Homeschool Support​

Forest Scholars

WildWise Homeschool Support offers a flexible, academically grounded program for homeschool families seeking meaningful instruction, individualized support, and a learning community, all within the beauty of a forest setting.

Students may participate in individual subjects to supplement their home education or use WildWise classes as a primary source of instruction in those subjects. Our small-group format allows us to meet students where they are, providing both structured teaching and personalized academic support.

Classes take place in our outdoor forest classroom. When the weather turns cold or wet, students gather in a cozy canvas tent warmed by a wood stove providing a welcoming place for reading, discussion, problem-solving, writing, and focused study.

Weekly Academic Schedule

Monday & Wednesday | 9:00–10:00 AM — Math

Math instruction meets twice each week, providing consistent practice and support in mathematical concepts, reasoning, and problem-solving. Small class sizes allow instruction to be responsive to students’ individual levels and needs while helping them build strong foundational skills and greater confidence with mathematics.

Monday & Wednesday | 2:00–3:30 PM — Social Studies

Our Social Studies course explores history through story, discussion, primary sources, projects, maps, and hands-on learning. This year, our focus is Washington State History, including the Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State curriculum. Students will explore the land and peoples of Washington, Tribal history and sovereignty, settlement and statehood, and the events and perspectives that have shaped the place we call home.

Tuesday & Friday | 9:00–10:00 AM — Science

Science is especially at home at WildWise. Students investigate scientific concepts through observation, experimentation, discussion, and direct experience with the natural world. Whenever possible, the forest itself becomes part of the laboratory, helping students connect what they learn in books with what they can observe, measure, test, and discover for themselves.

Tuesday & Friday | 2:00–3:30 PM — Language Arts

Language Arts develops strong readers, thoughtful writers, and confident communicators. Students engage with literature, writing, vocabulary, grammar, discussion, and creative expression. Books and stories become starting points for exploring ideas, asking questions, making connections, and developing each student’s individual voice.

Thursday | 9:00–10:00 AM — Supported Study Hall

Study Hall is an important part of the WildWise Homeschool Support week, not simply an open work period.

This dedicated hour gives students a consistent place to catch up on assignments, receive one-on-one or small-group help, revisit concepts they have not yet mastered, work through challenging material, and get support with assignments from WildWise or their other homeschool coursework.

Just as importantly, Study Hall helps students develop the skills behind successful academics: organization, time management, planning, perseverance, asking for help, and taking increasing responsibility for their own learning.

For homeschool families juggling multiple subjects, curricula, and learning needs, this built-in support can make an enormous difference. Instead of allowing confusion or unfinished work to accumulate, students have a regular weekly opportunity to get back on track with an educator beside them.

Thursday | 2:00–3:30 PM — Family-Choice Elective

Thursday afternoons offer an elective chosen with input from participating families. Electives give students an opportunity to explore interests beyond the core academic subjects and may change throughout the year depending on student and family interests.

Flexible Support for Homeschool Families

Families do not need to enroll in every class. WildWise Homeschool Support is intentionally flexible.

A student might come primarily for math support, join us for Washington State History, participate in Language Arts and Science as stand-alone courses, attend Study Hall for additional academic help, or build a fuller weekly schedule from several offerings.

This allows families to maintain the freedom and individuality of homeschooling while gaining access to experienced instruction, peer community, academic accountability, and consistent support where it is most useful.

At WildWise, academics don’t have to be separated from the living world. Students can wrestle with a math problem beside the wood stove, discuss a novel beneath the cedars, investigate an ecosystem firsthand, and study Washington history while developing a deeper relationship with the land and communities whose stories they are learning.

Designed Around Nature Quest

Our academic schedule is purposefully designed to sandwich Nature Quest, allowing students to move naturally between focused academic instruction and longer periods of experiential learning in the forest.

Nature Quest is not completely separate from academics, it is where many concepts have the opportunity to deepen. Science, mathematics, literature, history, problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking are intentionally woven into quests, games, naturalist studies, projects, and real-world experiences. Students may encounter a concept during academic class and then apply it later through movement, story, exploration, or hands-on challenges in Nature Quest.

This rhythm gives students something especially valuable: time to learn a concept, experience it, and then return to it with greater understanding. The forest becomes more than a break between classes, it becomes an essential part of the learning process.

Rooted in Nature. Inspired by Lore. Nurtured in Community.