Wildhearts Academy: Programs & Classes
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2026 Summer Camps
Wildhearts Wanderers: Nature, Art & Adventure
Wildhearts Wanderers is a week-long summer camp designed to nurture curiosity, creativity, and confidence through immersive outdoor exploration and hands-on art-making. Hosted on a working farm, campers spend half of each day hiking, observing nature, and engaging in imaginative play, and the other half creating art, building projects, and playing cooperative games.
This mixed-age camp supports developmental flexibility: younger campers explore through sensory play and storytelling, while older campers engage in deeper observation, design challenges, and creative leadership. The camp emphasizes connection to nature, collaboration, and joyful learning in a screen-free, child-centered environment.
Wildhearts Little Art Lab: A Creative Studio Camp
The Wildhearts Little Art Lab is a playful, exploratory studio camp where children are invited to experiment, invent, and create. Using high-quality art materials, campers will work on both individual and collaborative projects that explore color, texture, form, and design. This camp supports artistic growth, confidence, and creative thinking in a structured yet relaxed studio setting.
2026-2027 Enrichment Forest School Programs
Wildhearts Academy – Sprouts Program (Ages 3–4)
The Sprouts Program is a gentle, nurturing introduction to learning for our youngest Wildhearts. Designed for children ages 3–4, Sprouts focuses on rhythm, connection, and joyful exploration through play, music, movement, and hands-on activities.
Each session follows a predictable daily rhythm that helps young children feel safe, confident, and engaged. Through circle time, songs, movement, stories, and guided play, children build early social-emotional skills, fine and gross motor development, language, and creative expression.
Sprouts learning is inspired by seasonal themes and simple changemakers, with an emphasis on kindness, curiosity, and caring for ourselves, others, and the world around us. Activities are intentionally short, flexible, and sensory-rich to support developing attention spans and natural curiosity.
Children are encouraged to explore at their own pace while being gently guided by experienced educators in a warm, supportive environment. Students bring their own lunch and enjoy a balance of structured moments and free play throughout the day.
Wildhearts Academy – Explorers Program (Ages 5–7)
What do Rachel Carson, George Washington Carver, and Jane Goodall have in common? They are changemakers who followed curiosity, compassion, and courage to make a lasting impact on the world.
The Explorers Program is a weekly, nature-inspired learning experience designed to spark wonder and nurture the Wildheart spirit in children ages 5–7. Guided by trailblazers and changemakers, students explore the world around them through hands-on activities, creative lessons, and meaningful play that encourages curiosity, problem-solving, and empathy.
Each session blends outdoor exploration, storytelling, art, and social-emotional learning. Children engage with nature as both a classroom and a teacher—building awareness, resilience, and a sense of responsibility for caring for the world and the people in it.
Every day offers a unique set of activities, allowing families to enroll in multiple days or choose a single day that fits their schedule. Students bring their own lunch and spend the day learning, creating, and playing in a supportive, mixed-activity environment.
Wildhearts Academy – Trailblazers Program (Ages 8–13)
The Trailblazers Program is a dynamic, project-based learning experience for older Wildhearts who are ready to think deeply, create boldly, and explore independently. Designed for students ages 8–13, this program blends arts-integrated academics with student-led exploration and outdoor adventure.
Mornings are dedicated to focused, creative learning through the study of changemakers throughout history. Using books, discussion, and hands-on projects, students explore the lives, ideas, and impact of artists, scientists, activists, and innovators. Through visual art, writing, building, performance, and design, learners connect historical inspiration to their own creative voice and problem-solving skills.
Afternoons shift toward student-led exploration, hiking, and collaborative play. With guidance from educators, students practice independence, leadership, and teamwork while engaging with the outdoors as a space for discovery, reflection, and movement.
The Trailblazers Program encourages critical thinking, creative confidence, collaboration, and resilience. Students are invited to take ownership of their learning, follow curiosity, and develop a strong sense of purpose as they engage with both academic content and the natural world.
Students bring their own lunch and spend the day in a balanced rhythm of structured learning and open exploration.
2026-2027 Enrichment Tutorial Programs
Changemakers Tutorial (Ages 9–13)
Wednesdays | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
The Changemakers Tutorial is a weekly, project-based learning program designed for older elementary and middle school students who are curious about the world and their place in it. This small-group tutorial blends academic skill-building, creative exploration, and real-world connection through the study of influential changemakers throughout history.
Each month, students focus on one changemaker and explore their life, values, and career path through group seminars, guided reading, discussion, independent work, and hands-on projects. One Wednesday each month includes a related field trip that connects learning to real-world careers and environments. The remaining weeks are dedicated to research, project development, reflection, and presentation.
The Changemakers Tutorial emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and purpose-driven learning. Students are encouraged to ask meaningful questions, explore career possibilities, and connect historical impact to modern-day issues and interests.
Tuition includes all field trip costs and transportation, allowing families to enjoy a seamless, enriching educational experience.
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Classes available on site in Annapolis, MD for youth ages 3-13