Washington Outdoor School

Washington Outdoor School offers a class for newborns to age 3 with a caregiver, with outdoor experiences and family community. It also offers a multi-age class for children ages 3 to 8 who are ready to be on their own for an extended amount of time and can manage toileting and dressing with little help. The program runs year-round, and children experience the natural world in all types of weather.

Programs

• 0-3 w/Caregiver — newborns to 3 · Upper County: Tuesdays 9:45am-11:15am · Child with caregiver class; outdoor experiences and family community; ends at the Roslyn Library in time for Storytime and Craft program.
• Pre-K-2nd (Two Days/Week) — 3-8 years · Upper County: Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:30am-12:30pm · Multi-age class for children who are ready to be on their own for an extended amount of time and can manage toileting and dressing with little help.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–8 years old
• General schedule: Year-round; children experience the natural world in all types of weather.

About the provider

Washington Outdoor School is led by Director Sibyl Maer-Fillo. The program says it is celebrating over 10 years of nature based education in Kittitas County. Its mission is to cultivate a child's sense of wonder and foster a sense of stewardship through immersion in the natural world, and it relies on community partnerships and donors to support its programs.

Rolling enrollment as space allows. School year commitment. Minimum enrollment required for classes to begin. Tuition is non-refundable. Deposits are non-refundable unless class is canceled by WOS.

What families say

“Listening, standing witness, creates an openness to the world in which the boundaries between us can dissolve in a raindrop.” — Robin Wall Kimmerer

“This property is a outdoor paradise! Tillman creek meanders through part of it. Under a grove of Cedar trees, there is a lovely place to access the creek year round where it is only a couple inches deep. In another area of the property, where the creek loops back, there is a single file walking bridge that leads up to the Cascade to Palouse Trail.” — Teacher Ruth

“I love the terrain in the Roslyn Urban Forest and the challenges it creates for kids learning to navigate the outdoors. They get to use their bodies to climb up and down steep grades. I love watching them develop confidence in themselves and become more comfortable in nature.” — Teacher Shannon

Last updated September 12, 2026.