A Wilder Way to Learn
Curious by Nature
Curious by Nature
Wild & Wise is an outdoor, all-weather program. We embrace the changing seasons and believe there’s something worth discovering in sunshine, drizzle, mud, and everything in between. Children should arrive dressed for the day’s weather and ready to get a little wild.
Driven by Curiosity
Our teaching begins with wonder. We follow children’s questions, interests, and discoveries, allowing their curiosity to guide us toward deeper learning.
The garden, mud kitchen, workshop, and natural world become the classroom. We count seeds and measure what grows, explore volume while pouring in the mud kitchen, investigate insects and changing seasons, build and test our ideas, prepare food from the garden, and create with our hands.
Stories, songs and games are woven through our days, giving children another way to make meaning, build language, share traditions, spark imagination, and connect with one another and the world around them.
Through these everyday experiences, math, literacy, science, creativity, practical life, and social-emotional learning naturally intertwine — because the best learning often happens when we’re busy exploring something we care about.
Find Your Wild
2:00–5:00 PM | Ages 3–6
Our afternoons unfold outdoors at an easy, child-led pace. With flexible arrival, children settle in with a healthy snack and time for free exploration before moving into hands-on garden, nature, and maker experiences. We end our afternoon together with stories and songs in closing circle.
Tuition shown is the monthly rate for our 12-week session. Families enroll for the full session, with three monthly payments due on the first of each month.
10:00–11:30 PM | Ages 0–6
Mud Kitchen Monday is a 1.5 hour care-giver child Stay and Play. Child-led nature exploration, mud kitchen and sensory play, craft and song or game. Healthy snack included.
Mud Kitchen Mondays are pay-by-the-day—join us when it works for your family.
2:00–5:00 PM | Ages 3–6
Our afternoons unfold outdoors at an easy, child-led pace. With flexible arrival, children settle in with a healthy snack and time for free exploration before moving into hands-on garden, nature, and maker experiences. We end our afternoon together with stories and songs in closing circle.
Tuition shown is the monthly rate for our 12-week session. Families enroll for the full session, with three monthly payments due on the first of each month.
Upcoming Events
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Nature Book Club
10.16 2:00-4:00PM
An ongoing nature enthusiast book club for curious minds to read, reflect, and explore ideas together through conversation and nature journaling.
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Enchanted Grove
10.24 4:00-7:00PM
A magical walk through the Grateful Grove where wonder waits around very bend. A very special evening to behold.
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Harvest Backyard Camp Out
11.22 2:00-7:00PM
A cozy Friendsgiving-inspired backyard “campout” filled with autumn adventure, campfire fun, nature, star gazing and connection.
Follow Our Learning Journey
Come wander with us.
Have a question about Wild & Wise, our programs, or finding the right fit for your child? Send us a note—we’d love to hear from you.