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    • Home
    • Who Are We?
      • Who Are We?
      • Philosophy & Model
      • Staff and Leadership
      • Our Campus
      • HS Graduation
    • Enrollment
      • Forest School (JrK-1st)
      • Lower School (K-3rd)
      • Lower School (4th-6th)
      • Upper School (7th-12)
      • Homeschool & Hybrid
      • Discovery Thursday Jr/Sr
      • Discovery Thursday Gr 1-6
    • Special Programs
      • Outdoor Ed. Leadership
      • CLEP Program
    • Year 2026-2027
      • School Calendar 26-27
      • Academic Year
      • Tuition
      • Student Supply List
  • Home
  • Who Are We?
    • Who Are We?
    • Philosophy & Model
    • Staff and Leadership
    • Our Campus
    • HS Graduation
  • Enrollment
    • Forest School (JrK-1st)
    • Lower School (K-3rd)
    • Lower School (4th-6th)
    • Upper School (7th-12)
    • Homeschool & Hybrid
    • Discovery Thursday Jr/Sr
    • Discovery Thursday Gr 1-6
  • Special Programs
    • Outdoor Ed. Leadership
    • CLEP Program
  • Year 2026-2027
    • School Calendar 26-27
    • Academic Year
    • Tuition
    • Student Supply List

What Do You Need for School?

The supply list for this year is below, listed by age group. 

ONE THING TO BRING:   Wear closed-toed shoes, so you're safe when playing and going down the trail

SOME THINGS NOT TO BRING!  No permanent (Sharpie-style) markers and no fidget spinners unless given permission from Lead Teacher/Administration.

OPTIONAL THINGS, IF YOU LIKE:  Dry erase markers, money for your first Snack Shack card

2026 Student Supply List

Supplies for 2026-2027

Lower School - Forest School

Required Clothing -- 

A full-body all-weather suit --  A good option found here.  ($54)

Waterproof Gloves -- A good option found here. ($12)

Rain Boots & Snow Boots for Winter and Spring.

Wool Beanie Hat


Required Clothing (Please clearly write or attach name to each item)

Close toed shoes

Rainboots

Full body rainsuit

Warm snow boots

Snow pants or snowsuit

Two pairs of mittens

Warm hat


Extra underwear, pants, socks and shirt

Layering Clothes Like -- Example

Warm Socks and Quality Everyday Shoes

Additional Winter Gloves -- Example


Recommended Clothing

Layer clothes

Ear muffs

Gloves

Slippers (we take shoes off inside)


Required Regular School Items (to be shared among the class except) --

Pencils

Crayons

Colored pencils

Safety Scissors

Glue sticks (8)

Pack of construction paper

Hand sanitizer (7-8 oz size pump)


These are for your child so label with their name.

Backpack

Lunchbox

Water Bottle

Wide lined notebook

Folder with pockets

Sketchpad or watercolor pad (9X12)


Family Contributions

Families help us keep our costs down. For that reason we ask attending families to contribute to some of the group supplies that our students will need.

Please choose two of the following:

Paper Plates and Paper Cups

Plasticware and Additional Spoons

Toilet Paper and Paper Towel



Lower School - Grades K-3

2 notebooks with 3 holes; 80- to 100-page; perforated is nice but not necessary

New International Version (NIV or NIrv)Bible- a themed Bible is fine as long as it has the regular NIV text.

Pencils - 2-3 dozen

3-5 Erasers

2-3 Pairs of safety scissors

2x Ruler

1 pack of construction paper

Classroom Supplies - Used by all Students; please bring one per student of

this age:

2 box of tissues

1 Clorox Wipes Container

2 rolls of transparent tape to load into a tape dispenser

2x 6-pack of toilet paper

1 6-pack pack paper towel

Package of 100 paper plates

Package of plastic spoons or forks (minimum of 5)


Lower School - Grades 4-6

6 notebooks with 3-holes; 100+ pages; perforated is nice but not necessary.

Students will need a notebook or section of a notebook for every class. We

will be emphasizing organization and orderly notetaking. It may be

necessary to purchase two per class for the entire year.

New International Version (NIV) Bible- a themed Bible is fine as long as it has the regular NIV text.

1 - Heavyweight 3-Ring binder (1.5-inch spine)

100+ pages of loose notebook paper (please load into binder)

Pencils - 2-3 dozen

Pencils

Colored Pencils

3-5 Personal Pencil Sharpeners.

Extra erasers

6 glue sticks

Pencil cup or box

2x Scissors

2x Ruler

Classroom Supplies - Used by all Students; please bring one per student of

this age:

1 box of tissues

1 roll of transparent tape to load into a tape dispenser

2x 6-pack of toilet paper

6-pack paper towel

Package of 100 paper plates

Package of plastic forks or spoons (minimum of 50)



Upper School - Jr/ Sr High School Students - Grades 7-12


Binder that will hold everything below, except the Bible and classroom supplies

6-8 notebooks with 3-holes; 80- to 100-page; perforated is nice but not necessary

Pack of loose college-ruled notebook paper

Bible - NIV preferred but not necessary.

Pencils - 2-3 dozen

Colored pencils

Extra erasers

Pencil bag for binder to keep small items

2x Full Scissors - reasonably good quality for projects

2x Ruler

Graph paper

Calculator (does not have to be scientific)

Pencil Sharpener


IMPORTANT NOTES:

~ Laptop and/or electronic reader is recommended for literature class, electives

that require it, as well as turning in homework and assignments. It is strongly

recommended that students have access to some kind of technology at home. If

not, students will have access to an on-site tech lab to complete assignments. It

may only be used during select class or study periods TBD by individual instructors.

~ Students should also check electives for any items needed for specific classes

Classroom Supplies - Used by all Students; please bring one per student of

this age:

Package of knives, forks, and spoons (minimum of 50)

6-pack of toilet paper

6-pack paper towel

1 box of tissues

1 Clorox Wipes Container

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