About
The Garden School of Marietta offers Joyful Beginnings, Forest Kindergarten, and a Grades Program. Joyful Beginnings is a toddler, half-day, drop-off program with time outdoors in the forest environment and weekly visits to the farm. Forest Kindergarten is a mixed-age, play-based program with weekly creek and farm visits. The Grades Program includes core academic coursework and specialty classes in Farming, Foreign Language (Mandarin), Handwork, Environmental Education, and Music.
Programs
- Joyful Beginnings — 2-3 · 8:45am - 12:30pm; 5 day, 3 day (M-W), and 2 day (Th-F) options · $5,635–$10,160 · Toddler program; half-day, drop-off; children spend roughly half their time outdoors in the forest environment and enjoy weekly visits to the farm.
- Forest Kindergarten — 4-6 · Half-day 8:30am - 12:30pm and full-day 8:30am - 3:10pm; 4 (M-Th) or 5 (M-Fr) days per week · $9,935–$14,520 · Mixed-age, play-based program; students spend at least 2.5 hours a day outside in summer and winter, and most of the day outside in spring and autumn; weekly creek and farm visits.
- Grades Program — 1-7 · Grades 1-5: 8:35am to 3:20pm; Middle School: 8:20am - 3:30pm; Thursday dismissal varies · $16,380–$16,580 · Core academic coursework plus specialty classes including Farming, Foreign Language (Mandarin), Handwork, Environmental Education, and Music.
At a glance
- Ages: 2–12 years old
- Price range: $5,635–$16,580
About the provider
The school uses outdoor classrooms and locations across a 14-acre campus of wetlands, farm, and garden. School days are held in outdoor classrooms and locations across the campus, and students engage with the forest year-round, rain or shine.
Nature-based education; Waldorf-inspired forest school; school days are held in outdoor classrooms and locations across the campus; rain or shine, students engage with the forest year-round.
Last updated November 14, 2026.
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