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We Love To Play!

At Wellspring, play is how we grow. Whether it’s splashing in puddles, climbing trees, or building forts from fallen branches, every moment of play helps children discover their strength, creativity, and joy. Here, unstructured play isn’t a break from learning—it is learning.

  • Long outdoor picnic table set with blue enamel mugs, sandwiches, grapes, and small gourds under bright sunlight.
  • Close-up view of a small water channel carved in dirt, showing flowing water in a wooden trough and small white objects scattered in the sand
  • Close-up of a praying mantis perched on a child’s hand during an outdoor nature exploration activity.
  • Three balls of naturally dyed yarn in orange, green, and rose pink shades displayed on a wooden surface in sunlight.
Young child climbing barefoot up a wooden ladder onto a large outdoor play structure at a nature-based school.

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Stacked stones arranged by children as part of creative play at a nature-based school.

We Love To Learn!

Learning at Wellspring doesn’t happen behind a desk. It unfolds in the garden, at the art table, and beneath the open sky. Children learn by doing—mixing dough, studying bugs, planting seeds, and asking questions that lead to discovery. We believe curiosity is the best teacher.

This Is How We Play

Play at Wellspring is full of wonder. We dig in the dirt, build rivers with rainwater, stack rocks, climb trees, and chase bubbles across the grass.
Every game and giggle strengthens growing minds and hearts. In play, children discover courage, kindness, and the joy of being fully present in God’s creation.

  • Mixed flock of chickens foraging and turning compost piles in a natural garden environment.
  • Apple tree full of ripening fruit in a school garden, offering opportunities for outdoor learning and harvest activities.
  • Child proudly holding a small lizard during outdoor exploration time, learning about local wildlife.
  • Young child watching closely as an adult gently holds a small snake, part of a hands-on nature education experience.
  • Close-up of a praying mantis egg case with tiny newly hatched mantises inside an observation tank
  • Two rabbits resting in a wooden outdoor hutch with tunnels, bowls, and logs for enrichment.
  • Pinecone covered with birdseed hanging from a tree branch, a simple eco-friendly craft for kids.
  • Red Radio Astronaut wagon filled with children’s books outdoors, ready for storytime in a nature-based learning environment
  • Outdoor child-built fort made from wooden pallets, planks, and tree branches beneath pine trees, encouraging creativity and problem-solving.
  • Young child standing at a table using a metal mixer beside jars and a glass pitcher in a rustic kitchen setting.
  • Black cast iron pot with lid hanging from a tripod over a wood fire in an outdoor fire pit area.
  • Naturally dyed fabric pieces in shades of yellow and lavender hanging on a drying rack outdoors, with a colander of yarn on top and a child’s painting clipped nearby.
  • Cast iron pot filled with colorful stew simmering over an open campfire surrounded by bricks and ashes
  • Children playing in a sand area, channeling water through a wooden trough as they dig and explore together.

We Like To Learn By Doing

Our hands are our greatest tools for learning. Whether we’re mixing bread dough, planting seedlings, painting with natural colors, or building with found materials, each activity invites children to think, explore, and create through experience. At Wellspring, learning is something we feel, not just something we’re told.

Two young boys at an outdoor school using buckets and ladles for a hands-on water play and sensory learning activity.
Small garden teepee structure surrounded by blooming plants and pumpkins in a children’s outdoor classroom garden.
Child learning hands-on skills by kneading bread dough at a nature-based outdoor school.
Child using a mortar and pestle to grind herbs on a wooden table during a hands-on nature learning activity.

We’d Love To Hear From You!

We believe every family finds Wellspring for a reason.

If you’d like to learn more about our outdoor program or plan a visit, please send us a note here. We’d be honored to connect with you.