Let's Explore!
Nature is the perfect classroom. Discovery Wilderness School offers a Nature Connection Program for students ages 2-18. Our curriculum focuses on discovery-based learning using the natural world as a catalyst for growth and development. As children spend time outdoors, they grow in understanding and connection to the earth, developing a sense of pride and protection for it.
Courses for the 2023-2024 School Year will again take place at Little Pine Island Camp in Comstock Park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from September to June.


Sprouts
(ages 0-4)
PARENT/CHILD CONNECTION
Classes will encourage students to connect within themselves and to the earth, their peers and their parent. Students will have time for exploration, social interaction, and creative/imaginative play with a themed nature study each week. Come explore with us!

Saplings Nature Preschool
(ages 3-4)
Nature hikes, story time, mud kitchen, and obstacle course - our time together is full of exciting adventures in the Saplings Nature Preschool Class! Emphasizing imaginative free play, curiosity, and social awareness, we enjoy student-led learning in our beautiful outdoor classroom space.

Redbuds
(ages 5-6)
As students hike uneven terrain, climb, and balance on stones, they develop gross motor skills. Imaginations blossom through forest play, and nature connection games expand our senses. Students create useful objects from natural materials, and work together to solve real-world problems.
Student ages are based on their age as of September 1, 2022.

Nature Mentorship (ages 13-18)
Is your teen looking for some adventure? Rock climbing, kayaking, snowboarding, zip lining, archery. Wilderness survival skills- shelter-building, fishing, wood carving, fire-building, animal tracking, identifying wild edibles. Leadership- guiding younger students to connect with the natural world.