About Wildlings
Our interest-led group facilitates friendships with consistent, weekly interaction. We actively promote skill development + all ages play. The Wildlings community embraces all races, ethnicities, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, family structures, sizes, religious affiliations, and any quality that promotes inclusivity, respect and kindness.
What is Wildling Collective?
Wildling Collective is an inclusive, secular, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a vibrant homeschool community. We actively work toward a respectful learning environment that celebrates diversity and welcomes families of all backgrounds and beliefs. We have been awarded a grant from Vela because of the way our collaborative group is “boldly imagining education.”
This homeschool cooperative functions as a platform for parents to exchange peer support, collaborate, and curate diverse learning + social experiences. Wildling Collective offers families the flexibility to customize their homeschooling experience.
On Mondays, entire families meet each week, exploring learning topics we’ve all collaborated on throughout a 14-week semester. We spend hours together, play games + do puzzles, make big messes + clean up. There’s a group theme + shared materials. We often use the kitchen to make group meals. Weekly presentations by member families cover career options – for this semester. Participants are currently aged 5-48.
Thursdays’ drop-off program for tweens + teens (for ages 10+) is new to our lineup. Due to a grant from Vela, the inaugural session was spring of 2024. Independent class facilitators, compensated for their services, engage directly with enrolled members to create a personalized learning plan. This program is specifically for older kids to explore learning, independence + social relationships with support. We’re excited to see how this program evolves!
Member families have collaborated on a growth plan that will challenge our kids, widen our breadth of knowledge + strengthen our community. We’re excited to share where we’re going + hope to develop the type of relationship with our rented facility to allow for a shared commitment to this vision.
Are there any free ways to get involved?
Yes! We offer full (and/or partial) scholarships for our semester-length programs. Just check the box on your application to be considered. These are based on need and can be continuously applied for the same student or family.
All summer long, families may join us at the Bear Creek Lake Park swim beach, where we hang out near the water from 11am until your family’s ready to go! A daily pass to the park is $10, or you can opt for the year-long pass ($80).
Hiking + field trips are open to the larger homeschool community. Field trips are often free, but sometimes have a reduced cost for the group. And we host meet + greets at least twice per year + a kids’ makers market every spring. As we grow, we continue to find other days + ways to connect!
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