School Year PRogram
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Find updated information about the coming school year, below.
Our 2025-26 school year forest program will be held in Summit Park, from Aug 25, 2025- June 5, 2026. Our program is available for children 3 – 6 years old, who are potty-independent and comfortable being outdoors. Our program runs from 8:15-11:50, Monday-Friday, with an option to add extended care until 3:30pm, Monday-Thursday (no extended care on Fridays). Schedule options include: 2, 3, 4, or 5 days a week.
The indoor preschool classroom will be in Summit Park, 4 miles from the trailhead. The children on our extended care program, will be shuttled from the trailhead to the indoor preschool. We follow all safety guidelines when driving with the children, and have 5 point harness carseats.
We are are emergent program, which means that we base our projects and lessons on the arising interests of the children, as well as the changes in the seasons and in nature. In addition to our daily circle time, which consists of: good morning songs, calendar, weather, and story time, we will also be bringing in art, music, and prompts based on their current interests. This is in addition to the free play that is scheduled every day. Free play is a very important time for children to learn how to take healthy risks, explore, socialize and use their imaginations. We believe this is the most important part of their day.
"Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn." -Fred Donaldson
Tentative Daily Schedule for 2025-26 School Year
Hours
Half-day: A.M. (M-F): 8:15-11:50 am
Drop off: 8:15-8:45 am
Pick up: 11:50-12:00 pm
Extended care (M-Th): 8:15-3:30
Pick up: 3:30-3:45 pm
*Extended care children will be shuttled back to an indoor preschool classroom, at Jess’ house in Summit Park (4 mins from the trailhead). No extended care offered on Fridays.
Schedule
Morning Schedule
8:15-8:45: Drop off at Summit Park Trailhead
8:45-9:20: Free play
9:20-9:35 Circle Time
9:35-9:55: Snack
9:55-11:15: Free play/ activities
11:15-11:45: Lunch
11:50-12:00: Morning Pick up at Summit Park Trailhead
Extended Care Schedule
12:05-12:10: Shuttle the extended care children from trailhead to indoor preschool (Jess’ house in Summit Park, 4 mins from trailhead)
12:30-1:30: Rest time (those who nap can keep sleeping)
1:30-1:50: Afternoon snack
1:50-2:50: Crafts/ projects
2:50-3:30: Free play
3:30-3:45: Extended care pick up at Indoor Preschool (Jess’ house in Summit Park, 4 mins from trailhead)
Important dates for 2025-26 School Year (Red=No School)
*We follow the Park City School District calendar for holiday breaks*
Please enter these dates into your calendar.
Aug 25: First Day of School
Sept 1: No School (Labor Day)
Sept 30 and Oct 7: Fall Parent Teacher Conference
Oct 16-17: No School (Fall Break)
Nov 24-28: No School (Holiday Break)
Dec 22- Jan 2: No School (Holiday Break)
Jan 19: No School (MLK Day)
Feb 16-20: No School (February Break)
Mar 31 and Apr 7: Spring Parent Teacher Conference
Apr 13-17: No School (Spring Break)
May 25: No School (Memorial Day)
June 5: Last day of school.
Rates:
Monthly fees for the 2025-26 school year is figured annually and split into 10 equal payments, which are due on the first of every month (Aug-May). Below is the monthly fee breakdown.
Half day (morning only)
2 days/ week 8:15 am – 11:50 am 375.00/ monthly
3 days/ week 8:15 am - 11:50 am 545.00/ monthly
5 days/week 8:15 am - 11:50 am 850.00/ monthly
Extended Care
2 days/ week 8:15 am – 3:30 pm 585.00/ monthly
3 days/ week 8:15 am – 3:30 pm 900.00/ monthly
4 days/ week 8:15 am – 3:30 pm 1030.00/ monthly
A 225.00 non-refundable registration fee is due with registration form, which can be paid via the “add to cart” link below the registration form.
We are a full school year program and are asking that parents only enroll their child if they are committed to keeping them in for the school year. If a circumstance arises and it is necessary for a child to be pulled from the program, a 90 day notice is required with monthly fee being paid for the full month, regardless of whether or not the child attends.
2025-26 school Year
2025-26 school Year registration form
Payment for Registration Fee
learn and explore in Nature
“Time in nature is not leisure time; it’s an essentail investment in our children’s health (and also, by the way, in our own).”