Natural Learning Alternative is a child led nature school. We believe learning is a natural human process and it happens without force.
May Day 2026 at Natural Learning Alternative:
a celebration of spring, connection, and community.
Our May Pole was beautiful chaos!!
04/24/2026
Free Schoolers led an art competition and a Lego building competition today. They are so creative and have so much talent!
02/27/2026
We’ve had a lot of goodness happening at NLA with our free schoolers- an interest fair, jug band, bocci ball, creative play and rain play, a fieldtrip and friend time and more.
02/09/2026
A lot can happen on a cold day with these free schoolers. Child led is best because the level of excitement, engagement, and ingenuity generated when they do what they want to do is the most BEAUTIFUL thing!
01/22/2026
They bring the sunshine in the rain!
Today, the free schoolers made homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese! It was the best rainy day❤️
12/12/2025
That’s a wrap on Fall Free School! The secret Santa exchange was so sweet and reflective of how well our learners know each other. Community is so important!!
S’mores made it even better!
11/21/2025
Amazing day at Free School! We had drama club and rehearsed the play they wrote, we had team trivia, hung with friends, made signs for the up and coming makers market, and collectively shared a bit about ourselves for our secret Santa gift exchange.
It’s crazy to think that they don’t learn when they get the freedom to lead.