Nature
Play Club
Looking for a part-time preschool program that allows students to immerse themselves in nature 100% of the time? The Ijams Nature Play Club offers all outdoors, all the time!
Ijams Nature Play Club
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​Exploratory Play and Learning for Kids 3-5*
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OUTSIDE PLAY ALL MORNING
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Low Child-to-Teacher Ratio
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Social, Emotional, and Community-Based Development
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PART-TIME: ​Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Looking for full-time care?
Check out the
Ijams Nature Preschool!
The part-time Ijams Nature Play Club provides a hands-on, experiential approach to learning that is based on the needs and curiosity of young children.
Students experience an outdoor, forest school-type educational model on 320 acres of protected land at Ijams Nature Center.
This program is perfect for homeschoolers, nature lovers, and families whose children aren’t quite ready for the full-time Ijams Nature Preschool, but are interested in socialization for their child.
Spots fill quickly! Please contact Early Learning Programs Manager, Leigh Feld for questions or more information at +1865-577-4717 ext. 1018 or playclub@ijams.org.
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* Students must be 3 years old and fully potty-trained by their first day of school.
MISSION
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The Ijams Nature Play Club's mission is to:
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Inspire children, families, and educators to connect more deeply with the world around them. Through Ijams research and programs, children and families will develop a profound engagement with the natural world, where nature is an integral part of children’s daily learning.
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​Focus on overall safety, customer service, and effective educational methods in a supportive environment.
TUITION RATES & POLICIES
Ijams Nature Play Club offers two enrollment packages. Parents may register for our T/TH from 9:30 - 12:30 option or our M/W/F from 9:30 - 12:30 option.
Monthly tuition for T/TH students is $360.40. Monthly tuition for M/W/F students is $480.00. Tuition is billed on the first of each month and is due by the 15th.
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Ijams Nature Play Club follows the Knox County Schools holiday schedule, but sets its own in-service days, sick days, and inclement weather cancellations.
Upon acceptance, a $100 registration fee is due to secure a child’s place in the Nature Play Club. The deposit is nonrefundable and nontransferable.
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Ijams Nature Play Club does not charge additional registration or activity fees; tuition is all-inclusive. Payment plans are available to ease financial burden.
“We've loved having Mica in the Nature Play Club this year. So grateful for the opportunity. He's really enjoyed it, grown through it, and is of course now comfortable in any weather or outdoor environment. This is a great program that keeps preschool kiddos...outdoors in nature, physically active, and intellectually and sensorily engaged and curious. The program also emphasizes teamwork, companionship, boundary forming and respect, and active listening. Five stars, highly recommended.” – Dad of Ijams Nature Play Club student