Join us for afterschool classes in the park!
📌 Enrollment is now open!
Enroll in BOTH the Tuesday and Thursday after school classes and save $50!***
Use code: twiceasnice!
(***Coupon code only valid for Spring 2025 after school classes)
Our after school classes allow children the freedom to actively learn while regularly immersing themselves with nature in the heart of Brooklyn. Using the seasons, plants, and animals as inspiration, and provided with simple tools and found and recycled materials, children are invited to lead the way: hiking, climbing, creating, singing, digging, painting, playing, and working together while connecting with nature. In the true spirit of forest school, we embrace the weather and meet in the sun, rain, and snow.
The benefits of time spent in nature for children's health, creativity, confidence, and cognitive, social, and emotional growth are innumerable. We offer a small group size and a ratio of one teacher to every four to five children, allowing us to move through the park with ease and ensuring all the children are safe and heard as we explore.
Please note this is a park drop-off class only. We are not offering a school pick-up option at this time but will revisit this option based on enrollment, demand, and logistics on our end.
If you would like us to consider bringing our program to your child's school in the future, please contact us at enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com
Details
Where we meet? Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Drop off & pickup is in Prospect Park at the 15th street entrance of the park
Who makes up our classes? We are offering 2 drop off programs for Fall 2024
Our after school classes are open to kiddos in grades Pre-K-2nd grade!
(If you have an older kiddo and are interested in after school class, please let us know by writing to enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com)
What will they be learning?
The focus of the Tuesday group this spring will be bird identification and spring migration. Kiddos will observe, study, and identify birds and together our class will create a birding guide that the students will curate and design themselves! Please note that our educational philosophy is inquiry-based & child-led, which means we will offer play invitations & materials that encourage / inspire this learning, but the focus of the class will ultimately go where the kiddos lead us. Teachers will support students’ discoveries & scaffold their learning as the kiddos lead the way.
The focus of the Thursday group will be “Make me a Map!” Kiddos can study park maps, chart their routes through the park, and learn how to use a compass for outdoor orienteering! We will use the book (among many other books!) “The Boy Who Loved Maps” by Kari Allen as our guide throughout the semester. Please note that our educational philosophy is inquiry-based & child-led, which means we will offer play invitations & materials that encourage / inspire this learning, but the focus of the class will ultimately go where the kiddos lead us. Teachers will support students’ discoveries & scaffold their learning as the kiddos lead the way.
When do we meet? Each group meets once a week from 3:15pm-5:30pm for 12 weeks. Details below:
Tuesday class: Meets Tuesdays weekly, 3:15pm-5:30pm for the following 12 weeks.
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1, 8, 22, 29
↪ No class 4/15 for spring break
May 6, 13, 20, 27
Thursday class: Meets Thursdays weekly, 3:15pm-5:30pm for the following 12 weeks.
March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 3, 10, 24
↪ No class 4/17 for spring break
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Cost: Each class meets once a week for 12 weeks as outlined above. Prices below
$875 for the semester
Use discount code “twiceasnice!” to save $50 on enrollment if you enroll in both the Tuesday AND the Thursday after school classes
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 to your family, please reach out to us at enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com.
Please see Discounts & Payment Policies below for more information.
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.
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 a semester they can no longer use may transfer that enrollment 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 (for payment plans only) 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.
Incelement weather: If we need to cancel class for weather that is unsafe, we will offer either a refund or a make-up day for the missed class. No make-ups or refunds are available for classes missed due to illness, travel, or schedule conflicts.
Enrollment is now open!
