NC Nature School

09/09/2026

This weekend!! 🌿NC Nature School is so excited to welcome our community to the 3rd Annual Family Fest at Lakeside Retreats!

Come spend the day outside with us exploring, creating, learning, playing, and connecting with the people and land that make this community so special. 💚

NC Nature School will be near the Playspace and pavilion from 10AM–5PM, and we have SO much planned for your little nature lovers:

🌿 Storytime + Movement
🔎 Nature Scavenger Hunts
🌱 Herbalism + Field Medicine
💎 Nature Playspace + Crystal Dig
🛖 Survival Shelter Building
🥾 Guided Nature Walks
🦉 Interactive Educational Trail
…and plenty of opportunities with the other event partners to explore, get muddy, ask questions, and learn through nature!

And that’s just our little corner of Family Fest! The full event runs 8AM–9PM with food trucks, art activities, yoga, sound baths, forest bathing, martial arts, s’mores, vendors, a FIRE SHOW 🔥 overnight camping/glamping and so much more.

📅 Saturday, September 12
📍 Lakeside Retreats | Raleigh, NC
🎟️ FREE admission
🌿 NC Nature School Near the Pavilion and Nature Playspace: 10AM–5PM

Bring your kids. Bring your friends. Bring a blanket or some lawn chairs and make a day of it.

We can’t wait to share a little piece of NC Nature School with you and spend the day remembering what happens when children, families, community, and the natural world get to come together. 🌎🤎

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

🔎🗺️Looking for meaningful outdoor experiences for your child this coming school year? We have limited spots available!

We are so excited to be collaborating with Lakeside Retreats • 501(c)(3) Nonprofit • Raleigh, NC this fall—giving our children the opportunity to build a relationship with this truly special land, learn alongside their incredible team, and experience the kind of childhood that unfolds outdoors.

Through nature immersion, hands-on learning, wilderness skills, exploration, and plenty of time to simply play, our days are designed to nurture curiosity, confidence, connection, and a lifelong relationship with the natural world.

We can’t wait to see what this season brings.

At NC Nature School, we believe children learn best through direct relationship with the natural world.

Our programs are designed to help children build confidence, resilience, curiosity, and a deep sense of belonging through hands-on outdoor adventures.

Want to try out a day in our summer camp next week? There’s still seats available on our site: www.ncnatureschool.org! We would love to have you!

📍 Serving families in the Knightdale, Raleigh and Wendell area

Please share with homeschool families, nature-loving parents, and anyone looking for meaningful outdoor education opportunities! 🌿❤️

🌎 Sponsor a Wild Child
We believe every child deserves access to nature connection experiences, regardless of financial circumstances.

If you’d like to sponsor a child, donate a scholarship, or learn more about receiving assistance, we’d love to connect.

- All ages.
- All seasons.
- All outside.

Earth as Teacher • Child as Guide • Soul as Compass

07/25/2026

And that’s only half of it! Bring back the magic of childhood this fall with NC Nature School 🪺🪶 & Lakeside Retreats • 501(c)(3) Nonprofit • Raleigh, NC. 🌿 M-F or MWF! Prioritizing Full week participants!

From muddy boots and creek explorations to campfires, wildlife, tree climbing, and hands-on adventures, we’re creating the kind of childhood every child deserves.

Now enrolling for the 2026–2027 homeschool year and track-out programs. Please register at www.ncnatureschool.org to secure your seat! We are only accepting a max of 12 students this fall, with limited scholarships and sliding scale options available ! Come learn, play, and grow with us in the great outdoors. 🐞

07/15/2026

Here are the classrooms of our 2026-2027 school-year!

Looking for meaningful outdoor experiences for your child this year?

At NC Nature School, we believe children learn best through direct relationship with the natural world.

Our programs are designed to help children build confidence, resilience, curiosity, and a deep sense of belonging through hands-on outdoor adventures.

🍄 Summer Camps
Join us for nature-based summer camps filled with creek exploration, wilderness skills, foraging, nature crafts, wildlife discovery, games, and plenty of outdoor play.

🌲 Homeschool Drop-Off Programs (Ages 4-9 and 6-11)
We offer dailty drop-off programs Monday–Friday where children learn through:
• Wilderness survival skills
• Herbalism & plant studies
• Foraging & mycology
• Shelter building & fire craft
• Environmental education
• Nature connection & stewardship
• Outdoor play and exploration

🌎 Sponsor a Wild Child
We believe every child deserves access to nature connection experiences, regardless of financial circumstances.

