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Treebath Explorers

We created Treebath’s outdoor programs to provide a means of exposing children to the benefits of Forest Therapy, while getting the outdoor time they need to thrive. 

In today’s world of technology, ensuring our kids get enough time outdoors is a growing concern for parents. While children reap many intangible benefits when they get fresh air, studies now show there are tangible effects, too. Being in nature stimulates children’s imagination and creativity, and reduces stress, depression and obesity.

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Forest Therapy In
Your School

Treebath offers a curated nature baesd curriculum for use in schools and educational institutions. Treebath is a Certified Women’s Owned Business (WBE) and works as a vendor for the New York City Department of Education. Our Sustainability Curriculum is:

  • Easy to integrate into existing recess, after school, or other on-site programs

  • Covid-safe outdoor activity

  • Provides access to nature children need, even in urban environments.

  • Evidence-based exercises easily accessible to all children

  • Guided circle time aids inclusiveness and ensures all children are seen and heard

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Complete the form below to explore the opportunity to have Treebath’s Children curriculum at your school.

Our Sustainability Curriculum

Treebath’s Explorer’s Curriculum is skillfully curated to engage children with nature and to ensure they feel seen and heard. Our curriculum provides the added benefit of instilling children with a sense of responsibility and respect for nature, and one another. Our hope is that children will take these core principles of Forest Therapy with them as they grow into adults, solidifying Forest Therapy as means to improve our mental health. The curriculum has been taught from Central Park in New York City to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

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“Treebath has been an important addition to our after school and summer programs. It is certainly no mystery that children need more time outdoors and engaged in physical activity. Treebath engages them though connecting them with the nature which hides in plain sight here in Manhattan. Treebath’s program truly opens our student’s eyes and minds wider than they were before, and the children are always excited for the class.”

— Steve Levin, Director, After-School and Summer Programs Léman Manhattan Preparatory School

“Treebath employs a research-based methodology that is very well-adapted to children, and particularly valuable and important for children living in an urban environment. The exposure and respect gained from time in nature is something that every child (and adult!) should enjoy with as much regularity as possible. Thanks to Nicole and Oskar, New Yorker’s finally have an opportunity to do so in a thoughtful and intentional manner”

— Daniel Koffler, Co-Founder/President, Explore + Discover Early Learning Center

Curriculum Overview

Our sustainability curriculum is designed to nurture joy and curiosity by educating young people to become caring world citizens. We have tailored each of our learning opportunities to connect with the seasonal environment making learning relevant, rich, and meaningful for children. Each weekly class session is organized into a particular theme of exploration. Our curriculum is designed to be adaptable to the seasons and to explore questions and ideas generated by our students.  

 The Roots and Essential Questions

The foundation of our curriculum is four Roots designed to build an in-depth focus for exploring our world over the course of several weeks: Who? Where? What? and How? Each of these Roots asks an essential question that is intended to stimulate conversation around particular content or seasonal events: Who are we? Where do we live? What is happening? How are we all connected?  These Essential Questions provide context for children to explore several Big Ideas. 

The Trunk & Big Ideas

The Trunk of our curriculum forms the enduring understanding that elaborates on our Big Ideas of sustainability, change, mutual respect, diversity, equality and interdependence. Our Trunks define some of the understandings that we strive to teach children through their exploration of the Essential Question and Big Ideas. Each Trunk is intended to offer children concepts they can take away with them and continuously develop throughout their lives - mirroring the outward growth of the tree trunk’s concentric circles.  

Branches & Leaves – Skills and Lessons 

What skills and knowledge will students acquire as a result of each Root? We focus on four areas of skills and knowledge, or Branches, which grow from our Trunks: 

  • Wonders of Nature

  • Plants & Animals

  • Food Systems

  • Community & Respect 

Finally, each lesson stems from our Branches like the leaves of a tree. While our core methods are influenced by various forest school curricula, Treebath offers developmental and cognitive learning methods based the Scandinavian “friluftsliv” model and Forest Therapy techniques. These methods allow students to enjoy a variety of experiences in a unique way. 

Treebath offers in-school programs for both private and public schools. Treebath is a Certified Women’s Owned Business (WBE) and works as a vendor for the New York City Department of Education. We provide urban children access to outdoor time during recess. Our outdoor curriculum can be modified to fit within your school’s existing programs.