General 4 — Longleaf Forest School

Our Forest School is

Play-based and Place-based

with a child-directed, emergent curriculum

Forest School Application

Child's Full Name

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First Name

Last Name

Child's Date of Birth

Parent'Guardian Full Name(s)

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First Name

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Mailing Address

Phone Number(s)

Describe your child's experience and comfort level with being outdoors:

Tell us a bit about your child. How do they shine? Where do they need extra support?

Does your child have any allergies or medical conditions? Please describe:

What days would you like to apply for? We are still figuring our which days we will offer programming to 6+ and your interest can help guide this.

This is a year-long program.

Mondays

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Interested in a longer day 9am-3pm, if added

Please indicate if you are interested in starting ASAP if there is space, next fall at the beginning of the school year, or another date.

Any questions we can help with?

Optional: Tell us about your family (identity, ethnicity, languages spoken, family structure, etc).

We value and honor diversity and strive to make all families feel welcome in our programs.

How did you hear about us? Feel free to share ideas on how can we can help build community with homeschooling families in the area.

What is an emergent curriculum?

Rooted in the work of early childhood theorists like Dewey, Piaget, and Vygotsky, emergent curriculum is a process where teachers plan activities and projects in response to a specific group of children they are working with, taking into account their skills, needs, and interests. It can be practiced at any grade level.

rainboot+in+creekbed.jpg — A Day at our Forest School

We begin our time together with movement and free play. Around 9:45am we pause for a snack, and then enter our longer period of unstructured play and choice time. Teachers set out learning invitations, facilitate an optional activity, and move around helping children navigate the opportunities. During this window, choice is the name of the game: engage with what teachers have provided or play freely as children feel pulled. Most days this older group will split off from the littles to engage in different opportunities around 11:00am. This part of our day lets us hone skills related to nature journaling, fire building, team challenges, and ethnobotany, among others. Our days include: instructor-guided activity, unstructured free play, group games, ‘sit-spots’, creative opportunities and mindfulness practice, as well as all the science, mathematics and literacy that gets integrated into these activities.

boy+holding+salamander.jpg — Enrollment Details
To be eligible, children should be at least 7 by September 1st.
Current schedule is 9am-1pm, 1-3pm might be an option for 2025-26. Please indicate interest for this on application.
1 or 2 Day enrollment options on Tuesdays and Thursdays
30 Days notice required to unenroll
Program Fees 2025-26
Program fees are split into 10 equal monthly payments beginning August 15th, with the final payment due May 15th.
1 morning: $1,500 for year ($150 due per month 8/15-5/15)
2 mornings: $2,750 for year ($275 due per month 8/15-5/15)
Drop-in: $40 per school day, if space available

Our Forest School is

What is an emergent curriculum?

A Day at our Forest School

Enrollment Details

Program Fees 2025-26

Longleaf Forest School