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2026-2027 Registration OPEN
FALL-SPRING 2026/27
As our name suggest, our students will spend their days getting dirty, exploring the forest, and discovering through nature themed unit studies and interest led learning: all under the open sky in a wide variety of weather!
In the 2026-27 school year DIRT offers 2 programs of enrollment: Muddy Buddies (3-7yo) & Bushcraft Kids (8+)
STEPS TO ENROLLMENT
1. Fill out our Nature School Registration Form (2026/27 semester runs September-May Tuesdays,Wednesdays&Thursday options**)
2. Pay first months tuition to reserve child/children's spot in the program. No extra registration costs or fees. Payments can also be made via Venmo & Zelle
Tours available upon email request.
DIRT.OUTDOOR.SCHOOL@GMAIL.COM
WHO
Our 2 programs are designed for children ages 3-7 & 8 and up.
WHERE
Our school is located on a private homestead in Robbins, NC (North Moore County, NC)
WHEN
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays - 9AM to 1PM, beginning September 1st 2026 through May 2027
WHY
At DIRT we offer a chance to reconnect with outdoors, blending academics with nature immersion and opening up an opportunity to discover and grow in a classroom that cannot be replicated!
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MUDDY BUDDIES
Wednesdays & Thursdays 3-7yo
Each themed weekly topic weaves in natural science, literature, art, history, geography, & hands on experiential learning. Emphasis is on practical skill development, self sufficiency, and guided risk taking. Students practice weekly sign language, take daily trail walks, and learn animal care through the study & tending to the school’s farm animals: this includes ducks, cattle, & chickens. Families are welcome to join in monthly field trips and tours. These are designed to build community between our nature school families and are an opportunity to experience the amazing programs in the surrounding areas!
BUSHCRAFT KIDS
Tuesdays 8+
All students will spend the year honing their individual skills with long term developmentally appropriate projects and challenges, along with weekly animal care and garden management. Curriculum includes hand tool mastery, woodworking, stone masonry, farm animal care, sustainable gardening, and basic bushcraft (fire starting, foraging, shelter construction, etc.). In addition, students will learn nature journaling and document their activities and lessons throughout the year.
TUITION
1 day per week = $160 a month*
2 days per week = $300 a month*
Tuition is due by the first of the month. A non-refundable first months tuition payment is required to reserve your child/children's place in the program.
*10% off sibling's tuition
DAILY SCHOOL RHYTHM
Our days never look exactly the same, and we embrace the opportunities the seasons and environment brings us. We do have a daily rhythm that is the foundation of our day, it is as follows:
Morning trail walk to our Grove, where we welcome each other for the day, sing songs, tell stories, and begin the day's lesson.
Lesson related games and experiments
Lunch
Nature hike
Free play
Pack up and end of the day trail walk to pick up
IMPORTANT DATES 2026/27
ORIENTATION August 28th
September 1st = First Day of School
September 29th -October 1st = Fall Break
November 24th-26th = Thanksgiving Break
December 22nd- 31st = Winter Break
2027
March 30st- April 1st = Spring Break
May 27th = Last Day of School
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