At Forest Lake Nature School, we believe that children are intrinsically motivated to learn. Our goal is to promote learning across all developmental domains (physical, cognitive, social, emotional and spiritual) by providing a positive environment that encourages discovery and exploration of the natural world in every season. Our program is play-based and child-nestled. We believe that children learn best through direct experience – and children experience the world through play! Our child-nestled approach provides children with a sense of confidence, responsibility, and empowerment. We believe that by learning in and about the natural world, children will care for their environment and what happens to it. Spending time outdoors is critical to the physical, cognitive, and social development of children. We spend the majority of our school day outdoors in our forest classroom whenever possible.