Where the wild ones learn curriculum

12/11/2025

🌿✨ 2026 is going to be magical… and we can’t wait to share it with you! ✨🌿

We’ve got a jam-packed year ahead, full of creativity, connection, and nature-rooted learning:

📚 Book Launches

Our second children’s book is on the way—the first in the Marnie and Arnie the Invisible Polar Bear series!

We’re also publishing our long-awaited Where the Wild Ones Learn Pedagogy Book—a heartful guide to schema-informed, nature-rich practice.

🎓 Accreditation Begins

Our Wild Ones Accreditation kicks off in April—6 online modules, reflective journaling, and deep dives into schema-led practice.

🎧 Webinars & Podcasts We’re thrilled to be collaborating with some incredible voices:

A playful, powerful webinar with the lovely Alice Sharp Training —a true play extraordinaire!

A deeply resonant conversation on ASD with a G and T —whose work we absolutely love and align with. (…and more inspiring sessions to be announced soon!)

🎤 Come See Us Live! We’ll be out and about sharing our work at some incredible events:

⭐️Coram Pacey Annual Conference – 28th February, London (Tickets on sale now!)

⭐️ Childcare & Education Expo – 20–21 March, London → We’re exhibiting AND delivering our interactive workshop: Back to Nature: Creating a Curriculum from Sticks, Stories & Seasonal Wonder (tickets on sale now)

⭐️Nursery World Big Day Out – 15th May → We’ll be running: Roots and Reuse: Embedding Nature and Recycled Materials into Continuous Provision (…and possibly another surprise workshop too!) Tickets on ale no

🌟 There’s still time to book more events, so if you’d love us to come to your setting or conference—get in touch!

Let’s make 2026 a year of wild learning, deep reflection, and joyful connection.

11/11/2025

🌿✨ Accreditation FAQs – Everything You Need to Know! ✨🌿

We’ve had lots of questions about our upcoming accreditation, so here are the answers all in one place:

❓ Is it online?

🌱 Yes! It’s made up of 6 modules, all completed online.

❓ Do I need to write essays?

🌱 No essays here! Instead, you’ll complete a reflective journal with thought‑provoking questions, small projects, and case studies. These are designed to help you reflect deeply on your practice and the children you care for.

❓ How long will it take?

🌱 You’ll have 12 months to finish, but most people complete it in around 6 months. We know life is busy, so we’ve built in flexibility.

❓ When does it start?

🌱 Our first intake begins in April – don’t miss out!

❓ How do I submit my work?

🌱 You’ll have a dedicated trainer to support you. Simply email your completed work directly to them.

✨ This accreditation is designed to be flexible, reflective, and supportive—helping you grow your practice while fitting around your life.

📩 Ready to join?

⭐️Secure your space now at the introductory price of £150 instead of £300 with a monthly payment plan option⭐️

https://payhip.com/b/Pxpkz

11/11/2025

🎄✨ Christmas is coming… are you ready? ✨🎄

This is the season for family, connection, and magical moments. We’re excited to share not one, but two special Christmas offerings to make your celebrations extra meaningful:

🌿 Our Natural Christmas Jam-packed with hygge-inspired nature crafts, baking, mindfulness, and more—each activity thoughtfully designed with learning outcomes to nurture creativity and calm.

🎁 Our Activity Christmas Advent Swap chocolate for connection! With 24 activities—one for each day of Advent—you and your little ones can enjoy festive crafts, bonding time, and joyful traditions together.

✨ This year, give the gift of time, creativity, and togetherness.

Buy A Natural Christmas here https://payhip.com/b/nKTG8

Buy our Christmas activity Advent here
https://payhip.com/b/c1wF9

10/11/2025

🌿✨ Only 30 spaces left at 50% off! ✨🌿

We can’t believe how quickly they’re filling—but it’s no surprise. This isn’t just a course. It’s a movement.

