While participating in the  Homeschool Naturalist Program is an experiential learning environment where your child will learn about all the earth sciences; botany, entomology, and basic biology.  Our hands-on approach helps create a deep nature connection while having fun learning . Our experienced Field Instructors and Mentors plan through the seasons as they use ancient knowledge and wisdom to guide them through meaningful nature-based experiences.  We take a deep dive into observing and learning about the local flora and fauna through activities and tasks involving; animal tracking, plant & tree identification, natural crafts and other hands-on skills.  These experiences helps create confident, strong, self sufficient learners. Our 100% outdoorprogram is like no other, as nature is not only our classroom it is our teacher and the foundation of every experience.

We will go on adventures back in time and learn  about the resources that have provided our ancestors with the four basic elements of life; shelter, water, fire, and food.  Through a numbers of Earth based skills and natural crafts, your child will learn how to manage these resources found in nature, as they learn how to be stewards of the land.

Through the ancient tradition of coyote teaching, we are helping build a community of natural leaders that will has; a sense of belonging; a passion to succeed; and problem solving skills

This is a drop off program with age-appropriate activities.

Ages: 7-14 (Participants must be of age at the start of the program)
Registration fee: 7 weeks $315-$560 sliding scale (you pay what you are comfortable paying)
Where: Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD
When: Wednesdays 10:30am-3:00pm once a week 9/2-10/14 (please refer to our calendar for the exact dates)

While participating in the  Homeschool Naturalist Program is an experiential learning environment where your child will learn about all the earth sciences; botany, entomology, and basic biology.  Our hands-on approach helps create a deep nature connection while having fun learning . Our experienced Field Instructors and Mentors plan through the seasons as they use ancient knowledge and wisdom to guide them through meaningful nature-based experiences.  We take a deep dive into observing and learning about the local flora and fauna through activities and tasks involving; animal tracking, plant & tree identification, natural crafts and other hands-on skills.  These experiences helps create confident, strong, self sufficient learners. Our 100% outdoor program is like no other, as nature is not only our classroom it is our teacher and the foundation of every experience.

We will go on adventures back in time and learn  about the resources that have provided our ancestors with the four basic elements of life; shelter, water, fire, and food.  Through a numbers of Earth based skills and natural crafts, your child will learn how to manage these resources found in nature, as they learn how to be stewards of the land.

Through the ancient tradition of coyote teaching, we are helping build a community of natural leaders that will has; a sense of belonging; a passion to succeed; and problem solving skills

This is a drop off program with age-appropriate activities.

Ages: 7-14 (Participants must be of age at the start of the program)
Registration fee: 7 weeks $315-560 sliding scale (you pay what you are comfortable paying)
Where: Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD
When: Monday's 10:30am-3:00pm once a week 9/2-10/14 (please refer to our calendar for the exact dates)

This is an outdoor play-based program, where curiosity, play, nature, and exploration lead our time together in community.   We believe time out in Nature not only benefits the minds and bodies of young children, but also enhances confidence and stimulates their motor and sensory awareness development.  We will have nature based art activities, nature based games, and storytelling during our time together, all while giving the children opportunities to explore, get comfortable in, and learn about their natural surroundings. Let your child grow, experience, and connect to Nature the way they were meant to in a fun, exploratory, safe community environment

Who: Ages 5-6
When: Wednesdays, 10:00am-1:00 pm (*meets for 10 weeks, see calendar for dates)
Where: Silver Spring/Wheaton, MD

Our Winter at the Ancestral Knowledge Museum & Research Center  give us the amazing opportunity to focus on import skills the will round out the Homeschool Naturalist experience .  We will explore our new facility and the land it sits on.  Students will have the unique opportunity to engage in our hands-on museum of nature and ancient earth based skills.

We will still explore the flora and fauna of the local area through animal tracking and plant identification and experience first-hand the interconnectedness of things., We will also be able to focus on some of the long term wilderness skills like Shelter, food processing, and other crafts that needs the freedom that the public parks cant provide.

This program will be 60/40 outdoor/indoor, accessing our research center periodically throughout the day.  This program is unlike any other  program in the area, as nature is not only our classroom and our teacher it's the foundation of every lesson and experience and now we have the research library and museum to follow up in for a deeper level of learning and connection the experiences and skills.

