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What We Offer

We offer a range of programs to best suit your little ones! Click through below to explore your options.

  • Our 2026-2027 Academic Year program runs from August, 2026 - May, 2027. The Pre-K kiddos (min age 3) will explore the great outdoors in a blended age group, where they will get to practice in music lessons, art workshops, yoga & movement, sensory play, and guided nature walks! Our Monday-Friday program operates from 8:45am to 2:45pm.

    Options for 2-day, 3-day, 4-day, or 5-day a week are available. Tuition rates are billed monthly, and we offer flexible payment plans!

  • Our 2026-2027 Academic Year program runs from August, 2026 - May, 2027. The Kindergarten kiddos will get to experience academic tutoring in the best classroom of all: the great outdoors! Utilizing natural materials, children will enhance their learning through the natural world. Counting rocks, writing words and math problems in the mud, observing migration as a social studies lesson, developing their social emotional skills through fort-building, we can do it all! Kinder students will also get to participate in a daily guided hike or beach play, and experience weekly enrichment programs like music lessons, art workshops, yoga & movement, STEM experiments, & so much more! Our Monday-Friday program operates from 8:45am to 2:45pm.

    Options for 2-day, 3-day, 4-day, or 5-day a week are available. Tuition rates are billed monthly, and we offer flexible payment plans!

  • Our Spring & Summer camps offer a range of exploration and play for children aged 3-12! Including music lessons, art workshops, surf lessons, yoga & movement, STEM experiments on the beach, bouldering, hiking, farming, wild harvesting, and so much more! These week-long camps are the perfect opportunity for your kiddos to make friends, try something new, and get outside! Our community-oriented camps rotate between The Template in Ocean Beach, CA and Good Vibes Ranch & Farm in Jamul, CA.

  • Where the party at!? We are all about FUN, and we enjoy making appearances at local community events and gatherings. Check Rover’s next stops or reach out to book a time with us! We host pop-up programs throughout San Diego County providing enrichment programs and edutainment services!

Our Core Four

Respect for all beings

Respect begins within. Respect is given, shared generously with others and the planet Earth. We take care of one another, and find beauty in taking responsibility for that which we care for.

Radical Self Expression

We couldn’t be we without a YOU! Share your creative flow, funny jokes, silly faces, and odd talents with us. We encourage your expression and warmly welcome it. This is an inclusive space.

Honor for our Ancestors

We honor the Kumeyaay land as a sacred space that holds us - a land that has been cared for by generations before us. We give thanks to our ancestors and the indigenous people who came before us and have helped shape this beautiful place we call home.

Find Your Power

Everyone has a superpower - what’s yours? Discover your unique abilities and strengths in a group dynamic that encourages a growth mindset! Are you super kind? Super wise? Super silly? Let’s explore that.

Down To Earth Nature School

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  • "My 8 and 4 year old came home every day full of stories about exploring, making art, playing games, and all the fun they had together and they’re still talking about it weeks later. What stood out to me most was how deeply safe and cared for they felt with Chula, which speaks volumes about the heart, presence, and intention she brings to every child. It was such a rich experience, and I’m so grateful my kids got to be part of it!"

    -Sophia L.

  • "Down to Earth is the first camp I have sent my 4 yo and the bar is set so high for all other nature and enrichment programs. My son THRIVES in the setting Chula and her team so thoughtfully provide. It feels like a home away from home and we are so grateful for that."

    -Katie V.

  • "Down to Earth Nature School has been so amazing! We first joined the spring camp and now doing the summer camp and it’s been so rad seeing Emmett make new friends and try new things. Just last week he learned how to surf!"

    -Sila N.

  • "Down to Earth Nature School has created a positive & uplifting environment for all children to explore their curiosities about the world, their surroundings & themselves! I watched my son bloom over the week with excitement about friends, farm life, and connecting to the great outdoors."

    -Mackenzie W.