin@thewoodenbutton.com for more information.

New Session of Outdoor Parent/Caregiver-Child Class 10/13/20-11/5/20

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-11:30 AM

ages 9m-36m

Fort Tryon Park

Children explore in nature, build motor-skills and language, and socialize within a comfortable distance from caregivers. With the gentle guidance of our experienced teacher, children and caregivers will learn new skills, and caregivers will have time for questions and open discussions with the support of Waldorf-inspired parenting articles.

In a safe and nurturing environment, children play with things from the natural world that allow and encourage the use of imagination. We strive for an 'extended-family’ or community atmosphere as children gradually interact more with their peers or start to engage in the nursery rhymes, finger plays, and simple songs.

Email info@thewoodenbutton.com for more information and registration.