The Native School in Carlsbad is an outdoor forest school on Faraday Avenue that uses inquiry-based and place-based pedagogy, replacing traditional classroom walls with North County's coastal chaparral and unenclosed learning environments. The preschool-age program emphasizes sensory exploration, nature journaling, and collaborative problem-solving—a developmental foundation that feeds into structured K–12 settings like Pacific Ridge School when families transition to elementary enrollment. Enrolled children ages three and up spend full mornings outdoors, rotating through garden stations, building projects, and guided nature walks across Carlsbad's 92008 zip code. Art, movement, and early literacy integrate into the outdoor curriculum, with music enrichment options extending through partner programs such as Carlsbad Village Music in the Village district. The forest-school model follows international Forest School Association principles, requiring a minimum 1:6 educator-to-child ratio and uninterrupted outdoor sessions of at least three consecutive hours per instructional day.