Woodland Discovery is happy to provide opportunities to play outside.
Whether you enroll in our nature programs, or a program offered by a partner, we can facilitate outdoor activities, (i.e. outdoor skills, science, habitat studies, or gardening) or traditional indoor activities outside, (i.e. yoga, music, art, or language).
If you are interested in providing classes as a partner, please contact us.
Nature Explores
Located at our location at Harris Lake or public parks (These are often offered through "Parks and Rec"), we offer "explores" on a one-time or weekly basis throughout the spring and fall. Each class offers emphasis on a theme for exploration, and discovery as well as environmental stewardship and leadership.
Preschool Forest School
Designed to supplement or replace a traditional Preschool Program, you may sign up for 1 to 5 days per week of Nature Preschool. This concept is based on the Forest Schools of Scandinavia and Europe and provide learning opportunities and physical activity beyond traditional preschool offerings.
Link to Preschool for more information
Explorers Club
Afternoons are set aside for outdoor exploration for homeschool students. Generally days are designated for children ages 5-8 and another day for students 8-11.
School Days Out
Recognizing that children in a formal school setting often do not have the flexibility to spend blocks of time outdoors, we often offer 1 day programs for days that correspond with days off in local school calendars. These explores are often theme-related to maximize the discoveries of the season.
Link to Current classes to see our current offerings
Summer Camps
Summer programs include week-long summer day camps for children from ages 4 to 14. Most of the activities take place in the shaded areas outdoors, with indoor space available for cooling off time. Several camp themes are offered concurrently to accommodate families with children of different ages and interests. Most camps are either morning or afternoon, but supervised lunch is available for a fee for those who need all day activities.
Some camps are designated as "Adventure Camps." They incorporate activities based on the book, "50 Dangerous Things you should Let your Child Do." But don't worry, it's 99.9% safe! In fact, children are generally safer when they've learned to observe and assess risks, and practiced the thought processes of common sense. These camps may include fort building, throwing spears, climbing, fire building, inventing, etc.
Link to see our full listing of Summer Camps
Available at Your Location
We can design an "explore" at your school or site with an emphasis of your choice for preschoolers, home school groups, or after school groups. Length, times, and costs are flexible to meet your needs.
Birthday Parties
We can plan and execute a Nature themed birthday party for your child. Prices start at $100 for up to 10 children for one hour of exploring and activities. Additional fees for take-aways, refreshments, etc. are negotiable.
Workshops
Our passion for outdoor learning enables us to share ideas with parents and educators on how children learn, and how to incorporate hands-on nature experiences into every day. We can also consult on "greening" up playground spaces.
From time to time, we sponsor workshops or classes that relate to creative, healthy and sustainable living.
Fieldtrips
A class visit to our wonderful location at Harris Lake is designed to support your curriculum studies in woodlands, wetlands, gardens, meadows, ponds, creeks, flora and tree identification, bugs, birds, etc.
Facilities
Do you have your own topic and facilitator and just need a place to meet? Our location is available to rent or lease on a one-time or regular basis. Of particular interest to Home Schoolers, we can coordinate classes offered by other instructors so that your child can attend several classes in succession in one location.
Questions? Call 704-439-7764 or contact woodlandsdiscovery@gmail.com.
Located at our location at Harris Lake or public parks (These are often offered through "Parks and Rec"), we offer "explores" on a one-time or weekly basis throughout the spring and fall. Each class offers emphasis on a theme for exploration, and discovery as well as environmental stewardship and leadership.
Preschool Forest School
Designed to supplement or replace a traditional Preschool Program, you may sign up for 1 to 5 days per week of Nature Preschool. This concept is based on the Forest Schools of Scandinavia and Europe and provide learning opportunities and physical activity beyond traditional preschool offerings.
Link to Preschool for more information
Explorers Club
Afternoons are set aside for outdoor exploration for homeschool students. Generally days are designated for children ages 5-8 and another day for students 8-11.
School Days Out
Recognizing that children in a formal school setting often do not have the flexibility to spend blocks of time outdoors, we often offer 1 day programs for days that correspond with days off in local school calendars. These explores are often theme-related to maximize the discoveries of the season.
Link to Current classes to see our current offerings
Summer Camps
Summer programs include week-long summer day camps for children from ages 4 to 14. Most of the activities take place in the shaded areas outdoors, with indoor space available for cooling off time. Several camp themes are offered concurrently to accommodate families with children of different ages and interests. Most camps are either morning or afternoon, but supervised lunch is available for a fee for those who need all day activities.
Some camps are designated as "Adventure Camps." They incorporate activities based on the book, "50 Dangerous Things you should Let your Child Do." But don't worry, it's 99.9% safe! In fact, children are generally safer when they've learned to observe and assess risks, and practiced the thought processes of common sense. These camps may include fort building, throwing spears, climbing, fire building, inventing, etc.
Link to see our full listing of Summer Camps
Available at Your Location
We can design an "explore" at your school or site with an emphasis of your choice for preschoolers, home school groups, or after school groups. Length, times, and costs are flexible to meet your needs.
Birthday Parties
We can plan and execute a Nature themed birthday party for your child. Prices start at $100 for up to 10 children for one hour of exploring and activities. Additional fees for take-aways, refreshments, etc. are negotiable.
Workshops
Our passion for outdoor learning enables us to share ideas with parents and educators on how children learn, and how to incorporate hands-on nature experiences into every day. We can also consult on "greening" up playground spaces.
From time to time, we sponsor workshops or classes that relate to creative, healthy and sustainable living.
Fieldtrips
A class visit to our wonderful location at Harris Lake is designed to support your curriculum studies in woodlands, wetlands, gardens, meadows, ponds, creeks, flora and tree identification, bugs, birds, etc.
Facilities
Do you have your own topic and facilitator and just need a place to meet? Our location is available to rent or lease on a one-time or regular basis. Of particular interest to Home Schoolers, we can coordinate classes offered by other instructors so that your child can attend several classes in succession in one location.
Questions? Call 704-439-7764 or contact woodlandsdiscovery@gmail.com.
