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This nature-based program runs on the Chico Unified schedule and provides a first learning experience for kids ages 3-5, who are potty trained and ready for an experience away from their family. This program has zero screen time and is predominantly held outdoors. Nature kids get to visit live animals at the Nature Center weekly, go on nature walks every day and practice nature identification along the way. We provide new fun themes for each unit every two weeks. All units include play-based learning, healthy body movement like yoga and dancing, themed stories, songs, art projects, sensory exploration, and sign language. Throughout the year we work on social emotional skills including sharing, teamwork, expanding our emotional vocabularies and independent problem solving. We work on age-appropriate school readiness skills including tracing names, cutting with scissors, rhyming, patterns, comprehension questions, raising our hands, as well as number & letter identification. Most importantly we PLAY, we teach KINDNESS, and we truly nurture a love of NATURE!
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