Now enrolling founding families — Schedule your tour today
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Now enrolling founding families — Schedule your tour today 〰️
Come rain, come snow, come wonder.
A fully outdoor nature school for young children in Linden, Michigan.
Outside isn't a supplement. It's the whole school.
Welcome to Linden Wood. Where curious kids spend their days exploring, discovering, and growing on 11 acres of private woodland that belongs entirely to them. Rain or shine, outside is where the real learning happens.
Our story.
It started with our two boys.
We spent two years traveling the country with our two boys. What we watched happen to them outside changed everything we believed about how kids learn. Curious, confident, and more themselves than they'd ever been indoors.
We came back to Michigan convinced that nature isn't a supplement to childhood. It's the foundation of it.
Gabrielle, our founder and lead educator, has spent her entire career in early childhood education. As a teacher, a preschool director, and an in-home preschool owner, she has seen what traditional settings do well and what they miss. Linden Wood is where that experience and that conviction became a school.
11 acres.
All theirs.
We broke ground this year on the natural play yard and the Little Discovery Trail. This is what we're dreaming up.
Three programs. Endless adventures.
ACORN CLUB
Nature School
An outdoor-first school year where children spend their days exploring, playing, and learning from the land and the seasons.
Ages 3—6
September–May
3-hour sessions, AM & PM
12 children per session
Enrolling Winter/Spring 2027
SNAIL’S PACE
Parent-Tot
A weekly nature class for our youngest explorers and their grown-ups, offering a gentle introduction to Linden Wood.
Ages 18 months–3 years
8-week program
90-minutes every Friday
15 children per session
Enrolling Winter/Spring 2027
WWILD DAYS
Summer Camp
Hands-on learning where each mini camp introduces kids to a new skill, challenge, or way to explore the natural world.
Ages 3—6
June–August
3-hour sessions, AM & PM
Choose your own mini camps
Enrollment opens early 2027
Become a founding family.
Curious if Linden Wood is the right fit for your child? Come see it for yourself. Tell us a little about your family below, and we’ll reach out to schedule a tour.
Enrollment is now open for Winter/Spring 2027. Space is limited.