We run a democratic and holistic educational program;  an organic learning experience chosen by the students, for the students.  We see our connections to each other and the natural world as optimal teaching tools, and we work together as a family to build ourselves individually.  Our program is ever-changing and dynamic, it morphs according to the students and events of the classroom on any given day.  We know that when children feel comfortable, stimulated, and authentically interested, their minds are most capable of processing and retaining information, and learning becomes a simple and joyful act.

Our foundation is built on core subjects, the things we couldn't get through this world without: science, art, mindfulness, mathematics, technology, literacy and comprehension, music, global awareness, life skills, health and wellness, and interpersonal communication.  We practice these subjects with a variety of learning styles and materials.  In the classroom, this can look like hands-on experiments, student-directed lesson plans, teacher assisted research, knitting, board games, fort building, conversations, drawing pictures, listening to stories, making movies, or singing songs. 

For nearly a decade, the Natural Learning Center has been holding space for kids to grow and thrive.  Our classrooms, in the Lettered Streets Neighborhood, are a safe place full of love, play, kindness, and imagination.  We have seen students take many paths following their time in the program: public or private school, continued home studies, travel and world schooling, and more.  The possibilities are endless for these kids who truly know themselves and how they learn.