Spring 2027: 3K-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 3K-2nd grade as of September 2026.

Our classes offer kids exploratory, independent nature education with the emphasis on social-emotional development that our standard morning classes offer, but with a little extra.

Since these classes serve slightly 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.

Spring Semester Class Details:

Who:

Mixed age for children entering 3K-2nd grade as of September 2026. (Kiddos should be 3.5 years old—or close to 3.5—, have strong walking/hiking skills, be able to stay with the group and within the play boundaries, and have the physical and emotional endurance for a 5-hour outdoor day).

‼️ Please note that the NYC Department of Education requires all children ages 1st grade and up to either attend school (whether it’s public, private, or charter) OR to register with the DOE as homeschooled. If your child will be joining us for class and they are in 1st grade or higher, you will need to register them as homeschooled and we are happy to provide documentation that they are attending class with us.

When:

Monday, Monday, February 2nd 2027 - Friday June 4th 2027 (with one make-up week scheduled for the week of 6/7/27).

Classes meet Monday through Friday. Families may choose to attend 1-5 days per week, (depending on availability). Please take careful note of our calendar. We do not offer make-ups for holidays or any other absences—only for classes we cancel due to unsafe weather conditions.

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Time:

Our standard day goes from 9am-2pm

Where:

Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

Our classes, and Prospect Park itself, is on the land of the Munsee Lenape people. The proper name of New York City is the Munsee word, Lenapehoking, which means “Land of the Lenape.”

Learn more here.

Class location within 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. Families must provide a peanut and tree nut free snack & lunch for their child.

1 day a week - $3,498
2 days a week - $6,827
3 days a week - $9,988
4 days a week - $11,160
5 days a week - $15,809
*please note that for consistency for your kiddo & the group as a whole, we recommend at least 2 days a week for your kiddo’s schedule. If you enroll for only 1 day a week, please ensure that is the right fit for your kiddo and reach out to us if you have any questions about this! 💚

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 the substantial costs associated with running NYC’s only fully permitted all-outdoor program. Tuition costs also cover land reparations based on recommendations from The Lenape Center, as well as donations to the Prospect Park Alliance each year. It also allows us to offer financial aid & sliding scale pricing for families that need it. For more financial aid information, please see below (and check out our financial aid page *for even more information)!***

Further financial aid information:

We have awarded a robust amount of financial aid for the 2026-27 school year and will evaluate the need of your family with what we are able to offer. Please read more below, and we look forward to serving your family at Brooklyn Nature Days!

If our program is cost-prohibitive to your family, please reach out to us at enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com. In order to secure your spot, please contact us at least 7 days before enrollment opens. Aid is awarded on a basis of financial need as well as our ability to meet that need; once we reach the capacity of aid we’re able to offer for a particular semester, we will update our financial aid page to reflect that capacity.

Additionally, please note that you will need to reach out to us to make a financial aid plan before enrolling via Sawyer. We’re here to help—please reach out!

In terms of financial aid, we will always do our best to work with families to come up with a tuition plan that is comfortable for you. Please note that as a small, teacher-run program, we are not able to guarantee we can match the amount of financial aid you hope to be awarded. However, we will always be open and communicative about what we can offer and we strive to be accessible at all times while also ensuring we can pay our teachers a living wage and offer the exceptional care and teaching we pride ourselves on. Thank you from the bottoms of our lil empathy worker hearts! 🌈

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.
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.
There is a $125 registration fee per family
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-ons they can no longer use may transfer those days or add ons 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-2pm) but circumstances have changed and now you only need 3 of those days (M W F, 9am-2pm) you can transfer Tues/Thurs, 9am-2pm to another family and no other combination of days/times.)
Once an agreement between families has been finalized and payment has been arranged/paid, 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. Once you have received payment, please email us at enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com and CC the family you are transferring the spot to and we will process the transfer from that point.
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 $95 schedule change fee.
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.
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. There are no exceptions for immunizations except for medical exemptions and a letter from your child’s pediatrician outlining their need for medical exemption must be provided at least 2 weeks before the start of class.

Have more questions before you enroll? Many questions can be answered after checking out our current class guide. If you don’t find the answer you are looking for there please check out our FAQ or reach out to us via email at: enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com