THE NATIVE SCHOOL

The Native School is a 100% place-based, outdoor forest school offering preschool and kindergarten classes across North County San Diego. Our nature classrooms are located throughout San Diego, utilizing a variety of local ecosystems as our teacher and classroom. Our foundation is based on the Scandinavian Forest School model, equally intertwined with the Reggio Emilia approach to education, California State Standards of Education and Creative Curriculum. We embrace inquiry, exploration, discovery, and student self-determination at our core... The Native School is an outdoor forest school located in North County San Diego. We believe in inquiry and place-based learning, leveraging the great outdoors as our everyday classroom... Our diverse team of teachers do not simply bring typical classroom activities outdoors, rather they engage students in emergent opportunities for learning through experiences presented by the great outdoors. As a result, participation and curiosity fuel the..