LEARNING PODS/ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
Ages 3-6
Ages 6-11
Pricing and Scheduling for Seed Pod, Ages 3-6
Full Day 8-3
2, 3, or 5 Day Enrollment Options
Seed Pod Part-Time, Full Day Program
Ages 3-6
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
2 Days Per Week (T/Th) $291 monthly
3 Days Per Week (M/F) $409 monthly
Seed Pod Full-Time, Full Day Program
Ages 3-6
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Monday-Friday $682 monthly
Enrollment Details
- Children arrive dressed for the outdoors between 8:00-8:15 am.
- Our Program is an 11 month program, beginning in July and ending in May. Visit our Calendar for closings.
- Tuition may be paid monthly, or the total year’s tuition may be paid in advance. Monthly payments are due the first of each month. A total year’s tuition receives a 5% discount.
- A non-refundable, one time only, registration fee of $500 will be due with enrollment (see here for enrollment process). An annual $150 materials fee is due for all returning learners.
What does a day at Wonderwood Village look like for the Seed Pod?
8:00 am – Mindful Arrival: Sit Spots, Sharing Circle and Play Plans
9:00 – 11:00 am – Montessori Work, Forest Play, Loose Parts, and Practical Life with Snacks (learner-led)
12:00 pm – Lunch
12:30 – Quiet/Rest Time offered, Forest Free Play
1:30- Special Areas: Handwork, Music, Spanish, Garden, Art, Drama, etc.
2:00- Closing Circle/Pod & Property Care
2:30- Prepare for End of Day
3:00 – Parent Pickup
The Seed Pod learning environment in the village is an empowering physical space where learners are comfortable navigating independently, allowing their curiosity to drive them. A day filled with beautiful songs, poems, and story-telling around the fire or in the open fields, focused on utilizing the outdoors with unstructured loose parts to cultivate their creativity. While some learners may be building large structures to climb, some may be in Fern Gully identifying mushrooms or finding new insects, while others may be playing with our pet chickens! Success in the Seed Pod means flourishing your unique, curious, and independent spirit! The Seed Pod is an authentic Montessori environment of whole child development each morning: cognitive, physical, emotional and social. Children in Seed Pod learn and discover through loose parts play where they plan, build, create and collaborate with one another. The Seed Pod also builds foundations of reading, writing, autonomy, goal setting and independent learning skills that prepare young people to soar in the Magnolia Pod.
The purpose of the Seed Pod is to equip very young learners with skills of independence and mindfulness, thus building the foundation for further empowerment and freedom. This is accomplished through the integration of the Montessori method, a project-based learning approach inspired by Reggio Emilia, a loose-parts play learning design inspired by a Waldorf education, and the Hero’s Journey. Seed Pod fosters academic, physical, and emotional independence through developmentally appropriate works inspired by Maria Montessori and Forest School ethos, to spark curiosity through hands on experiences and play-based challenges, and to equip learners for the next steps of their journey by applying the Hero’s Journey philosophy.
Wonderwood Village: An Acton Academy 