If you’d like to sponsor a child, donate a scholarship, or learn more about receiving assistance, we’d love to connect.

- All ages.
- All seasons.
- All outside.

Earth as Teacher • Child as Guide • Soul as Compass

📍 Serving families in the Knightdale-Raleigh and Wendell area coming soon!

📩 Comment below or send us a message for upcoming camp dates, homeschool enrollment information, or sponsorship opportunities.

Please share with homeschool families, nature-loving parents, and anyone looking for meaningful outdoor education opportunities! 🌿❤️

07/11/2026

At NC Nature School, we believe children learn best through direct relationship with the natural world.

Our programs are designed to help children build confidence, resilience, curiosity, and a deep sense of belonging through hands-on outdoor adventures.

Homeschool Drop-Off Programs (Ages 4-9 and 6-11)
We offer dailty drop-off programs Monday–Friday where children learn through:
• Wilderness survival skills
• Herbalism & plant studies
• Foraging & mycology
• Shelter building & fire craft
• Environmental education
• Nature connection & stewardship
• Outdoor play and exploration

🤝Sponsor a Wild Child
We believe every child deserves access to nature connection experiences, regardless of financial circumstances.

If you’d like to sponsor a child, donate a scholarship, or learn more about receiving assistance, we’d love to connect you with our nonprofit foundation.

- All ages.
- All seasons.
- All outside.

Earth as Teacher • Child as Guide • Soul as Compass

📍 Serving families in the Knightdale-Raleigh and Coming soon to the Wendell-Clayton area as well!

📩 Comment below or send us a message for upcoming camp dates, homeschool enrollment information, or sponsorship opportunities.

Interested in Summer Camps?
Join us for nature-based summer camps filled with creek exploration, wilderness skills, foraging, nature crafts, wildlife discovery, games, and plenty of outdoor play. We still have spots left! $150/week!

Please share with homeschool families, nature-loving parents, and anyone looking for meaningful outdoor education opportunities! 🌿❤️

07/04/2026

Give your child an unforgettable summer experience they’ll never forget. They’ll return home with greater confidence in the wilderness, practical survival skills, a deeper connection to nature, and memories that will last a lifetime. 🏕️

Perk for Parents: You can hang out on site at the Haven Farm playgrounds and coffee shop while kids are in camp! There’s also baby goat cuddles ❤️

If you’re interested in sponsoring a camper, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to learn more about how you can make a lasting difference in a child’s life this summer! ☀️

06/15/2026

Lately, I’ve been sitting with the heaviness so many of us are carrying.

The rising cost of groceries. The gas prices. Politics. Unexpected bills. Grief. Global Warfare. Parenthood. Healing Generational Cycles. Illness. Major life transitions. Relationships ending and new chapters beginning. The quiet weight of simply trying to hold it all together.

And as we sit with that grief.. not just our own, but the collective grief so many families are navigating we keep coming back to one simple truth:

We still have the power to care for one another.

We may not be able to solve every hardship, but we can create spaces where children get to laugh, explore, build confidence, make friends, get muddy, and remember the magic of being a child.

This summer, we have a handful of camp spaces remaining, and we are offering them at a significantly reduced rate to families who may be walking through a particularly challenging season.

If that’s you, please know there is no shame in receiving support.

Sometimes strength looks like giving.
Sometimes strength looks like receiving.

If your child would benefit from a week in nature, surrounded by caring mentors, adventure, play, and belonging, we would be honored to help make that possible.

No lengthy explanations needed. Just reach out. 💚

And if this isn’t for your family, we’d be grateful if you shared this post so it can find the people who may need it most.

With love,
The NC Nature School Family

02/27/2026

Life is returning to the Earth…
and to Nature School, too. 🌎✨
Thank you, winter. Hello, spring! (Well, soon! 🤪)

Our outdoor camps and classes are in session, and we’d love your help spreading the word. Every share, tag, and kind word supports our small, heart-led school.

🌿 Outdoor: Farm & Forest
🌞 Child-led learning
🔥 Real-world skills & connection

Thank you for being part of this village. 🙏🏼