Wild Friends Club is a nature-based program designed for young children, where curiosity leads the way. Through hands-on activities, creative projects, and time spent outdoors, children begin to build a meaningful relationship with the natural world, learning not just about it, but how to care for it.
Each session invites children into a world of discovery. They observe wildlife, create with natural materials, take part in seasonal projects, and contribute to real conservation efforts such as pollinator gardens and habitat building. Through these experiences, they begin to understand that even small actions can have a meaningful impact.
At Wild Friends Club, our sessions are rooted in a philosophy of learning through wonder. Everything begins with curiosity, with muddy hands, small discoveries, and the quiet magic of noticing.
Alongside our hands-on, nature-based activities, we incorporate thoughtfully designed lesson frameworks from Mariah Douglass Bruehl and Playful Learning, a globally respected, play-based curriculum developed over decades of educational practice. This allows us to pair the magic of nature exploration with proven early childhood learning approaches, guiding children through experiences that are not only joyful and creative, but also deeply intentional in supporting cognitive, emotional, and social development.
We are deeply grateful to Mariah for her generosity in sharing her work. Her curriculum has become a meaningful thread woven through the Wild Friends Club experience.
Over time, we hope to grow Wild Friends Club into schools and communities beyond our own, so that children everywhere, including those without easy access to nature, can still experience its magic. Because when a child learns to notice the natural world, to care for it, and to feel part of it, that connection stays with them.
