Chickadee Classes
Field School for Ages 2-8
Days
Each season (Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring) we hold a 6-9 week session
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Winter 2026 Session Dates: Wednesdays, January 28 - March 4; 10:00 - 11:00 am.
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Tuition (for 6 week Winter session)
$90 for 6 sessions. A 20% discount is applied for siblings.
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Pro-rate class options available.​
Drop-in session rate: $18​
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Free trial classes available.
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Curriculum
This Winter, we focus on persistence -- the ability to stick with something, meet challenges and push ahead in order to either reach our goals, learn, and grow. Each lesson is inspired by a different, persistent animal superhero.
The series lessons follow a steady progression and are organized into three units:
- Survivors and Thrivers unit (lessons 1-2), we introduce
creatures with amazing abilities to survive the winter and discover that we, too have tools to help us thrive and play outdoors all 4 seasons.
- Hard Workers unit (lessons 3-4), we get inspiration from creatures who help us focus on effort and repetition.
- Clever Creators Unit (lessons 5-6), we play like creatures who build and create.
What is Class Day Like?​
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Nature is our classroom! Every lesson connects us to the natural world where creatures are our teachers, and mud and sticks our tools.
Class rhythm:
- Welcome and transition
- Opening Circle
- Guided Play
- Closing Circle
In each class, explorers will be offered a variety of invitations to play, and they are invited to play however suits them best! Research shows that we can support our children's development best when we let them lead the way in play, and in being outdoors! Through these mixed aged outdoors classes children will find much inspiration to play, imagine and wonder, and we see this inspiration going home with children each week to further inspire creative play at home!
These classes are designed to have a parent or guardian accompany the enrolled child/children. During class not only do our children get to learn, but as adults we are also always learning alongside them! As the accompanying Guide you'll learn ways to support your child's development during these oh so important early years, and how you can easily and simply support learning beyond our class time. We have moms, dads, grandparents, nannies, family and friends who have filled this "Guide" role in our classes and it is part of what builds connection and community that reaches beyond our class time together!