Educational Inspiration
“Thousands of years ago, stretching back far before recorded history, humans have been able to thrive thanks to our obvious ability to learn, teach, and nurture many generations of ancestors. Pretty wild to imagine from a modern human perspective, huh? Without the wild, are humans, plants, and animals not doomed? To learn amazing lessons which will support our life and the life of future generations of humans and non-humans, all we need to do is go outside. Mentors who are inspired to help guide students, young and old, to more connection, knowledge, experiential learning, and more, can supercharge those teachings about the natural world; the plants, animals, weather, fire, water, rock… and the profound human connections which, if absent, inhibit learning dramatically, and, if nurtured, inspire people to live in gratitude, appreciation, and love for themselves and all others around them. The vast levels of complexity and depth of all there is to learn on Earth is not attainable without being outdoors. Wilding Education knows this and remembers we are all wild and part of nature. We seek to meet our wildness, and educate it in ways which bring what is wild in us to more beautiful and powerful potential, wilding us until we cannot help but passionately love and protect what is wild and needed for all life on Earth.”
- Storm Stewart
Founder, Co-director, and Mentor of Wilding Education
Core Routines:
Wilderness skills with awareness around safety and hazards.
Social-emotional learning with peers, mentors, and other volunteers with emphasis on empathy and respect.
Connection to ancient wisdom and cultures through ancestral skills, storytelling, traditions sharing, and much more.
Nurturing unity, interdependence, and musicality through singing songs together every day.
Experiential learning in nature to foster an appreciation for and deep connection with Nature.
Integrate science, math, art and literacy into our emergent curriculums though fun hands-on projects in an inviting and supportive manner.
Child-centered: we base our day-to-day activities on group interest; we support children’s exploration of their passions. During play, students have the opportunities to make their own rules, express themselves, learn to cooperate and problem solve.
Prioritization of Fun and Play: wide varieties of big body movement, intuition focused, fast and slow games; we welcome rough and tumble play (playful, not hurtful).