SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM

2026-2027 School Year

Wee Folk Forest Classes

Schedule & Tuition Options for Ages 2 ½ to 6

All families may choose morning, afternoon or dual classes (full days), or a combination. Minimum of 2 morning classes, maximum of 5 dual classes.**

All school-year classes are located at Wee Folk Forest in East Boulder.

Our relationship-focused ratio is 5 children to 1 teacher.

2026-2027 School Year runs from August 17, 2026 through May 21, 2027

Morning Arrival Time is a Flexible Window Between 8:30 and 9am

**1 class per week option is offered to all families experiencing financial hardship or scheduling challenges.

Bramble Hedge Transitional Kindergarten Classes

Schedule & Tuition Options for Ages 5 & 6

All families may choose 3, 4 or 5 or dual classes (full days) per week.

All school-year classes are located at Wee Folk Forest in East Boulder.

Our relationship-focused ratio is 7 children to 1 teacher.

2026-2027 School Year runs from August 17, 2026 through May 21, 2027

Morning Arrival Time is a Flexible Window Between 8:30 and 9am

*All children ages 5 & 6 are eligible for Wee Folk Forest OR Bramble Hedge Transitional Kindergarten. Please click here for more information on our special transitional kindergarten program. Sometimes called a “Gap Year” before kindergarten, this speaks to the practice of intentionally delaying a child's enrollment by one year to allow for further social, emotional, and/or academic maturation.

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Enrollment Fee: $200 per child

Work Day & Connection Network Commitment Fee: $350 per family (up to $150 refunded with your attendance at our two annual work days)

12 Equal Tuition Payments: #1 due at time of enrollment, #2 on July 1, 2026, all remaining payments are due for 10 months: August 2026-May 2027 (*All prices listed account for 12 equal payments.)

Annual Payments made by August 1, 2026 receive a 2% discount, initial 2 payments due on above schedule

Morning Classes (8:30am-12:00pm) Afternoon Classes (12:00pm-3:30pm)

2 mornings: $510 per month 2 afternoons: $510 per month

3 mornings: $765 per month 3 afternoons: $765 per month

4 mornings: $1020 per month 4 afternoons: $1020 per month

5 mornings: $1275 per month 5 afternoons: $1275 per month

Dual Classes (Full Days 8:30am-3:30pm)

2 full days: $810 per month

3 full days: $1215 per month

4 full days: $1620 per month                                  

5 full days: $2025 per month

Classes are offered in 5 week sessions, excepting our Dec/Jan session which totals 6 weeks. See our Program and Tuition Agreement to select your child’s classes. Each class session will be broken down into week-by-week blocks, complete with provocations, investigations, curiosities and reflection tools.

We offer rolling admission throughout the school year, as long as we have space. For program enrollment after August 17, 2026, please contact us for your adjusted (prorated) pricing.


Morning Class Sessions

Session One (Aug-Sept 2026): Increasing Body Awareness

Session Two (Sept-Oct 2026): Exploring our Five Senses

Session Three (Nov-Dec 2026): Building with Natural Materials

Session Four (Dec-Jan 2026-27): Weather

Session Five (Feb-Mar 2027): Make a Museum of Natural Artifacts

Session Six (Mar-Apr 2027): Solids vs. Liquids

Session Seven (Apr-May 2027): All About the Pond


Afternoon Class Sessions

Session One (Aug-Sept 2026): Bugs and Where They Live

Session Two (Sept-Oct 2026): Creatures That Fly

Session Three (Nov-Dec 2026): Beauty in Nature

Session Four (Dec-Jan 2026-27): Intro to Hand Tools

Session Five (Feb-Mar 2027): Habitats

Session Six (Mar-Apr 2027): Colorado Plant Life

Session Seven (Apr-May 2027): Springtime Magic


Please Read Our Philosophy & Approach Here

Due to licensing requirements, our program is structured as single-subject offerings for children ages 2 1/2 to 6. Please see above for the class sessions we are offering for the 2026-2027 school year. In keeping with the pedagogy of approaches such as Reggio Emilia and democratic free schools, we value the voice of the child and will always incorporate their brilliant and naturally emerging curiosities into all class curriculum. When offered rich provocations, children naturally lean into the questions we are all asking, and in this way we build upon concepts, allowing learning to emerge. Curiosity is the guide, and we believe nature is the best teacher.

An important aspect of our program are the monthly community events which bring us together through the various seasons of the year, as well as parent engagement through our connection networks. We ask that our forest families make every effort to come to each community event and to commit to at least one connection network, so we may give a message to our children AND ourselves, about the importance of slowing down and spending time together, in community, in nature.

2026-2027 Calendar of Monthly Community Events

2026-2027 Program & Tuition Agreement

Pay Enrollment Fee & Work Day/Connection Network Commitment Fee Online

2026-2027 Parent Tot (ages 0 to 2 1/2) Forest Play Group Information