The Where the Wild Ones Learn Accreditation is for educators, parents, and changemakers who want to:
🦋 Understand play schemas deeply and practically
🌱 Create emotionally safe, nature-rooted learning environments 📚 Align with trauma-informed, child-led pedagogy
🎨 Access beautifully designed resources, templates, and training materials
💚 Join a growing community of heart-led practitioners

We’ve spent two years crafting this pathway with care, creativity, and evidence-based magic. And now, the first course is nearly here.

💸 Only 30 spaces remain at our 50% off launch price. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment—this is it.

Let’s reimagine early years education together. One wild, wonderful step at a time.

https://payhip.com/b/Pxpkz

10/11/2025

🐔🌧️ The children loved exploring the chickens’ new home today—and so did we!

An added bonus: it’s now fully waterproof, so we could shelter from the rain while still enjoying all the magic of the moment.

They collected eggs, hand-fed the hens, and gently stroked their feathers—building trust, confidence, and connection through every interaction.

✨ Learning Outcomes:

Developed empathy and care through respectful animal handling

Practised fine motor skills while collecting and sorting eggs

Explored life cycles, habitats, and seasonal changes

Strengthened communication and observational language

🔄 Schemas in Action:

Enclosure: Creating boundaries and exploring inside/outside spaces

Enveloping: Wrapping, covering, and nesting behaviours with straw and eggs

Transporting: Carrying feed, eggs, and materials to and from the coop

Rotation: Watching the chickens peck, scratch, and move in circular patterns

Nature, nurture, and neural pathways—all wrapped up in one rainy-day adventure. 🌿💛

10/11/2025

Oh I LOVE this so much thank you for sharing The Forest School Queen 🥰

⭐️Save yourself time on planning now and check out our Nature Studies. 🌟

There are several different ways you can access our Nature Studies

🌿 Buy them individually for £6.99

Or you can become a member!

🌱 Seedling membership £5 a month cancel anytime you get access to 1 nature study per month.
🌾 Sapling Society is £10 per month 12 month commitment and you get access to all of our Nature studies over 25 and a new one every month

🌳 Woodland Legacy £100 a year cancel anytime get access to all of our Nature studies a new one every month and our training half price

What you waiting for come and join the wild side 🥰

https://payhip.com/WheretheWildOnesLearn

09/11/2025

🌿✨ Can’t believe this popped up in our memories…

✨🌿 Two years ago, we started planning our training—and now, it’s almost ready! Launching this April, and we couldn’t be more excited.

Our original timeline of 2024 was ambitious (we dream big!), but we’ve spent the last two years shaping it into something truly special. Not just one course… but a whole accredited pathway of nature-rooted, schema-informed learning.

We’ve poured our hearts into every detail—crafting a journey that feels magical, meaningful, and deeply aligned with our values.

🦋 The first course is nearly here, and we can’t wait to share it with you.

Thank you for walking this wild, wonderful path with us. 💚

🌟 Be 1 of the 1st 50 people to sign up to our Accreditation and get it for £150 instead of £300 also with a payment plan available over the next 5 months just £30 a month

https://payhip.com/b/Pxpkz

Rachel and I both had our pre reg with ofsted today and both went great.

We showed the inspectors our curriculums and membership and they were really impressed and said they were excited to see where it takes us and that it shows outstanding outdoor learning. We spoke about the training we are writing and they read what we have wrote so far and were really impressed and said they want to see the finished product.

So what did we do once they left? met up to carry on writing our training, with a little help 🤣

Our training will be released early 2024 very exciting 💚

09/11/2025

🌟When it doesn't go to plan🌟

This week we explored firework painting with toilet rolls 🎆.

The results weren’t “Pinterest perfect”—and that’s absolutely fine. Some of our children were sensory seeking, which meant the paint ended up covering the paper, the table, and even themselves. And that’s more than okay—it’s powerful learning in action. 🌿

Why It’s OK 💚

Sensory Needs: For sensory‑seeking children, the feel of paint on their hands, arms, and even the table meets a deep need for tactile input. This helps them regulate, feel grounded, and explore through touch.

Schemas at Play:

Enveloping: Smothering paper and surfaces in paint is a way of covering and wrapping, exploring the concept of inside/outside.

