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Cove Country School includes care and stewardship of farm animals, nature exploration, and hands-on learning experiences. Children take part in activities such as hikes, art projects, games, science, snack preparation, serving and clean up, story time, show and tell, singing songs, reading stories, large and small muscle play, dance, music, and rhythm exercises. Classes are limited to 8 students, and the day begins outdoors with the animals and usually a hike, with children given the freedom to explore and try different learning activities, including movement through dance, music, rhythm exercises and other movement experiences.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Schedule: Classes are offered in the morning and afternoon; enrollment begins in January of each year for fall classes of that year.
Cove Country School is a licensed nature-based preschool program for children ages 3–5 years. The program’s mission is to develop each child’s intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth through the care and stewardship of farm animals, nature exploration and hands-on learning experiences. Cove Country School Director, Tracy Habisch-Ahlin, M.A., has owned and operated Cove Country School for over 15 years. Before opening the school, she worked as a parenting curriculum researcher and writer for the University of Minnesota Extension Service and as a Children’s Advocate for abuse victims for 10 years, and her master’s program focused on child development, curriculum writing and resiliency in childhood.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Schedule: Classes are offered in the morning and afternoon; enrollment begins in January of each year for fall classes of that year.
Cove Country School is a licensed nature-based preschool program for children ages 3–5 years. The program’s mission is to develop each child’s intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth through the care and stewardship of farm animals, nature exploration and hands-on learning experiences. Cove Country School Director, Tracy Habisch-Ahlin, M.A., has owned and operated Cove Country School for over 15 years. Before opening the school, she worked as a parenting curriculum researcher and writer for the University of Minnesota Extension Service and as a Children’s Advocate for abuse victims for 10 years, and her master’s program focused on child development, curriculum writing and resiliency in childhood.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
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