Julia Digeronimo

When Children’s Play Becomes an Immersive Learning Project At WildRoots, play is not a break from learning — it is learning. Children & Teacher Libby performing Caps for Sale When children feel safe, curious, and deeply engaged, their play becomes rich with storytelling, collaboration, problem solving, and creativity. Our teachers watch closely for these moments. By observing children’s interests and ideas, they are able to expand play into meaningful projects that build social-emotional...

How purposeful rhythm, guided independence, and nature immersion help children grow into confident, capable learners. What if learning didn’t begin with desks and worksheets — but with curiosity, movement, and wonder? At WildRoots, learning begins outdoors: in the forest, on the farm, and in spaces where children can move their bodies, follow their questions, and engage fully with the world around them. Here, learning feels alive — rooted in real experiences, meaningful relationships, and the...

At WildRoots Nature School, the seasons shape our days. Our classrooms are forests, meadows, and gardens — places where learning unfolds in rhythm with rain, sunlight, shifting temperatures, and the quiet, ongoing changes of the natural world. Rather than resisting these changes, we welcome them, allowing weather and seasonality to guide our curriculum, our activities, and our pace. Outdoor classrooms invite children to build a relationship with weather — feeling it, adapting to it, and...