Enrolling now! Jamaica Plain, Malden, and Milton! Half-day Summer & School Year Programs. School Vacation Programs & Toddler Playgroups! Ages 15 months to 7 years.
06/16/2026
Forest school friendships hit different. 🥰 When you spend your days building mud kitchens, tracking beetles, and conquering big climbing logs together, you form a special kind of team. Unstructured play gives children the time and space they need to truly connect, listen, and grow together.
Ready for a summer of fun with friends? Check out our summer program: https://www.bopn.org/summer-outdoor-programs
06/10/2026
✨ Come celebrate Juneteenth at Historic New England's Eustis Estate ✨
BOPN teacher Marley will be tabling at this fantastic community event on Saturday, June 20, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM! Stop by our table to say hi, enjoy some nature activities, and have a wonderful afternoon filled with live music, dancing, family activities, and delicious food.
🎟️ Admission is free! Just bring your picnic blankets, lawn chairs, and the whole family for an outdoor celebration of freedom and joy.
06/08/2026
Hopping into the last week of school! 🐸🌿
We are so incredibly proud of all the learning, growing, and exploring these adventurous kids did this year! A huge thank you to our amazing teachers for keeping the wonder alive every single day. Let’s make this final week unforgettable! 💚
06/02/2026
"This is what kids are built for: to be outside, to play, to explore, and to problem-solve." — BOPN teacher Teri 💛
We love this write-up about BOPN's Pine Banks program in The Melrose Messenger! It’s all about high-climbing, risky-playing, resilience-building fun. Read it here: https://themelrosemessenger.org/articles/2026/05/bopn.html
Ready to trade four walls for the forest? We have a few spots open for school year and summer! Head to BOPN.org to join the fun!
What does childhood look like without four walls? It looks like room to breathe. 🍃
We are feeling endlessly grateful for this gorgeous spring day and the beautiful, wide-open spaces we are lucky enough to explore together. Here, children have all the space they need to wander, wonder, and just be.
Can you spot a few of our explorers soaking up the sunshine? 👇
05/27/2026
Who else is loving this preview of summer? ☀️
Today, we stayed cool the best way we know how: by heading into the woods, splashing in the streams, and laughing with the wonderful friends we've made this school year.
Ready for the next chapter? BOPN summer programs are right around the corner! Don't forget to register for a few weeks of muddy, joyful forest adventure:
www.bopn.org/summer-outdoor-programs
05/18/2026
Imagine your child's classroom looking like this.
This summer, it could be. At BOPN, kids lead their own discoveries, build real friendships, confidence, and connection with nature.
Not ready for summer? No problem, we're enrolling for the 2026-27 school year too. Visit www.BOPN.org to learn more!
05/14/2026
Sun, sticks, and plenty of space to roam! ☀️
We still have spaces left for summer at BOPN. Let’s trade screen time for sunshine and give your little explorer a season filled with muddy hands, forest discoveries, and endless outdoor play. 🌿
Spots are filling up fast: www.bopn.org/summer-outdoor-programs
05/12/2026
The best adventures are child-led and flower-filled. 🌸 Finally swapping the heavy coats for spring breezes and endless discovery.
☀️ Ready for a summer of exploration? Join us for our summer program! www.bopn.org/summer-outdoor-programs
They say it takes a village, but at BOPN, it takes a forest - and the incredible teachers who lead the way through it. 🌲✨
If your kids come home muddier and braver than they left, you've seen a BOPN teacher in action. They are master mitten-wranglers. Mud-stew connoisseurs. Hardy adventurers who find the fun in every season.
To our teachers, thank you! Thank you for building up the next generation of confident, compassionate stewards for our planet. Thank you for being the heart of BOPN, we are grateful for you every day!
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