Sample Daily Rhythm *
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8:30 - 9:00 am rolling drop off
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Free play I (child lead)
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Welcome Circle (teacher lead)
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Snack
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Free play II (child lead)
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Special activity (teacher lead)**
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12:10 - 12:30 Lunch
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Settle in for rest time/rest/quiet time
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Large group games (teacher or student lead)
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Closing Circle (teacher lead)
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Clean up, walk to pick up area
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2:45 - 3:00 Dismissal and pick up
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*Except for drop-off, lunch, and pick-up, the rhythm is fluid, and times are not set in stone (no pun intended). Teachers will adjust the starting and ending times of activities depending on the children's interest and engagement.
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**Examples of a special activity might include science experiments, painting, special tool use, art, language, music, yoga, etc. Special activities may differ each day or continue throughout the week as needed or as deemed necessary by Nurtured by Nature Staff.
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DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP
Drop off and pick up will be at a designated spot in each natural area. Parents will be notified if drop off/pick up has been changed to the indoor location. Drop off is a rolling drop-off from 8:30 am – 9:00 am. Please do your very best to arrive during this window. As a forest school, we may be hiking further into the woods and will be leaving the designated drop-off area precisely at 9 am.
The pick-up window is from 2:45 - 3:00 pm.
If your child is arriving late or leaving early, we ask that you come during lunchtime from 12:10 to 12:45. Due to our nomadic immersion into natural areas, it is difficult to accommodate late arrivals or departures, and this significantly impacts our routine and rhythm.