🌿 Crystal’s Nature School Curriculum🌿

Creativity • Community • Scientific Exploration

We offer immersive, nature-based learning for all ages, rooted in curiosity, connection, and seasonal exploration.

 

 

🍃 Our Programs

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Outdoor Preschool | Ages 0–3

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A gentle, play-based introduction to nature for toddlers and caregivers. Grounded in rhythm, sensory exploration, and attachment-based learning.

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Homeschool Enrichment | Ages 4–20

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Multi-age cohorts engage in hands-on science, journaling, storytelling, and art. Students build academic skills while nurturing leadership and collaboration.

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Adult Nature Education | Ages 21+

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Join your child—or attend solo—for seasonal nature studies, mindfulness, journaling, and ecological literacy.

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📖 Core Pillars

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🎨 Creativity

Supports whole-brain development and emotional regulation through journaling, open-ended art, storytelling, and music.

🤝 Community

Multi-age groups build empathy and intergenerational connection. Everyone is a teacher. Everyone is a learner.

🔬 Scientific Exploration

Hands-on, seasonal lessons span biology, ecology, botany, geology, and more, fostering observation, curiosity, and environmental literacy.

 

🧭 Program Snapshot

Ages: Mixed-age, family-inclusive (0–3, 4–20, 21+)

Format: Weekly, 100% outdoor, nature-immersion sessions

Locations: Columbia, Marquette, Green Lake, Adams, Juneau, Sauk Counties (WI)

Curriculum: Place-based, inquiry-driven, and seasonal

Daily Rhythm: Welcome circle → exploration → group learning → nature journaling → optional picnic

Philosophy: Whole-child development through play, observation, and community

Roots: Inspired by Forest Schools, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf, and outdoor education models

Memberships: Flexible monthly plans 

What to Bring: Weather-ready clothes, a nature journal, water/snacks, and curiosity 🌈

( check out out Welcome booklet for specific items)

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🌱 What Sets Us Apart

Crystal’s Nature School is a true nature-based program, aligned with the standards of the Natural Start Alliance:

Nature is the central organizing theme

Educators are trained in both early childhood and environmental education

We cultivate ecological identity and emotional resilience

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✏️ Nature Journaling

Each week includes time for reflective journaling, sketching, collecting, and creative storytelling. This builds:

Observation & documentation skills

Mindfulness & emotional awareness

Critical thinking & creativity

A personal connection to nature

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💡 A New Definition of Readiness

We don’t prepare kids for tests—we prepare them for life. Readiness means:

Knowing yourself

Asking questions

Engaging with the world

Collaborating with others

Feeling confident & curious

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💌 Want to Learn More?

We’d love to meet your family and explore together!
📂 View Our Curriculum Folder
📬 Contact us to join a session or plan a visit.

“You are worthy. You are loved. You belong in nature.”

​      -Ms. Crystal