Wise Forest Preschool is a child-centered outdoor preschool program with classes and camps held in a beautiful wooded area of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Our play-based curriculum is designed for children ages 2.5 to 5 and is modeled after European forest kindergartens. Activities include valuable free play time, hiking, hands-on ecology lessons, fort building, creative arts, and circle time. Our ratios are 4 students per teacher. We carefully observe each student’s natural strengths and interests and we strive to empower them to embrace and cultivate their unique abilities.
Students have the opportunity to develop their senses, creativity, powers of observation, and coordination by exploring and engaging the natural environment. We foster emotional awareness, and we praise mindfulness, effort, and concentration. Our goal is to cultivate compassion, empathy, and a lasting connection to the natural world.
