At Little Garden School, children learn in a living classroom without walls, where nature invites curiosity and discovery every day. Through freedom to explore, meaningful relationships, and hands-on experiences, children grow in confidence, creativity, and connection to both the natural world and one another.

Children spend their days outdoors observing, exploring, and engaging with the changing seasons. Every moment becomes an opportunity to notice, question, and discover.
Hands on experiences across a wide range of activities including art, movement, storytelling, and everyday exploration allow children to learn in meaningful, integrated ways that follow their natural curiosity.
We nurture a close-knit community where children feel a strong sense of belonging, build friendships, and develop confidence within a supportive and caring environment.
Ages 18 months to 5
Stay + Play is a nature-based class where toddlers and preschoolers, with a caregiver, enjoy seasonal songs, nature walks, and hands-on activities that foster early learning and connection to nature.
Ages 3-6
At Nature Preschool, children engage in child-directed play and hands-on experiences in nature, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and socio-emotional development in a nurturing, outdoor environment.
Ages 6 to teen
Wild Roots is a collaborative, nature based learning community for homeschooled children ages 6–8 that meets twice a week to explore, create, and grow together. Through hands on, interdisciplinary learning rooted in the natural world, children build academic skills, creativity, confidence, and meaningful connections within a supportive community of families.
Ages 6 to teen
Wild Explorers is a nature-based enrichment program where children engage in hands-on activities like gardening, woodworking, and creative arts, fostering a love for nature and learning through inquiry and exploration.

Nature-based learning nurtures the whole child, equipping them for success both now and in the future.
It supports children in developing confidence, resilience, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning through hands on experiences, meaningful relationships, and time spent in the natural world.
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American Academy of Pediatrics