Peninsula Forest and Beach School

08/30/2026

If you love nature and want to explore together as a family, we have an afternoon weekend class just for you and your child. We have a new class at Stulsaft Park called Nature Explorer Families. This class is hosted on Sundays from 12noon to 4pm.

https://www.peninsulaforestandbeachschool.com/locations/redwood-city

Our Nature Explorer Families program emphasizes Nature inspired creative play for children and their caregiver. Our Nature Mentor will guide your family through experiential based learning opportunities. A typical day might include a morning circle time, creek exploring, nature wandering, climbing hills, nature base darts and crafts and storytelling. Nature is our Teacher as we learn and play together! This class requires that a caregiver attend with the enrolled child.

08/29/2026

Now enrolling for our Nature Explorers Program in Redwood City. 2-day program - Mondays and Wednesdays at Stulsaft Park. This is a half day option from 8:30 to 1pm for kids ages 2.5 to 5.
https://www.peninsulaforestandbeachschool.com/locations/redwood-city

Our Nature Explorers program is 100% outdoors and provides experiential based learning opportunities. A typical day might include creek exploring, nature wandering, free play time, climbing hills, reading stories, nature based arts and crafts, circle time, storytelling and child inspired play. We will have the opportunity to get to know about the plants, animals, insects, trees and other cycles of nature that will be happening around us. Nature is our Teacher as we learn and play together.

Children must be potty trained and able to follow directions. Younger children who are not yet potty trained must attend with a caregiver.

08/14/2026

08/14/2026

Summer Camps in August! Join us for our final summer camps of the year. If your kids are not in school yet, there are summer camps still available at our Redwood City location at Stulsaft Park.
Aug 17th - Aug 28th
Half day - 8:30 to 1pm
Full day - 8:30 to 3pm
Register now at City of RWC Parks and Rec or check out: https://www.peninsulaforestandbeachschool.com

04/27/2026

Now Enrolling for our Nature Explorers Program in Redwood City. This is a 2-day per week class on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 1pm. Ages 2.5 to 5. Option to attend with your child or drop-off. Our next session starts on May 4th. Register through City of Redwood City Parks and Rec. Find enrollment link here: www.peninsulaforestandbeachschool.com

Nature is our Teacher as we Learn and Play Together! 🌿
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04/25/2026

Looking for an after-school nature program this Fall? Join our El Granada Nature Adventures program. Our nature mentors guide children through an afternoon of nature immersion, including forest play, treasure hunts, shelter building, hill climbing, fairy garden construction, hiking, arts & crafts, animal tracking, journaling, storytelling, and child-inspired play. Nature is our teacher as we learn and play together. 🌿

To learn more, check out www.peninsulaforestandbeachschool.com
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04/14/2026

Thank you to all the families who joined us for Spring Break Camp, rain and all. It was a super fun week of exploring in Nature! Here are some of the activities we did....fairy house building, jumping in mud puddles, hiking through the jungly forest, squishing our boots in mud, climbing trees, creek exploring, hunting for bugs and making new friends!
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04/13/2026

I would love to introduce one of our Lead Nature Mentors, Catty Dennis. She comes all the way from Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she spent the past three years working as a preschool teacher at Kazoo School (a nature-based preschool). The school is adjacent to the Kleinstruck Preserve, and every day, rain (or snow!) or shine, they explored and played in this 48-acre haven as they learned about its plants and animals and how to be stewards of the land.

Catty is one of our Lead Teachers for the Nature Explorers Program that we offer at Stulsaft Park in Redwood City. Stulsaft Park is a 42-acre park located in the hills of Redwood City, California. It is recognized as the city's largest park and features wooded trails, a creek, a playground and picnic areas. The Nature Explorers Program is designed for children ages 2.5 to 5. The class meets 2x a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 to 1pm. Registration NOW OPEN through the City of Redwood City Parks and Rec. To learn more, please visit www.peninsulaforestandbeachschool.com
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04/12/2026

Many parents ask me what the benefits are of enrolling their child in a nature-based program. There are so many benefits to Forest School. In addition to what is named here, I would also include that it builds a sense of resiliency in kids. The photo here was taken last Friday at our Stulsaft Park location. We just wrapped up our Spring Break Camp and on the last day it started to rain. Kids came prepared with rain jackets and rain boots and had a great day out exploring in Nature, rain and all. Most of us would not think to spend a day out in the rain, so it is actually a rare experience to be able to spend the day out exploring in nature in a downpour. A whole new world opens up when it is raining. Worms come to the surface, mud puddles form, the ground gets soft and squishy. The rain magnifies the sensory experience, turning a simple day outside into a magical one.

04/11/2026

Registration NOW OPEN for Summer Camp for all our locations - Belmont, Redwood City and Moss Beach. Half Day and Full Day camps for kids ages 3 to 8. Check out all our offerings on www.peninsulaforestandbeachschool.com