Now enrolling 2026-27!
Forest Nursery School
Fort Tryon Park
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays (Fridays pending enrollment)
Semester 1: Sept 15, 2026 - Jan 29, 2027
Semester 2: Feb 2, 2027 - June 18, 2027
9:15 am to 1:00 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 $2,140 for 2 mornings each week or $2,890 for 3 mornings each week, plus a one-time registration fee of $50.
For more information and registration, email admin@thewoodenbutton.com
