Why Denver Nature School?

Denver Nature School connects children to their community and prepares them holistically for their futures in a more traditional way. Human beings for millions of years spent their days learning from grandparents, parents and other wise community members. Humans were primarily outdoors in nature, and only recently have become switched to spending days inside staring at screens. All over the world for millennium, humans have spent time in nature; in vision quests, meditations, hunting, relocating, forging food, gathering around a fire, sharing stories, music and songs with community.

Your child's future academic successes has more to do with early engagement in social connections, emotional, fine motor, and gross motor development than in memorizing state capitals. 

Immersion in nature studies helps develop respect and love for our environment. 

Observing the tiny insect, the soaring bird, the crawling worm, noticing the changes in trees throughout the seasons, the tracks of animals, all fosters admiration and wonder at the world.

You'll find programs taught by wise adults in many subjects including :

hiking groups

                                                                                                       meditation

ASL

journaling

gardening 

art

indigenous studies

storytelling

cooking

bugs

yoga

candle making 

quail and rabbit care 

drum circle

astronomy 

trees

Are organized sports enough?

There are many benefits of playing sports such as physical exercise and working as a team. More children participate in organized sports than ever before, however depression, anxiety, ADHD, and obesity rates are higher than ever before. Time to explore in nature has a different value and meets a different need in child development. Research indicates children who spend more time outdoors in nature have less depression, anxiety, ADHD, and obesity.