Our values:
Fresh Air. We are outside everyday, year round. The children play and run breathing fresh air in their lungs and they come to embrace what Mother Nature provides us with; whether that be sun, clouds, rain, or snow.
Experience. Children imagine, create and explore as they engage in unstructured play. It is through play that children learn to understand and relate to our environment and all of our relatives- both living and nonliving.
Reciprocity. At times we learn, at times we lead, at times we hurt, at times we heal. Being rooted in community is a gift. When you are doing better, I am doing better. A strong community is a healthy community where peace (happiness, love and safety) grows.
Wholeness. We all have our own unique story and we recognize that in order to meet the needs of the whole child we must slow down and be available to meet children where they are at. We will support them by offering a safe space where their mind, body and spirit are nurtured so they are able to develop trust in their own inner and outer worlds.
Every child that walks the paths of The Secret Forest or enters The Secret Garden is given permission to feel vulnerable and take safe risks in a loving environment. Through the seasons children develop trusting relationships and a sense of belonging among the places they play in Mother Nature. It is because of these shared experiences that they have the opportunity to establish friendships and skills that will carry them into their school years and beyond.
Fresh Air. We are outside everyday, year round. The children play and run breathing fresh air in their lungs and they come to embrace what Mother Nature provides us with; whether that be sun, clouds, rain, or snow.
Experience. Children imagine, create and explore as they engage in unstructured play. It is through play that children learn to understand and relate to our environment and all of our relatives- both living and nonliving.
Reciprocity. At times we learn, at times we lead, at times we hurt, at times we heal. Being rooted in community is a gift. When you are doing better, I am doing better. A strong community is a healthy community where peace (happiness, love and safety) grows.
Wholeness. We all have our own unique story and we recognize that in order to meet the needs of the whole child we must slow down and be available to meet children where they are at. We will support them by offering a safe space where their mind, body and spirit are nurtured so they are able to develop trust in their own inner and outer worlds.
Every child that walks the paths of The Secret Forest or enters The Secret Garden is given permission to feel vulnerable and take safe risks in a loving environment. Through the seasons children develop trusting relationships and a sense of belonging among the places they play in Mother Nature. It is because of these shared experiences that they have the opportunity to establish friendships and skills that will carry them into their school years and beyond.