Adventure/Outdoors,
Family,
General Recreation,
Health & Wellness,
Nature Programs
Student-Teacher Ratio 10:1
Play-and-Learn Explorers groups are for children ages 20months-3years accompanied by their parent/caregiver.
There are two options for our Explorers groups:
Ages 22mo-3y: Locations vary weekly -Various locations throughout Golden Gate Park and two weeks at Ocean Beach when we get our beautiful October beach days in SF. See below for more info on locations. Destinations include Glen Canyon Park, Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, Crissy Field, and more.
Junior Explorers Group 15-24 mo: Meets weekly at the GGP Botanical Gardens.
Our Young Explorers Program will focus on 15-24 month olds and will help toddlers to develop emerging social skills, connect with nature, gain confidence in their bodies and experience the amazing power of the sensory/natural world for developing brains! The Junior Explorers group currently meets each week at the SF Botanical Gardens
Why should I take this class?
Opportunity to connect to nature in a meaningful way each week. Children will learn about and explore insects, worms, leaves and fauna, mud, sticks, trees and using nature in art!
Opportunity to challenge their bodies and receive the crucial sensory and movement experiences children only receive in the natural world--balance on uneven surfaces, strength, climbing skills, and positive risk taking to name a few!
Opportunity to connect with the teacher, where she'll guide children as they learn to follow directions, routines, and group expectations
Opportunity to safely connect to, talk, observe, interact with and learn from other children their age. Children learn so much from being around and watching peers!
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Opportunity for parents and caregivers to safely connect with other parents who are also parenting through these challenging times!
MORE ABOUT OUR NATURE PLAYGROUPS
The latest in research shows that spending time in nature is not only intuitively a good idea, but essential for healthy brain development. Play-and-Learn Explorers is a parent-child participatory playgroup for two-to-three year olds and their caregivers. Each week, the group meets in a variety of outdoor locations, taking advantage of open spaces and the natural world that surrounds us in this amazing city.
During the group, the teacher will guide families through child-directed exploration of nature, using children's inherent curiosity to create excitement about learning. Each weekly session will also include circle time, yoga movement and stretches, puppet shows and weekly readings/discussions on important toddler topics. This is a great opportunity to offer your child some consistent peer socialization, facilitated by an experienced teacher, before or while your child begins preschool.
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