Mindful family nature experience

We are a community of families, educators, earth warriors, and outdoor enthusiasts that aims to nurture children’s sense of curiosity, joy, awe and wonder.

Wildschooling sa Pilipinas

We name our journey as Wildschooling drawing inspiration from different alternative education models of homeschooling, unschooling, forest schooling, and gentle parenting, but more flexible and open; taking nature as our primary platform for knowledge, reflection, and discovery.

It is a movement founded by Nicolette Sowder of Wilder Child, adapted and localized by Weekend Wild Child here in the Philippines.

Our programme is not locked into a single curriculum. Instead, it offers knowledge and experiences emerging from the changing seasons of nature. We use Phenology as our lens in selecting camp locations and tailor-fitting activities on the ground that best fit each month and/or season.

Our Focus

Creativity

Our goal is to keep encouraging the creativity, wonder, and joy that children naturally express. For Weekend Wild Child that means:

Child-led, family-engaged, inquiry-based experiences
Drawing inspiration, context and opportunities for growth and learning from everyday life through rhythm and harmony
Honoring and providing space for the hundred languages a child uses to interpret their reality
Self-expression through seasonal art, songs and stories

Adventure

We are a classroom without walls. We are out of the chair, out of our shell, and out into our community. For Weekend Wild Child that means:

Play based learning in our local, social and environment systems
Traveling beyond our comfort zones to experience alternative cultures and perspectives
Providing the time and space for lots of free, unstructured play
Developing resiliency, strength and confidence by exploring outdoors in varied weather conditions

Community

We honor the co-existence of human and nature. For Weekend Wild Child that means:

Camp locations are biodiversity-rich, community models and cause-oriented conducive for childrenʼs project-based, real world investigations.
Embracing the uniqueness of every child and family and respecting their aspirations
Working together for the common good
Reverence for all living and non-living creatures, what eyes see and what heart feels

We are an inclusive, all-weather, and eco outdoor programme.

We offer an inspirational opportunity for families and individuals to develop and achieve a strong connection with the natural world through multi-sensorial learning experiences in our local rainforests, marine protected areas, nature farms, and cultural communities. We bring to you a classroom without walls.

Why You’ll Love Us

ABOUT WEEKEND WILD CHILD