A big idea can begin with water, a sketch, a question about the chickens, or a challenge outdoors. At Clawson, children have space to follow it from the Art Studio to five outdoor classroom areas and back again.
In the Art Studio, children can work with materials, change a plan, and return to a project. Outside, movement and natural spaces bring fresh questions. The same idea may look different in each setting.
Teachers observe what children are trying, offer a useful question or material, and give them time to test what happens next. The goal is to keep children’s thinking active throughout the day.
Relationships make room for a new tryIdeas move outdoors
A school with room for more
Make. Move. Wonder.
Clawson gives children more than one way to investigate a question and more than one place to revisit it.
01 · ART STUDIO
Work worth returning to.
Open-ended materials let children explore their own ideas, revise a plan, and express what they are thinking.
02 · OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS
Five places to discover.
Children can move, build, balance, observe, and learn with natural materials across five outdoor classroom areas.
03 · LIVING THINGS
Care grows through practice.
Our chickens offer real moments to slow down, observe an animal, and learn what gentle care looks like.
Give an idea some time, and a child may take it somewhere new.
Beyond four walls
The outdoors belongs in the day.
Children watch changes in the garden, test balance and coordination, use water and loose parts, and spend time near the chickens. Outdoor play is another place for relationships, investigation, and joy.
Five outdoor classroom areas allow teachers to follow different interests and return to a project over days or weeks.
Looking closely in the gardenMeeting the chickens with curiosity
Programs at Clawson
From the first years through Pre-K.
Clawson welcomes infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and Pre-K children. Families can also ask about GSRP and summer camp.
InfantsToddlersPreschoolPre-KGSRPSummer camp
Share your child’s age and hoped-for start date. Our enrollment team can explain schedules, GSRP eligibility and application steps, camp dates, tuition, meals, closures, and current availability as you plan a visit.
Availability changes. Share your child’s age and hoped-for start date through the inquiry form. Our enrollment team will explain current options or any waitlist steps.
When will I receive tuition and schedule information?
Our enrollment team will explain program-specific tuition and schedules when they follow up. They can also share meal and closure details as you plan a visit.
Does Clawson offer GSRP and summer camp?
Yes. Select Clawson in the inquiry form and name the program. Our team can explain current eligibility, application steps, age groups, dates, and availability.
Your next step
Come see where an idea can go.
Tell us about your child and the program you are considering. We would love to show you Clawson.
