a nature-based educational program for ages 5-10
Forest School Academy
​​Oakview Farm Full Day Forest School is guided by an Emergent Inquiry Based Learning curriculum. This curriculum is holistic, child-centered, and adaptive to meet the needs of diverse learners.
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Teachers act as insightful guides to children's learning, setting up nurturing and safe physical, social, and emotional spaces in order to promote high interest and inquiry into learning.
Forest School teachers also incorporate increasingly more sophisticated lines of inquiry and exploration in the core subject areas as the year progresses.
Daily Flow
Two Days a Week:
Mondays and Wednesdays
$315 monthly
or $3150 yearly (61 sessions)
Drop off: 8:45-9:15
Pick up: 3:15-3:30
September 8, 2025 -
May 20, 2026
One Day a Week:
Mondays or Wednesdays
$160 monthly
or $1600 yearly
Drop off: 8:45-9:15
Pick up: 3:15-3:30
$50 annual enrollment fee covers: watercolor sets, sit spot mats, spiral-bound nature journals, art materials, science materials, and more!
2025-2026 Forest School Calendar
We follow Rutherford County Schools
for vacation closings.
Below are the dates Forest School will NOT operate:
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September 1: Labor Day/No School
October 6-10: Fall Break
October 22: Teacher Inservice and Work Day/No School
November 24-28: Thanksgiving Break
December 22- January 2: Winter Break
January 5: Teacher Inservice and Work Day/No School
February 16: President’s Day Teacher Retreat Day
March 30-April 3: Spring Break
May 20: Last Day of Forest School
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Weather Closings:
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Since we are an all-weather program, we will not close automatically for inclement weather when Rutherford County Schools is closed.
During inclement weather situations, we will keep parents informed about our school closures.
Mathematics
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Numerals and Number Sense​
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Place value and Arithmetic
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Measurement, Data and Time
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Geometry, Fractions and Decimals
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Mathematical Practice:
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Make sense of problems
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Persevere in solving them
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Attend to precision
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Reason abstractly and quantitatively
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Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
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Model with tools
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Use appropriate tools strategically
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Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
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Culture, History & the Arts
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We explore ten themes, in alignment with the National Council for the Social Studies:​
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Culture
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Time, Continuity and Change
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People, Places, and Environments
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Individual Development and Identity
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Power, Authority and Governance
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Production, Distribution, and Consumption
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Science, Technology, and Society
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Global Connections
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Civic Ideals and Practices
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English Language Arts
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Block and cursive handwriting
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Writing across genres (opinion/persuasive, narrative, explanatory
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Reading across genres (literature, poetry, informational text)
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Foundational skills for reading (phonological awareness, phonemics, phonics)
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Speaking, listening, and language skills
Science​
The concepts we cover from the Next Generation Science Standards include:
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Patterns​
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Cause and Effect
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Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
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Systems and System Models
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Energy and Matter
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Stability and Change
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Scientific Inquiry Skills
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Using tools and other technology to perform tasks
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