Wildling Learning Collective
A living learning community, not a list of subjects.
The Wildling Learning Collective meets Mondays and Wednesdays. It is a small-group, child-led, project-based learning environment for children who learn through movement, making, collaboration, and real-world experience. We are not a free school, an unschool, or a traditional co-op with rotating parent teachers. We are professional educators who have built a curriculum from the ground up, responsive to the actual children in the room and built around how understanding actually develops.
Learning is not separated from living here. The curriculum is shaped by the children in it, the seasons we are moving through, and the skills and subjects that matter, approached through experience, not instruction. No worksheets. No racing through a curriculum. Deep understanding of the systems and ideas that show up across every subject, because that is how knowledge actually works.
Wild Play Studio
Ages 3 to 5 · Mondays 10:30 to 1:30
A child-led, nature and play-based program for our youngest learners. Rich invitations, natural open-ended materials, sensory experiences, and long uninterrupted stretches of imaginative exploration. The environment is intentionally prepared, then trusted to the children.
Human & Earth Studies
Ages 6 to 12 · Mondays 10:00 to 2:00
Science, ecology, human systems, movement, and practical outdoor skills through hands-on learning. Biology, ecosystems, mapping and navigation, survival skills, applied math in real contexts. Children learn by doing, building, observing, and moving.
Literature & Creative Expression
Ages 6 to 12 · Wednesdays 10:00 to 2:00
Storytelling, literature, communication, and creative expression through language and making. Myths and folktales from around the world, oral narration, creative writing, poetry, cooking and food connected to culture and story, gardening.
A look inside
Fall Term 2026: Myths, Folktales & Cultural Meaning
Our first term invites children into the rich world of myths, folktales, and cultural storytelling from across the globe, beginning with stories rooted in Africa and early human history. Rather than memorizing facts about cultures, children explore the deeper role stories play in human life: how they help people understand nature, communicate values, preserve traditions, and connect across generations. On Mondays, children explore early migration, ecosystems, survival skills, and how humans have moved through and shaped the natural world. On Wednesdays, they enter the stories themselves: reading, narrating, writing, cooking traditional foods, and responding creatively to what they encounter.
Monday: Human & Earth Studies (10:00 to 2:00)
| 10:00 | Drop-off and soft start |
| 10:20 | Gathering and primal movement |
| 10:45 | Learning block: science, ecology, and hands-on investigation |
| 12:00 | Lunch and outdoor time |
| 1:00 | Final block: skills and practical work |
| 2:00 | Pick-up |
Wednesday: Literature & Creative Expression (10:00 to 2:00)
| 10:00 | Arrival and soft start |
| 10:20 | Opening gathering and read aloud |
| 11:05 | Response and creation: journals, making, and story mapping |
| 12:00 | Lunch and outdoor time |
| 1:00 | Afternoon exploration: art studio |
| 2:00 | Pick-up |
A note on our rhythm: this is the shape of a typical day, not a rule we march to. When the kids are deep in something, we follow it instead of the clock, and that freedom is the whole reason families choose a collective like ours.
Pricing
Tuition is monthly. A term fee covers curriculum development, planning, and startup supplies for the full 16-week term, charged twice per year (August and March). A 10% sibling discount applies.
Wild Play Studio (ages 3 to 5)
| Monthly Tuition | $185/month |
| Effective Rate | $13.25/hour |
| Term Fee | $75 |
Wildling Learning Collective (ages 6 to 12)
| One day a week | $200/month |
| Two days a week | $400/month |
| Effective Rate | $12.50/hour at two days |
| Term Fee | $125 |
Interested in Fall?
Join us for a Trial Day on August 24th (2-4:30pm).