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Fern Gully Forest Afterschool

Join us in the forest where kids can run freely, breathe deeply, and soak in the beauty and quiet medicine of the natural world. After a long school day, the woods offer space to unwind, rebalance, and reconnect. Time outside after school has been shown to reduce stress, improve focus, boost mood, fuel creativity, and strengthen social skills—all while giving kids the chance to play, explore, and grow in the ways that childhood is meant to unfold.

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Our Afterschool Program at Fern Gully Forest provides a magical woodland playground just for them. A hidden gem only one block from the Olympia Regional Learning Academy (ORLA) at Boulevard and 15th Ave SE. With parent arrangements, we can even do pick-up and walk with students from ORLA to the forest.

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At Fern Gully, we help children build the life skills that make a lasting difference: mindfulness and self-awareness, emotional regulation, teamwork, problem-solving, resilience, creativity, and confidence. Through campfire stories, wildcrafting, nature games, seasonal crafts, and quiet moments beneath towering cedar trees, kids learn not just about nature, but with it.

Let them end their day grounded, joyful, and connected—to themselves, to friends, and to the living world.

More info below.

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Nature's Boundless Benefits

In addition to mindfulness activities and experiential learning through play and exploration, kids develop friendships and collaborative innovation with team-building games and learn important life skills, such as:

  • Wild Harvesting

  • Nature Art & Crafts

  • Shelter & Fire Building

  • Plant & Animal Identification

  • Homesteading & Survival Skills

  • Gardening & Food Preservation

Kids cultivate a sense of belonging, confidence, courage, strong character and resilience, as well as kindness, long-lasting friendships, collaborative innovation, critical thinking, problem solving skills, and more!

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K - 5th Grades: afterschool - 5pm.

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Daily Drop-in Rate: $25/$35/$45​​​

*Only when space is available

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Sliding Scale Monthly Tuition

1 day per week: $80/$100/$120

2 days per week: $160/$200/$240

3 days per week: $240/$280/$320

4 days per week: $320/$380/$420

5 days per week: $400/$440/$480

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