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Fall 2024, Program Details
Mixed age pre-k through 2nd grade
Join us for 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days a week! These classes are mixed-aged and are open to children entering PreK-2nd grade in September 2024.
Our classes for older kids offer exploratory, independent nature education with an emphasis on social-emotional development that our other classes offer, but with a little extra.
Since these classes serve older children, we are able to take the fundamentals of our place-based, inquiry-centered nature learning to deeper levels with activities such as: map-reading and making, bird watching and identifying, learning about conservation, nature journaling, and the native people who originally stewarded the land we know as Prospect Park.
Our classes are child-directed and are led by our teachers with gentle guidance, warmth, and humor as the group navigates and explores Prospect Park together.
Our goal is to prepare for and embrace all types of weather. We will work and play in the sun, rain, and snow. On days of extreme weather (high wind gusts, thunderstorms, or intense cold) classes are canceled and a makeup class is scheduled for a later date. Weather-related makeup days are built into our calendar throughout the year to accommodate children as needed.
Details
Classes meet 5 days a week, Monday through Friday. Families may choose for their child to attend any combination of days — 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days a week.
Who:
Mixed age for children entering pre-k through 2nd grade, September 2024
When:
September 9th, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Classes meet Monday through Friday for 18 weeks. Families may choose to attend 1-5 days per week, depending on availability.
For more important information regarding our classes & important dates please visit our:
Time: 9am-2pm
Where: Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
Drop off is closest to the third street & Prospect Park West entrance of the park.
Enter the park at the 3rd street entrance (as if you are headed to the 3rd street playground). When the path forks around the playground keep to the path on the left. Cross the bike loop and walk down the short stone path & you’ll find us at the edge of the longmeadow.
Cost:
The prices listed below are for one child and include all materials and fees. Families must provide a peanut and tree nut free snack & lunch for their child.
1 day a week - $2,850
2 days a week - $5,510
3 days a week - $7,980
4 days a week - $10,260
5 days a week - $12,350
Please see Discounts & Payment Policies below for more information.
Our tuition ensures fair pay for our teachers and covers the cost of our supplies, materials, and administrative fees as well as land reparations based on recommendations from The Lenape Center. It also allows us to offer financial aid & sliding scale pricing for families that need it. If our program is cost-prohibitive, please reach out to us at enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com
Tuition, Discounts, Transfers, Payment Policies, and Other Important Information for Families:
Please look over your selections carefully before submitting your enrollment form. Once payment is submitted, all selections are final.
There is a $100 registration fee per family
Tuition is non-refundable and due in full when registering your child for classes. Families are responsible for checking to ensure schedule requested is correct prior to submitting payment. Once payment is submitted, all selections are final.
Families are responsible for the full balance due, regardless of the days their child actually attends.
No refunds, credits, or makeups will be given for classes missed, including those due to travel, illness, or schedule conflicts. Only in the case of Brooklyn Nature Days canceling classes due to severe weather or other unforeseeable events will makeup classes be offered.
Transfers: Families who purchased days or add-on’s they can no longer use may transfer those days or add on’s to another interested family. Families are solely responsible for finding another family to take their child's place, and are solely responsible for negotiating payment details and conditions with each other.
Brooklyn Nature Days is not responsible for any communication, agreements, or payments between families. Families, however, must ensure the new child is eligible for the program selected in regards to age. In order to keep to proper class ratios, changes to days and times of attendance will not be honored. (ie. If you signed up for 5 days (M-F, 9am-3pm) but circumstances have changed and now you only need 3 of those days (M W F, 9am-3pm) you can transfer Tues/Thurs, 9am-3pm to another family and no other combination of days/times.)
Once an agreement between families has been finalized, Brooklyn Nature Days must be provided with the names and contact information of the new family within 5 business days prior to the start of their classes.
Schedule Change Fee: Please look over your selections carefully before submitting your enrollment form. Once registration and payment are submitted, all selections are final. Any changes to scheduling are subject to availability and will incur a $85 schedule change fee.
Updated Health Form and Immunizations are required for each child attending. All updated health forms must be submitted to Brooklyn Nature Days at least 5 business days before your child’s first scheduled class with us.
Late fees: A late payment fee in the amount of $25 will be applied to payments made 3 business days past due and a late payment fee in the amount of $50 will be applied to payments made 5 business days past due. Payment must be submitted by due date to secure your child’s spot in our classes.
Please be sure you have read the information on this page in its entirety before emailing us with a question. Many popular questions can be answered by visiting our our FAQ page. We appreciate your cooperation as we are operating with a super tiny staff and our inboxes are filled to the brim <3
Enrollment is now open!
