We have limited openings for the fall of 2025. Please email us first and then fill out our enrollment form here.
Steps to Enroll at Wild Learning
Research Us
Email Us
Fill out Enrollment Form
Welcome Meeting
Visit
Conditional Enrollment
Enrollment Meeting
Wild Learning is an unconventional educational space. It is important to have some context and knowledge about Democratic and Self Directed Education. A couple of ways to learn more is to look over our website and check out our documentary, “Wild Learning”. The documentary gives an overview of unconventional education. You can also check out our resources page for further research.
After Researching Us, please contact us to introduce yourselves and share any questions you may have wildlearninglincoln@gmail.com. After that initial contact, you can fill out our enrollment form that can be found below (the “click here to enroll” button).
When you submit the enrollment form, we will set up a Welcome Meeting (either over the phone, zoom or in person). This will give us an opportunity to not only go over official introductions but have more in depth conversations around our philosophy, what the daily experiences of young people are here at Wild Learning, and the needs and goals of your child and your family. Young people are encouraged to participate in this interview.
Once we’ve completed a Welcome Meeting, we will schedule a visit for the young person. This visit can last as little as a half day or as much as a few days. We want them to get a genuine feel for Wild Learning. After this visit a Conditional Enrollment begins. Conditional Enrollment lasts for three weeks.
After the three weeks has ended, the facilitators and staff will reflect on the young person's experience and the community's experience to see if Wild Learning is a good fit! You and your child will also reflect to see if Wild Learning is a good fit for your child. We will discuss these reflections at an Enrollment Meeting. An Enrollment meeting will include facilitators and parents. If everyone is in agreement, then the young person is officially enrolled in Wild Learning!
Tuition
We offer a Sliding Scale Tuition Program. A sliding scale means that the cost changes depending on your families income. The application to our Sliding Scale Tuition Program is done by a third party and is easy to fill out. Everyone is welcome to apply. After a few years and a few iterations we have it pretty dialed in with a percentage range from 4%-8% of ones’ household income (with a minimum of $150 a month). After you submit your application, our third party will review the documents you have submitted and calculate your tuition. This process can include considerations around financial hardships like medical debt, care giving costs and recent unemployment.
