Language Garden

Learning Through Nature and Play

A nature-based bilingual preschool in Atlanta, GA

Philosophy

Play-based, child-centered, nature-driven. We believe in the joy and wonder of the child in nature. We value learning through play, stories, and song among the trees, grass, and soil.

Curriculum

As a nature-based bilingual (English/Spanish) preschool, our outdoor classrooms are the setting for sensory play and the development of physical, cognitive, and social-emotional skills.

Enrollment

We serve children ages 2-5 and accept applications for the current and upcoming school year on a rolling basis. Learn more about our admissions process, tours, and tuition.

“Not all classrooms have four walls.”

— Margaret McMillan

Rhythms of Our Days and Year

Like breathing out and breathing in, rhythms and routines help us arrange the activities of our days and weeks. Nature provides us with many gifts that are the anchor points of each season, and we celebrate these treasures through the changing year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What about weather? Conflict resolution? Lunch? Here’s a quick guide to the most frequently asked questions.

  • "The outdoors offers limitless potential to young children. It becomes a place where they can go to relax their mind, to be inspired and to deep dive into the world of imagination. It's a place where they can design, create and explore. The possibilities are endless."

    Angela Hanscom

  • "To raise a nature-bonded child is to raise a rebel, a dreamer, an innovator... someone who will walk their own verdant, winding path."

    Nicolette Sowder

  • "Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."

    Fred Rogers

  • "They're not just playing in nature, they are: learning, creating, sensing, believing, relaxing, exploring, observing, wondering, connecting, discovering, appreciating, understanding, experimenting..."

    Penny Whitehouse

Currently Enrolled Families