Programs

Preschool After Care extends your preschooler’s day by an additional 1.5 hours. Classes are held at the Maine Park Leisure Center. We look forward to a WILDLY fun time! No Class Oct. 13, and Nov 24-28. Class must meet a minimum of 5 students per day in order to run. Classes subject to cancellation prior to the start of the school year.

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Nature Preschool Fall Photos - Individual Photo digital copy. All Nature Preschoolers will receive a digital class photo. If you would like an individual photo of your child, please enroll in this section.

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Discovery Ancient Civilizations through art, ceremony, and engineering. Recreate architectural wonders like the Pyramids and the Great Wall. Test your skills during a game of Ollamaliztli, where the losers faced certain peril! Explore ancient artifacts and design your own kites, amphoras, and woven patterns. Look to the stars for stories as we make our own constellation stories, and enjoy a tea ceremony and Mayan hot chocolate. Write with ancient scripts as we travel back in time together!

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Interested in being a ranger at Wildwood? Get a hands-on taste of what it’s like to be a Wildwood ranger. Learn how to clean, feed, and care for the animals during this fun training session. No class October 13, October 31, November 24 and 28.

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Calling together the Adventure Club – come join Wildwood’s naturalists for weekly outdoor excursions. Explore the prairie looking for creatures big and small, grab a net to find bugs in the long grass or in the water, hike the Des Plaines River trail, and discover nature through experiments, projects, and exploration. The majority of the class takes place outdoors.

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