Fall 2026
September 14th
December 18th
New for Fall - Unschooling
Learn more about it here
Morning group
Ages 2 - Kindergarten
from 9am – 1pm
extended hours from 1pm – 3pm.
After school group
Ages 3 - 9
from 3pm-5:30pm.
School holiday group
Ages 3 - 9
from 9am-3pm.
Unschooling group
Age 5 & up
from 9am – 1pm
extended hours from 1pm – 3pm.
After spending the summer hunting for berries, and making flower-topped mud cakes and cookies, we feel the shift: beautiful Fall is here!
Autumn is a season of vibrant color and quiet transitions. There is no better classroom than the woods to witness these changes firsthand. As a different park welcomes us each day, we learn to notice the subtle shifts in the trees, in ourselves, and in the timeless lessons nature shares.
We play! And there is nothing better than that.
Fall TOCA will run from September 14th- December 18th, 2026.
There is no TOCA on Thanksgiving week, November 23rd - 27th, 2026.
Morning Group
Nature classes for children 2 years old up to the age for kindergarten; minimum age is 22 months at semester begin.
Morning hours: 9:00am to 1:00pm
Extended hours: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Tuition:
4 hours per day (9am-1pm)
2 days/week – $ 3432
3 days/week – $ 4992
4 days/week – $ 6448
5 days/week – $ 7800
Extended hours:
2 hours per day (1pm-3pm); in addition to morning group tuition.
2 days/week – $ 1716
3 days/week – $ 2496
4 days/week – $ 3224
5 days/week – $ 3900
Commitment is for entire semester. Please read our guidelines before completing registration.
After School Group
Nature classes for children 3-9 years old; children 3-4 years old must be fully potty trained.
Mondays & Thursdays: 3pm to 5:30pm
Tuition:
2 1/2 hours per day (3pm-5:30pm)
Mondays – $ 880 ($ 1045 w/pickup)
Thursdays – $ 1040 ($ 1235 w/pickup)
Pickup currently is at PS 321 only.
There is no after school on following school holidays:
September 21st (Yom Kippur)
October 12th (Indigenous Day)
Commitment is for entire semester. Please read our After School guidelines before completing registration.
School Holidays Group
Outdoor day camp for children 3-9 years old (children must be fully potty trained).
Morning hours: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Tuition:
6 hours per day
$ 180/day
We offer TOCA on following school holidays:
September 21st (Yom Kippur)
October 12th (Indigenous Day)
November 3rd (Election Day)
November 11th (Veteran’s Day)
No commitment; days can be selected as needed. Please read our School Holiday guidelines before completing registration.
***NEW *** - School Holidays now run for 6 hours (9am-3pm)
Registration Info
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1. Before anything, please read our guidelines (see links above) and if anything is unclear or you have any questions related to the fall program, please contact us first.
2. When you’re ready to commit and know your dates, fill out the form; if you’re new, you have to pay a one-time registration fee of $ 50.
3. At the end of registration a credit card payment is required. If you’re signing up for the morning group a non-refundable deposit (25% of the tuition) is due. For after school tuition up to $ 2000 is due in full; tuition amounts over that have installment options. For school holidays the entire tuition is due.
4. As soon as we receive your registration (and deposit), we will send you a confirmation email as well as an invoice for the remaining tuition and a clear payment schedule and payment terms.
5. About a month before the season starts we will send out and important information email containing location & times, gear recommendations etc.
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While we understand that circumstances change in your life, or that you just simply changed your mind, we are holding the spot for you until fall and by counting on your participation, very likely turning other people away.
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Well, it depends when you cancel and which group you sign up for; please refer to the cancellation policy in the guidelines as well as the registration form. Please note that even if you are eligible for a refund, we cannot refund the fees our payment provider charges, as they no longer refund any fees charged.
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We accept any major credit cards. The tuition installments (2-4 morning group) can be paid via credit card, ACH bank transfer, Venmo or Zelle.
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Yes, we do! A discount of 15% of the sibling’s tuition is automatically calculated in the registration form and deducted from the total. The sibling’s tuition must be equal or less than the first child’s tuition for the discount to be activated.
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The pricing quoted above is in correlation with the number of days chosen in the morning group.
Parents can choose up to the number of days they chose for the morning hours for the extra hours (i.e. 4 days per week for mornings but 1-4 of those days with extra hours).
Specific pricing can be found in the tuition calculator in the registration form.
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This may seem obvious, but the question keeps coming up - we do not have after school on school holidays.
Currently we only offer after school on Mondays & Thursdays; if you are interested in Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays, please send us an email and if there are enough people, we may open another afternoon.
Also - currently we can only pick up at PS321 (both locations), but if there is sufficient interest, we may be able to do pickups at other schools that are within a reasonable distance to the park.
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No worries – just shoot us an email and we’ll be happy to answer your question and help you sort it out.
Unschooling Info
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Unschooling in its traditional sense is a philosophy centered on a child’s curiosity and desire to learn.
At TOCA, we believe children are natural learners: curious, capable, and constantly absorbing the world around them. Some of the most powerful learning that we carry through our lives doesn’t necessarily happen in classrooms—it happens organically, through exploration, questioning, playing and especially in genuine interest.
This isn’t just education—it’s a movement. A return to joyful, purposeful, meaningful learning, honoring each child and what they bring to this world.
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We invite children to spend time in nature, where they can learn in a different way, where by asking questions and observing they can thrive without the constraints of a standard curriculum. In our group, kids are encouraged to follow their curiosity, choose topics that inspire them, and explore those interests.
While playing with the elements—feeling the wind, splashing in water, watching the snow fall, observing trees and birds, the changing of the seasons, we will ask questions and learn together about the world around us. Every one in their own pace. Nature will be our classroom, and wonder will be our guide.
Let’s reimagine what learning can be—together.
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Send us an email if you are interested. Please include your child’s name and age and how many days per week you would need.
FAQs
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Yes! Rain or shine. That said we keep an eye on the weather – if there is a thunderstorm forecast, high winds, or extreme temperatures we may have to cancel.
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Jump in puddles! Generally the rain is not the issue, but the clothing the kids wear. If the kids have the proper gear, a rainy day can be a lot of fun. That said, there are days when the amount of rain and cold temperatures (and wind) make a day pretty miserable and we may have to cancel; as when there is a thunderstorm predicted or high winds.
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We constantly keep an eye on the weather forecast and try to do our best to email you the evening before in case we have to cancel playgroup; but even with all technology avaialble a clear answer is not always possible the evening before, in which case we check the forecast again very early the morning of playgroup. If we need to cancel, we will send you a text.
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Yes, only if we have to cancel (i.e. due to weather, air quality, teacher’s illness etc.)
Detailed information can be found in the respective guidelines for Mornings, After School, School Holidays.
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We meet inside the park near the 5th Street entrance. Pickup will be by the 3rd Street entrance.