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WILDERNESS
WHIMSY

Join us at Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley, WA!
All-outdoor preschool for kids ages 3-6.

WILDERNESS WHIMSY

All-Outdoor Forest Preschool

for Ages 3-6

  • Mon, Tues 9am-11:30am

  • Runs from Sept 2023 through May 2024

  • Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley

  • Up to 12 children and 3 Mentors

  • Total Annual Tuition (paid at registration or monthly): $2970 ($330 monthly)

“Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives.” ~Thomas Berry

If you

  • Thrive in an environment of movement and interaction

  • Regard nature as our greatest teacher

  • Value stewardship and community involvement 

  • Appreciate the unique gifts each child can contribute

  • Hope to build meaningful connections with peers

Join us at Wilderness Whimsy!

Our all-outdoor Forest Programs are perfect for children who thrive in settings where they can keep their bodies active and experience the fresh air as it moves through the trees.

 

For preschoolers, morning meetings take place in a stump circle, number and social skills are both honed as children gather sticks and pinecones to build a home for a fuzzy caterpillar friend, and literary concepts develop on our Story Walks through the Arboretum.

Forest Programs Anchor

Check out our other programs below:

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Farm Programs

Indoor/outdoor homeschool enrichment programs

for ages 5-12 

Weds, Thurs, Fri 12:30-4:30pm in Maple Valley, WA

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Nature-Based

Academic Programs

Homeschool academic enrichment programs

for ages 5-14 

Daily options 1-4pm in Enumclaw, WA

Forest Programs

Fall and Spring all-outdoor homeschool programs

for ages 5-12 

Mon & Tues 12:30-4:30pm in Maple Valley, WA

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Not sure what will fit your schedule?
Explore classes by time and day below:

Monday
 

9:00-11:30am (3-6yo)

@LWA

Wilderness Whimsy

(Fall and Spring)

12:00-1:00pm (3-12yo)

@B&T

NoonTides farm to table lunch program

12:30-4:30p*

@LC/LWA

(5-12yo)

 

Friends of

the Forest*

1:00-4:00pm

@B&T

(5-14yo)

Academic

(Student Gov't)

Tuesday
 

9:00-11:30am (3-6yo)

@LWA

Wilderness Whimsy

(Fall and Spring)

12:00-1:00pm (3-12yo)

@B&T

NoonTides farm to table lunch program

12:30-4:30p*

@LC/LWA

(5-12yo)

 

Friends of

the Forest*

1:00-4:00pm

@B&T

(5-14yo)

Academic

(World Culture)

Wednesday
 

12:00-1:00pm (3-12yo)

@B&T

NoonTides farm to table lunch program

1:00-4:00pm

@B&T

(5-14yo)

Academic

(Drama/Literature)

Thursday
 

12:00-1:00pm (3-12yo)

@B&T

NoonTides farm to table lunch program

1:00-4:00pm

@B&T

(5-14yo)

Academic

(STEM)

Friday
 

12:00-1:00pm (3-12yo)

@B&T

NoonTides farm to table lunch program

1:00-4:00pm

@B&T

(3-12yo)

Farmers in Training

*Friends of the Forest is a Fall/Spring program at Lions Camp, which moves to Lake Wilderness Arboretum in the winter as Wilderness Winter Drop-In Program.

Still not sure which program is right for you?

Let us know and we'll be happy to help!

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