About
Neptune Nature School offers a preschool program, a TK program, a kindergarten program, and a summer camp. The school runs completely outdoors, uses local nature reserves and parks, and holds morning sessions from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, with rest or extended exploration from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for children who stay, and pickup at 4:00 pm.
Programs
- Preschool program — 2-7 year-olds · 9:00 am-1:00 pm morning session; 1:00-4:00 pm rest/extended exploration for children who stay; pickup at 4:00 pm · Completely outdoors; play-based, nature-filled experience; local nature reserves and parks; 100% of time outdoors
- TK program — 2-7 year-olds · 9:00 am-1:00 pm morning session; 1:00-4:00 pm rest/extended exploration for children who stay; pickup at 4:00 pm · Completely outdoors; local nature reserves and parks; 100% of time outdoors
- Kindergarten program — 2-7 year-olds · 9:00 am-1:00 pm morning session; 1:00-4:00 pm rest/extended exploration for children who stay; pickup at 4:00 pm · Completely outdoors; local nature reserves and parks; 100% of time outdoors
- Summer camp — June-August on a week to week basis · Open to participation from the greater community
At a glance
- Ages: 2–7 years old
- General schedule: School runs from September-May, beginning the day after Labor Day and ending Memorial Day weekend. Summer camp runs June-August on a week to week basis.
About the provider
Neptune Nature School was founded in 2017. Its mission is to utilize an enriched and diverse learning environment for students outdoors, and it uses the various open nature areas of the East Bay as a classroom. The school also engages with local marine biology and coastal ecology in Neptune Beach/Crab Cove, and visitors are always welcome.
Visitors are always welcome to the school. School runs completely outdoors. Children who stay 1-4 are offered rest for those who choose, and extended exploration time for those who do not.
What families say
“Intellectual development at this stage is especially facilitated by direct contact with nearby natural settings, where a world of exploration, imagination and discovery becomes increasingly evident to the child.” — Stephen R. Kellert, School of Forestry and environmental studies, Yale University.
“Children are born with a sense of wonder and an affinity for Nature. Properly cultivated, these values can mature into ecological literacy, and eventually into sustainable patterns of living.” — Zenobia Barlow, “Confluence of Streams”
Last updated September 16, 2026.
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