NATURE
“Nature is a tool to get children to experience not just the wider world, but themselves.”
~ Stephen Moss
ART
"Creativity exists in the present moment. You can’t find it anywhere else."
~ Natalie Goldberg
EMPATHY
It is vital that when educating our children’s brains we do not neglect to educate their hearts by nurturing their compassionate nature.”
~ Dalai Lama
Garden Artists
Enrich your child's education by enrolling in this special outdoor education course that brings nature, art, and empathy together in a playful and explorative way.​
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Inquiry based projects
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Hands-on garden activities
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Learn basic permaculture principles and ecology.
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Students make art in open-air studio.
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Social-emotional learning.
Create your own class cohort. Enroll your homeschool group, pod or group of friends. 4-8 week courses offered.
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Backyard Artists
Enjoy a fun art class that meets you or your child's creative needs. Classes focus on open-ended projects while learning new technical skills. From painting to sculpture, your child will grow with artistic confidence and enjoy the process along the way.
*Depending on where you live in the DMV area, classes can come to you. 4-8 week courses offered.
Expressive
PAINT PARTY
This is not your average paint party, the Wild Wonder Creator paint party is filled with creativity and expressive art. Instead of making the exact same painting together, we celebrate our unique ideas and make spontaneous art from the heart. Want to make art with the ones you love? Bring your family and friends together for an intimate experience.
“They’re not just playing
in nature, they are: Learning, creating, sensing, believing, relaxing, exploring, observing, wondering, connecting, discovering, appreciating, understanding, experimenting…”
~ Penny Whitehouse
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“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow,
yet we forget that she is someone today.”
~ Stacia Tauscher
“Children are born with a sense of wonder
and an affinity for nature. Properly cultivated, these values can mature into ecological literacy, and eventually into sustainable patterns of living.”
~Zenobia Barlow