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All Friends Nature School offers nature-based programs that include Forest Kindergarten, Homeschool Enrichment, Summer Camp, and Nature Explorers. Children take part in outdoor activities and outdoor learning such as forest school experiences like Snail Forest, exploring different locations including the woods and beach, and group times like circle time and lunch. The program also includes special events and traditions such as fairy balls and solstice ceremonies.
• Ages: 3–8 years old
All Friends Nature School is an outdoor recreation program that uses natural areas for children to explore and grow. Established in 2007, it has provided children and families with nature classes and experiences that support forming nature connections and building community. The program is led by Susan, who is also referred to as Ms Susan or Miss Susan.
The mission of All Friends Nature School is to foster the development of the whole child – physical, cognitive, emotional and social – through use of a play, place, experiential and emergent curriculum. The program is based on the view that children learn best through whole body sensory experiences and hands-on experiential play-based learning, and that a natural environment offers a setting where a child may grow and develop freely with enthusiasm, confidence and excitement. It focuses on fostering the development of self-regulation, self-direction, and self-reflection, and states that it provides children with the educational foundation that will support them for the rest of their lives.
All Friends Nature School states that it values the relationship between parents, teachers, and the community and works to build these relationships during this important developmental time. Families in testimonials describe experiences such as children exploring the woods and beach with a set routine including circle time and lunch, memories of forest school traditions like Snail Forest, fairy balls, and solstice ceremonies, and children coming home covered in the day’s adventures. Multiple parents mention Susan and the teachers by name and describe their time at All Friends Nature School as special and meaningful for their children and families.
Last updated April 9, 2026.
• Ages: 3–8 years old
All Friends Nature School is an outdoor recreation program that uses natural areas for children to explore and grow. Established in 2007, it has provided children and families with nature classes and experiences that support forming nature connections and building community. The program is led by Susan, who is also referred to as Ms Susan or Miss Susan.
The mission of All Friends Nature School is to foster the development of the whole child – physical, cognitive, emotional and social – through use of a play, place, experiential and emergent curriculum. The program is based on the view that children learn best through whole body sensory experiences and hands-on experiential play-based learning, and that a natural environment offers a setting where a child may grow and develop freely with enthusiasm, confidence and excitement. It focuses on fostering the development of self-regulation, self-direction, and self-reflection, and states that it provides children with the educational foundation that will support them for the rest of their lives.
All Friends Nature School states that it values the relationship between parents, teachers, and the community and works to build these relationships during this important developmental time. Families in testimonials describe experiences such as children exploring the woods and beach with a set routine including circle time and lunch, memories of forest school traditions like Snail Forest, fairy balls, and solstice ceremonies, and children coming home covered in the day’s adventures. Multiple parents mention Susan and the teachers by name and describe their time at All Friends Nature School as special and meaningful for their children and families.
Last updated April 9, 2026.
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