Trajectory: The sweeping motions of paint across the table show children experimenting with direction, flow, and movement.

Transformation: Watching colours mix and surfaces change is a schema urge to transform materials and see cause‑and‑effect.

Emotional Safety: Allowing children to explore freely shows them their play is valued, even when it’s messy. This builds confidence and resilience.

Our Reflection 🌱

Learning doesn’t have to look neat to be meaningful. When children are given space to follow their urges—whether that’s smothering paint or carefully stamping fireworks—they’re building brain connections, emotional regulation, and creative confidence.

So yes, the pictures weren’t Pinterest perfect. They were child perfect. 💫

Join our Membership or Training today

https://payhip.com/WheretheWildOnesLearn

08/11/2025

🌿 Schemas 🌿

We have had a few people message us asking what schemas are so thought would do a little post on them!

🌿 What Are Schemas?

Schemas are the deep learning urges you’ll notice in children’s play. They might carry objects back and forth (transporting), line things up (trajectory), wrap items up (enveloping), or spin and rotate materials (rotation). These patterns aren’t random—they’re the brain’s way of wiring connections through repetition and exploration.

✨ Why Are They Important?

Schemas reveal how children are thinking, not just what they’re doing.

They build the foundations for later skills like maths, science, literacy, and problem‑solving.

Recognising schemas helps educators and parents provide the right invitations—turning play into powerful learning.

They also support emotional regulation, as repeated actions can be soothing and help children feel safe.

🌱 In Practice When we set up nature play invitations—mud kitchens, water play, leaf trails—we’re not just offering fun activities. We’re giving children the chance to follow their schemas, strengthen neural pathways, and grow confidence in their own learning journey.

Join our waiting list for our Where the Wild Ones Learn Accreditation now by emailing wherethewildoneslearn2023@gmail.com

08/11/2025

📣 Accreditation Update!
✨ Accreditation Waiting List – Check Your Emails! ✨

We’ve got exciting news:

A monthly payment plan is now available to help spread the cost.

You can sign up today, pay now, and start in April.

All the details are waiting in your inbox!

🌿 Still time to join our waiting list → email us at wherethewildoneslearn2023@gmail.com

Be part of the first cohort and step into child-led, schema-informed, nature-rooted practice. Spaces are limited—don’t miss out!

07/11/2025

🍂❄️🌸☀️ Forest School Through the Seasons 🌟

As the weather changes, are you struggling for fresh ideas to keep children outside, engaged, and connected with nature?

That’s exactly where our best-selling resource, Forest School Through the Seasons, comes in! 🌿

Inside you’ll find: ✨ Creative seasonal crafts 🔥 Simple campfire cooking recipes 🔍 Scavenger hunts to spark curiosity 🥄 Mud kitchen recipes for messy, joyful play 🌱 And so much more to inspire outdoor adventures all year round!

💡 This resource is designed to:

Save you planning time

Support schema-rich, child-led learning

Help children connect deeply with the natural world, whatever the season

📖 Whether you’re an educator, home educator, or parent who loves outdoor play, this book is your go-to guide for making every season magical.

👉 Buy now and step into a year of wonder, learning, and play in nature!

https://payhip.com/b/k3uJo

06/11/2025

🌿✨ Have you joined our waiting list yet? ✨🌿

Our Schema-Based Nature Pedagogy Accreditation is launching in 2026—and places are already filling fast!

If you haven’t signed up yet… why not? 👉 This is your chance to be part of something truly unique.

Here’s why you should join:
🎓 CPD Accredited – gain recognised professional development. 🌍 Worldwide Access – join from anywhere, with online modules and community support.
🌱 Schema-Based Pedagogy – learn how to harness children’s play patterns to support deep, meaningful learning.
🔥 Nature-Rooted Practice – connect theory with outdoor, sensory-rich experiences.
📚 Practical Tools & Templates – ready-to-use resources for classrooms, Forest Schools, and home education.
Limited Spaces – small cohorts for personalised support.

📩 Email us today to join the waiting list and be the first to secure your place wherethewildoneslearn2023@gmail.com