At Snails & Turkey Tails, we believe childhood is meant to be lived outdoors.
Nature Club is a small, relationship-based outdoor learning community where children spend meaningful time exploring, creating, building, wondering, and playing together in the natural world.
Designed as a two-hour drop-off experience, Nature Club offers children a chance to slow down and connect with themselves and one another. Our program is a lovely addition to your current preschool schedule and it makes an excellent stand alone educational experience. Classes are offered in both mornings and afternoons. Choose the day that works best for your family.
Rather than following a predetermined curriculum, we follow the questions, ideas, and discoveries that emerge from the children and the seasons. A fallen branch, an insect, a bird overhead, a collection of leaves, or something found along the trail can become the beginning of a daily—or a much longer investigation.
Inspired by the schools of Reggio Emilia and the rhythms of the natural world, we believe children learn best when they are trusted with time, given meaningful responsibilities, and invited to wonder.
Our time together is intentionally unhurried. Children have opportunities to build friendships, solve problems together, use real tools, create with natural materials, take supported risks, and develop confidence through hands-on experiences.
Nature Club is not about rushing from one activity to the next. It is about noticing what is around us, following children's interests, and giving them the freedom to explore deeply.
Children might spend an morning collecting and sorting natural materials, building a shelter, sawing a branch, sketching a discovery, searching for insects, creating nature-based art, listening for birds, climbing and balancing, or simply getting lost in imaginative play.
With a small group, a caring educator, and uninterrupted time outdoors, children develop independence, creativity, resilience, and a deep sense of belonging—to each other and to the natural world.
We believe that when children are given the freedom to explore, the time to wonder, and a community that truly sees them, learning happens naturally.
What Children Experience
- Exploring and observing the natural world
- Following seasonal discoveries and children's questions
- Nature-based art and creative expression
- Tool use and hands-on skill building
- Building, collecting, designing, and creating with natural materials
- Storytelling, songs, and imaginative play
- Scientific observation and documentation
- Climbing, balancing, hiking, and supported risk-taking
- Loose-parts and open-ended outdoor play
- Caring for our outdoor classroom and one another
- Developing independence through meaningful responsibilities
- Building friendships and practicing cooperation
Our Approach
Child-Led Inquiry
We believe children are capable researchers, creators, and problem-solvers. Teachers observe, listen, and create invitations that extend children's thinking rather than directing every moment.
The Outdoors as Our Classroom
Nature provides endless opportunities for investigation, creativity, movement, and connection. We use the changing seasons and the discoveries around us as an ever-evolving curriculum.
Learning Through Relationships
A small community gives children the time and space to develop meaningful friendships, practice cooperation, and grow in confidence and independence.
The Hundred Languages
Children communicate their ideas in countless ways—through drawing, building, movement, storytelling, collecting, designing, experimenting, and exploring.
The rhythm of each morning remains flexible. Activities are invitations rather than requirements, allowing children to follow their interests and become deeply engaged in their play and investigations.
Why a Small Outdoor Program?
In a small setting, children have the time and space to form strong relationships, follow their curiosity, and develop confidence at their own pace.
A small group also allows teachers to truly know each child—to notice their interests, support their growing independence, and provide just the right amount of challenge.
We believe meaningful learning happens through connection, not through rushing from activity to activity.
Tuition & Enrollment
Nature Club is a monthly nature-based enrichment program designed to give children consistent time outdoors, meaningful relationships, and opportunities for hands-on exploration.
Children attend one or more days each week, with enrollment renewed monthly. Spaces are limited to six children per group to create a small, connected learning community.
Ages
3–5 years
Enrollment
6 children maximum per group
Tuition
$275/month
Tuition includes:
- One two-hour outdoor learning experience each week
- All art materials, natural materials, and project supplies
- Thoughtfully prepared invitations for exploration and discovery
- Seasonal investigations and nature-based experiences
- Hands-on tool and skill-building opportunities
- Small-group learning with an experienced early childhood educator
Safety Information
- Staff is First Aid Certified
- Employee Background Checks
- Carries Liability Insurance
This information is provided by the organization and has not been independently verified by Enrichment.kids.