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Welcome to Wild Child!

We are an all-outdoor nature program for homeschool kids ages 5-12. 

We ignite scientific curiosity through free play, outdoor exploration, and kid-directed learning.


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Your wild Child May: 

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Climb trees. Climb rocks. 
Get muddy. Get splinters. 
Make herbal potions. Make life-long friends. 
Learn outdoor skills. Learn about themselves. 
Eat wild plants. Eat wild bugs. 
Make shelters. Make fires. 
Tear clothing. Sew leather.
Skin knees. Spin fiber.
Catch a lizard. Catch poison oak. 
Build a shelter. Build a community. 
Be tired. Be happy. 


Our Classroom

Forests. Farms. Tidepools. Oceans. Redwoods. Grasslands. Creeks. Waterfalls. Fallen logs. Puddles. 

Our Curriculum

Stories. Songs. Mud. Ecosystems. Animals. Fires. Shelters. Climbing. Potions. Plants. Living. Playing. 

Our Metrics

Smiles. 
Friendships. 
Fun. 

The wild Child philoSophy

We believe children greatly benefit from free play, time spent outdoors, and building positive relationships with amazing adult role models -- Wild Child combines all three! 

Wild Child creates a safe space for kids to learn to interact with a community independently of their parents.  A primary goal of Wild Child's 14-week program is to encourage a child's independence and confidence in developing relationships with their peers. Wild Child is a full-day nature program that runs from 10am-4pm.  In addition to providing deep nature experiences, we are committed to helping kids discovering their own unique interests, and how - at any age - they can be involved in creating a better world. 

We are deeply inspired by like-minded programs like Trackers or Reikes Nature Awareness, incorporating real survival and homesteading skills into outdoor adventures. Wild Child has more of an emphasis on free play, unstructured time in nature, and a strong emphasis on cultivating joy – helping kids learn to be a positive influence in the world without taking life (or themselves) too seriously. 

OUR SPONSOR

Платформа https://delightful-doodles.com предлагает свои услуги как для беттеров, так для гемблеров. После быстрой регистрации через социальные сети или телефонный номер пользователи могут делать ставки на спортивные события, крутить слоты или участвовать в играх с живыми дилерами. Для всех азартных игр подойдет один аккаунт. При этом в разных режимах предлагаются разные бонусы. Клиенты казино могут снять 30% кэшбэк, а уже в течение первой недели для поклонников беттинга предлагается 500% на первый депозит.

Donate to Wild Child:

Wild Child is a nonprofit organization. 
We rely upon donations to help families in need, and
to sustain the affordability of our programs! 
"What makes people smart, curious, alert, observant, competent, confident, resourceful, persistent - in the broadest and best sense, intelligent - is not having access to more and more learning places, resources, and specialists, but being able in their lives to do a wide variety of interesting things that matter, things that challenge their ingenuity, skill, and judgement, and that make an obvious difference in their lives and the lives of people around them." 

- John Holt, Teach Your Own 
Wild Child is a fiscally-sponsored project of the 501c3 tax-exempt organization
The Children Are Our Future.
EIN 85-0409005
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