Fostering independence, practicing community values, and providing direct experience outdoors.
Wildwood Field School integrates authentic Montessori education and philosophy with daily work and play outdoors. Our mission is to nurture student independence and instill community values including: respect for others, stewardship of the natural world, and responsibility for one’s self.
Our program ensures that, in addition to academic learning, children also have time to play, explore, collaborate, and invent, which are all essential to healthy development. Our environment is designed to cultivate curiosity, encourage exploration, and nurture each child’s practical, social, and intellectual independence.
Wildwood Field School offers 3- and 5- day enrollment options.
Montessori Education
“The secret of good teaching is to regard the child’s intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination. Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorise, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core.”
- Maria Montessori, To Educate the Human Potential
Work & Play Outdoors
“Nature inspires creativity in a child by demanding visualization and the full use of the senses.”
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Preparation for Life
“The child gives us a beautiful lesson – that in order to form and maintain our intelligence, we must use our hands.
-Maria Montessori
“It is not enough to provide material for the child to work in school. He demands to go out into the world.”
— Maria Montessori, Citizen of the World
Join Us
Tell us about your family’s interest in our program and feel free to ask any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you!