Bend, Oregon · Outdoor nature school

Outdoor preschool in the pines.Ages 3–5 · Now enrolling for fall

Pine Needle is an outdoor nature school in Bend, Oregon. Three- to five-year-olds spend their preschool days outside in the pines — and we run homeschool forest days, weekend family walks and survival skills for tweens.

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Ages 3–5Outdoor preschool
Fall cohortNow enrolling
Bend, ORBase camp & gear room

Ages 3–5 · Fall cohort

Fall preschool cohort

Three- to five-year-olds, outside in the pines for a full season. Enrollment for fall is open now.

Enroll for fall →

Base camp · Bend, OR

Find us in the pines

A preschooler in a rain jacket crouching at the edge of a puddle on a forest floor — Forest days, rain or shine

Gear room

Gear rental

Rent for the season
Skip the shopping trip

See the gear room →

The board · Programs

Four ways into the woods.

Pick the one that fits your family. Every program runs outside, in every kind of weather — that is the point.

Ages 3–5 · Fall cohort

Outdoor preschool

Preschoolers in rain gear walking single file along a muddy forest trail behind an adult guide

Preschool days spent outside in the pines. Kids walk, dig, build and notice what changes in the woods from week to week.

Fall cohort · Now enrollingEnroll for fall →

Homeschool families

Forest days

A homeschooled child kneeling to examine pine bark with a hand lens while an adult educator watches

A day in the woods for homeschool families — time outside with other kids, led by our educators and shaped by the season you show up in.

Add it to your weekAsk about forest days →

Weekends

Family nature walks

A parent and child walking a pine forest trail on a weekend walk

Weekend walks for the whole family. Come as you are, bring the kids, and let the woods take the afternoon.

Weekends · Bring everyoneAsk about weekend walks →

Tweens

Survival skills

Practical outdoor skills for older kids, taught out in the woods where they are actually useful. Hands on, mud on, phone off.

Tweens · Out in the treesAsk about tween skills →

The season board

Everything pinned for fall.

Here is how a season comes together, start to finish. No forms to chase, no mystery about what to bring.

Pick a program
Outdoor preschool, homeschool forest days, weekend family walks or survival skills for tweens.
Add gear rental
Rent what you need for the season instead of buying it all at once.
Come dressed for weather
Forest school happens outside. Rain, sun or cold — the woods are the classroom.

Children sitting on fallen logs in a clearing with an adult educator — A forest day in the pines

Now enrolling

Fall outdoor preschool

Ages 3–5 · Bend, Oregon

Enroll for fall →

Rain boots, small backpacks and rain jackets lined up on a wooden bench outside — Gear room · Bend, Oregon

Gear room

Rent the kit. Skip the shopping.

Gear rental is here for families who want to try forest school without buying everything first. Rent what you need for the season and get outside sooner.

Rent by the season
Outdoor gear that handles Bend weather
Ask about it when you enroll

Enroll

Gear up for the fall cohort.

The fall outdoor preschool cohort is open now. Send your details and we will reply by email with next steps.

Outdoor preschool · ages 3–5
Fall cohort · Bend, Oregon
Forest days & family walks also open