Through countless numbers of Earthskills and natural crafts, your child will learn how nature has provided us the four basic elements of survival - shelter, water, fire and food. We will go on daily adventures and learn how to manage these resources and become stewards of the land.

This ancestral knowledge is your birthright and has been passed down from past generations. Through the ancient tradition of coyote teaching, we are building a community of natural leaders that will hold this ancient wisdom and continue to pass it on to future generations to come.

This is a drop off program with age-appropriate activities. 

Limited to 10 Participants

Ages: 7-14 (Participants must be of age at the start of the program)
Registration fee: 6 weeks, sliding Scale $210- $450 (you choose what you are comfortable paying)
Where: Lanham/Riverdale, Md
When: We are hosting sessions Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays 10:30am-3:00pm once a week (please refer to our calendar for the exact dates)

While participating in the  Homeschool Naturalist Program is an experiential learning environment where your child will learn about all the earth sciences; botany, entomology, and basic biology.  Our hands-on approach helps create a deep nature connection while having fun learning . Our experienced Field Instructors and Mentors plan through the seasons as they use ancient knowledge and wisdom to guide them through meaningful nature-based experiences.  We take a deep dive into observing and learning about the local flora and fauna through activities and tasks involving; animal tracking, plant & tree identification, natural crafts and other hands-on skills.  These experiences helps create confident, strong, self sufficient learners. Our 100% outdoor program is like no other, as nature is not only our classroom it is our teacher and the foundation of every experience.

We will go on adventures back in time and learn  about the resources that have provided our ancestors with the four basic elements of life; shelter, water, fire, and food.  Through a numbers of Earth based skills and natural crafts, your child will learn how to manage these resources found in nature, as they learn how to be stewards of the land.

Through the ancient tradition of coyote teaching, we are helping build a community of natural leaders that will has; a sense of belonging; a passion to succeed; and problem solving skills

This is a drop off program with age-appropriate activities.

Ages: 7-14 (Participants must be of age at the start of the program)
Registration fee: 7 weeks $315-560 sliding scale (you pay what you are comfortable paying)
Where: Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD
When: Monday's 10:30am-3:00pm once a week 2/17-3/31 (please refer to our calendar for the exact dates)

This is an outdoor play-based program, where curiosity, play, nature, and exploration lead our time together in community.   We believe time out in
Nature not only benefits the minds and bodies of young children, but also enhances confidence and stimulates their motor and sensory awareness development.  We will have nature based art activities, nature based games, and storytelling during our time together, all while giving the children opportunities to explore, get comfortable in, and learn about their natural surroundings. Let your child grow, experience, and connect to Nature the way they were meant to in a fun, exploratory, safe community environment

Who: Ages 5-6
When: Wednesdays, 10:00am-1:00 pm (*meets for 11 weeks, see calendar for dates)
Where: Silver Spring/Wheaton, MD
Registration Fee: $330-$550 *Sliding Scale (*Sliding scale you choose per person what you're comfortable paying. General admission is our suggested fee per person)

While participating in the  Homeschool Naturalist Program is an experiential learning environment where your child will learn about all the earth sciences; botany, entomology, and basic biology.  Our hands-on approach helps create a deep nature connection while having fun learning . Our experienced Field Instructors and Mentors plan through the seasons as they use ancient knowledge and wisdom to guide them through meaningful nature-based experiences.  We take a deep dive into observing and learning about the local flora and fauna through activities and tasks involving; animal tracking, plant & tree identification, natural crafts and other hands-on skills.  These experiences helps create confident, strong, self sufficient learners. Our 100% outdoor program is like no other, as nature is not only our classroom it is our teacher and the foundation of every experience.

We will go on adventures back in time and learn  about the resources that have provided our ancestors with the four basic elements of life; shelter, water, fire, and food.  Through a numbers of Earth based skills and natural crafts, your child will learn how to manage these resources found in nature, as they learn how to be stewards of the land.

Through the ancient tradition of coyote teaching, we are helping build a community of natural leaders that will has; a sense of belonging; a passion to succeed; and problem solving skills

This is a drop off program with age-appropriate activities.

Ages: 7-14 (Participants must be of age at the start of the program)
Registration fee: 7 weeks $315-560 sliding scale (you pay what you are comfortable paying)
Where: Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD
When: Monday's 10:30am-3:00pm once a week 4/14-6/2 (please refer to our calendar for the exact dates)