Airie Clubs
Would you like your child to build skills, relationships, and confidence over time like this?
Expedition
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Ages: 5 - 8 years
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Children aged 9/10 years may join on a case-by-case basis.
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Days: Thursdays
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Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Intention: To explore various ecosystems in Tennessee alongside other budding nature enthusiasts.
Airie's Expedition Club offers homeschoolers a naturalistic education across the various ecosystems of Middle Tennessee.
Wild Runners
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Ages: 5 - 10 years
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Days: Customizable Options
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One practice, after school, per week
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Time: One hour after school, based on registration
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Intention: To learn how to navigate trails with speed, agility, confidence, and friends!
Airie's Wild Runners is an after-school running club for young nature enthusiasts.
Expedition Club
A Homeschool Naturalistic Learning Program
Give your child a weekly day fully immersed in nature, exploring Middle Tennessee ecosystems, building real-world skills, and learning alongside a small community of homeschool explorers.
Each Thursday, children explore local creeks, forests, farms, and caves alongside our Forest School-certified teachers, who have degrees in science and years of experience teaching children how to safely enjoy exploring the Great Outdoors.
Your child will build confidence, resilience, and real-world skills through:
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Hiking & Wilderness Exploration
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Physical Education
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Weather Resilience
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Nature Journaling & Field Notes
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Mindfulness
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Cooperative Play & Problem-Solving
Our expeditions are designed for homeschool families seeking meaningful, nature-based learning experiences.
Did you know that Airie's Expedition Club:
✔ Counts as science + PE + life skills for your homeschool learning plan
✔ Encourages mixed-age, social learning
✔ Requires no prep for parents (outside of acquiring gear)
✔ Provides screen-free Science with real-world learning
✔ Consistent weekly rhythm
Through these experiences, children build confidence, independence, and respect for the natural world while forming meaningful friendships with other homeschool adventurers.
Airie's Expedition Club is a semester-long membership with rolling enrollment.
Airie Wild Runners
Run Wild. Run Free.
What if running wasn’t simply about speed...but also about connections?
There’s something different about a child who learns to run through the wild...
"I grew up chasing my father’s cross country team through cornfields, winding woods, and the rolling sand of the Indiana Dunes—always just a few steps behind, always reaching, always becoming stronger without even realizing it. That love of running carried me into road races and eventually onto my own cross country team, where I discovered not just endurance, but confidence, resilience, and joy."
~ Coach Kylene
Now, as a trained educator, Coach Kylene blends that lived experience with her background in teaching to guide children in a way that is developmentally thoughtful, encouraging, and deeply connected to nature. The Airie WIld Runners Club is more than a running group—it’s an invitation for your child to build strength, confidence, and a lifelong love of movement in the places where childhood feels most alive.
Each one-hour practice, your child will have the opportunity to:
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Learn how to run safely and confidently on natural trails
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Build endurance through play, games, and exploration
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Practice balance, agility, and body awareness
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Discover the rhythm of running in nature
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Encourage teamwork, confidence, and joy in movement
At the end of each semester, families will be invited to register for a local nature or trail race. This gives children the chance to celebrate their growth in a real-world setting.
Airie's Wild Runners Club is a season-long membership with rolling registration.
All experience levels are welcome.
Rain or Shine...but never lightning.
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Arrive after school (TBA)
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Warm-Up in the Adventure Playground
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Guided Stretches
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Practice Running on Trails
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Farewell (TBA)
Children must always have a water bottle and athletic gear for running.
Trail Runners Practice
Book Worm's Monthly Meeting
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Open Play in the Outdoor Learning Labs
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Campfire Meeting
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Greetings & Announcements
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Literacy Workshop
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Chores & Reflection Meeting
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Farewells
Airie Book Worms
A Read-Aloud Club
At what age should I stop reading aloud to my child?
Almost as big a mistake as not reading aloud to children is stopping too early! A literacy learner has different levels of readiness for each element of literacy. Did you know that each person has a decoding level (reading) and a listening level (read aloud)? This club is focused on pairing these levels together to enhance everyone's literacy and open up windows to other worlds of exploration.
Each one-hour meeting will have opportunities to experience literacy-strengthening activities, which may include:
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Book Buddies - partner reading based on reading and listening levels
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Literacy Workshop
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Developmentally Appropriate Literacy Games
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Targeted practice to improve an area of development
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Literacy Newsletter - playful literacy ideas to explore for the next month.
Through these experiences, children build confidence, independence, and enjoyment for reading, while forming meaningful friendships with other book lovers.
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Airie Book Worms is a semester-long partnership with rolling registration.
Scouts' Monthly Meeting
Children should always arrive dressed for the current weather conditions.
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Arrive after school (TBA)
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Open Play in the Outdoor Learning Labs
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Buschcraft Workshop
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Chores & Reflection Meeting
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Farewell (TBA)
Children are encouraged to monitor their own hunger cues and are welcome to enjoy their personal whole-food snacks in our designated spaces.
Airie Scouts
An Adventure for Every Meeting!
Inspired by traditional scouting and Forest School principles, Airie Scouts' Club is a monthly gathering for young nature enthusiasts who want to begin developing real wilderness skills. This club is designed to nurture capable, confident, and connected children through hands-on experiences in the natural world.
Each one-hour meeting introduces or hones a specific skill that may include:
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Shelter building
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Knot tying and rope work
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Safe tool use
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Fire principles
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Wilderness awareness
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Tracking and observation
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Navigation and map skills
Through these experiences, children build confidence, independence, and respect for the natural world while forming meaningful friendships with other homeschool adventurers.
Airie Scouts is an annual membership with rolling registration.
