Choose-Your-Tuition
A Model for Economic Justice
Brave Nature School offers three tuition models: Standard Rate; Pay-It-Forward; and Sliding Scale. By inviting families' to reflect on their unique circumstances and pay accordingly, we are able to offer programming that is accessible to all families in our community.
STandard rate
The Standard Rate is the true cost it takes to sustain our programming.
Nests Caregiver & Me
$280 1 day/week (8 weeks/Session)
$560 2 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
$840 3 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Gardens pre-K/K
$2,700 1 day/week (September - June)
$5,400 2 days/week (September - June)
pay it forward
The Pay-It-Forward option includes any desired amount above and beyond the Standard Rate. This goes directly to a child's tuition from the Sliding Scale.
Examples below are based on a ~30% and ~40% donation in addition to the Standard Rate.
Nests Caregiver & Me
Option 1: $350 1 day/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 2: $410 1 day/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 1: $700 2 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 2: $820 2 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 1: $1050 3 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 2: $1230 3 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Gardens pre-K/K
Option 1: $3,240 1 day/week (Sept - June)
Option 2: $4,000 1 day/week (Sept - June)
Option 1: $6,480 2 days/week (Sept - June)
Option 2: $8,000 2 days/week (Sept - June)
sliding scale
Sliding Scale rates are reserved for families facing financial hardship and documentation will be requested upon registration to ensure these spaces remain available to those who need them most.
Nests Caregiver & Me
Option 1: $195 1 day/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 2: $120 1 day/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 1: $390 2 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 2: $240 2 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 1: $585 3 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Option 2: $360 3 days/week (8 weeks/Session)
Gardens pre-K/K
Option 1: $1,800 1 day/week (Sept - June)
Option 2: $1,260 1 day/week (Sept - June)
Option 1: $3,600 2 days/week (Sept - June)
Option 2:$2,520 2 days/week (Sept - June)
How does this work?
Step 1: Please examine where your family stands using the prompts in our registration portal when considering whether you should use the Standard Rate, Pay-It-Forward or Sliding Scale tuition model.
Step 2: Submit you registration form and within 3 to 7 days you will be contacted with next steps.
Step 3: Families applying to the Nests program may book an optional orientation. For the Gardens program, orientations are required. If you have not already scheduled an orientation, we will ask you to do so.
Step 4: Following the orientation, if our program is the right fit for your family, we'll offer you a tuition rate according to the information you provide. Then, we'll invite you to complete the enrollment process by submitting tuition. This secures your child's place in the class. Finally, we'll share a detailed welcome message that connects you with other families in your cohort and your child's playworker, important school info, and how to prepare for your first day!
For this model to work (BNS is able to increases access while sustaining ourselves, pay our teachers and bills, provide high quality outdoor learning, etc.) the principles of truthfulness and accountability need to be upheld. Community thrives when accountability is a central value, because that is where trust grows and deep and meaningful work can be done. Our teachers deserve to get paid fairly, children deserve quality learning experiences, and families deserve to have access to programs of their choice. Our tuition model recognizes the multiple realities of economic access and privilege that exist. We invite you to join us in the process of making economic justice and education equity a reality in our community.
The Choose Your Tuition Model was created by EdenAcres Environmental Education of Gales Creek, Oregon. We are grateful to learn another way to support our community through their equitable tuition model.