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Audubon Nature Preschool

Washington, DC’s only preschool program on a nature sanctuary for children aged 5 and younger

LOCATION

ANS’s 40-acre Woodend Nature Sanctuary provides a unique home for our preschoolers and their families. This natural environment serves as a one-of-a-kind green venue for creative language, artistic, musical expression, hands-on observation, and discovery.

Audubon Nature Preschool is a nature-based preschool with education and environmental programs for children aged 5 and younger outside Washington, DC in Chevy Chase, MD.

Woodend Sanctuary
8940 Jones Mill Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 652-9188

CONTACT

For more information about Audubon Nature Preschool:

Stephanie Bozzo
Preschool Director
Phone: (301) 652-9188 x32 
stephanie.bozzo@anshome.org

Audubon Nature Preschool is a nature-based preschool with education and environmental programs for children aged 5 and younger outside Washington, DC in Chevy Chase, MD.

Many preschools place greater emphasis on finishing an end product rather than on acquiring knowledge through self-paced activities.

Our curriculum focuses on the experience and children being in the moment. Our student-centered, process-based philosophy introduces young students to a lifetime of learning. 

Children are naturally curious about the environment and we let their natural discoveries guide our explorations. At Audubon Nature Preschool, our curriculum emerges from the children’s interests and follows the seasons. Our student-centered, process-based philosophy introduces young students to a lifetime of learning.

We see a direct correlation between how dirty and messy children get and how happy they feel, and at our 40-acre nature sanctuary, our students engage with the environment and build knowledge in deep and meaningful ways in all types of weather. 

Our school days are spent outdoors, rain or shine as students come to school prepared for all of the elements. Families are our partners and ensure children are properly dressed for the weather each day. Wet and rainy days provide some of our most magical experiences. 

Our program includes a balance of teacher-directed and child-directed activities. Teacher-directed activities include group meeting/circle time, journals, cooking projects and science experiments.

The remainder of our program time is centered on child-directed activities such as our learning centers (art, blocks, easel, dramatic play, sensory table, discovery table, book nook, etc). Materials are rotated to spark and extend children’s play themes.

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