MEET HEATHER + KAIT!
Kait and Heather share a deep love (okay…nerdy obsession) for nature and a strong desire to help kids grow in their knowledge of God—all while exploring His amazing creation. Kait has been homeschooling her three daughters for over nine years, and Heather has been on the journey with her two boys for seven years.
Abiding Wild began as a small nature co-op in Southern Oregon. As we led our group, we saw a real need for open-and-go, Christian-based nature study programs. So in the spring of 2023, we started writing fun, engaging, and fully-scripted science lessons for our own co-op. Every lesson has been tested (often 2-3x) with our group—so we know they’re not just informative, but actually really fun too!
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ABOUT US
At Abiding Wild our heart is to worship God by exploring and delighting in the wonder of His creation. Through the beauty and complexity woven into every detail of His design, we aim to spark awe and curiosity in the hearts of our children. Our seasonal nature-inspired open-and-go unit studies are Charlotte Mason inspired, but dig deep into each topic. All of our lessons are fully digital - at this time we don't offer printed physical copies of our materials. (Check out our Statement of Faith)
🦋 In each Family Lesson, we include a deep-diving lesson full of beautiful images, Scripture memory verse, poetry, curated read-aloud booklist, tons of videos to watch together, handwriting pages, nature journal prompts, creative writing prompts, STEAM and art projects, life cycle and anatomy pages, and more! Each lesson includes a 4-day suggested lesson plan, but many families spread the learning materials out over 2 full weeks! We release 2 new Family units each month.
🦋 Co-Op Lessons include a fully-scripted teaching lesson and beautiful images, but in a unique format intended for printing and teaching to a group of kids. Co-Op lessons include the teaching lesson, a group PE game, sometimes STEM projects, and an art/craft project. We release 1 new Co-Op unit every week.
🦋 We have a Family Membership option, where families can attend 2 LIVE virtual classes each month (which are recorded also), taught by Ms. Kait (our curriculum writer)! Members get the digital Family Lessons prior to the live classes, to expand learning throughout the month. Also there is a Family Membership chat room community!
🦋 We also have Co-Op Leader Membership, which includes support and coaching as you start your group, as well as ongoing support, a community of co-op leaders, and Abiding Wild curriculum to use at your gatherings! The curriculum is fully scripted for you, easy to use (anyone can teach it!), and includes an art/craft project, and a group game.
🦋 Co-Op Lessons not built-out yet into Family Lessons will be in the future! We're just a couple of busy homeschooling mamas at Abiding Wild, working hard at getting lessons out for you all, while homeschooling and raising our own families - and we want to make sure the quality of our product isn't compromised!
🌿 If you want to compare the specific differences between the Family and Co-Op Lessons, click here.
🌿 If you want to compare the Family and Co-Op Leader Memberships side-by-side, click here.
Curious about what our lessons are like? Download our Dragonflies lesson 100% free from our Shop! The free Dragonfly Family Lesson download also includes a link to the recorded Dragonfly class—so you can experience what our Family Membership lessons are like too!
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We do not use A.I.!
OUR CORE BELIEFS: STATEMENT OF FAITH
Our curriculum is written from a non-denominational orthodox Christian perspective. We are unapologetically Jesus-loving people. We urge you to always measure everything to God’s Word as the ultimate source of truth and authority.
THE BIBLE:
We believe the Bible to be 100% true in all areas, fully inspired by God, made up of 66 books between the Old and New Testament.
GOD:
We believe in one God who is the Creator of all things, and has always existed. We believe in the Trinity, that God is three distinct persons and all are equally God, including God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We believe God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, infinite, eternal, sovereign, holy, unchanging, just, righteous, loving, true, and always good.
JESUS:
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of God, part of the trinity of God/God incarnate, Savior of the world, who was born of the virgin (Mary) of the Holy Spirit, lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sins, and was raised to life on the third day. We believe He has always existed from the beginning. We believe He will return again to righteously judge this world.
HOLY SPIRIT:
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells all believers in Jesus, which is a promise given to us of our salvation. We believe that the Holy Spirit is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide to us. He also provides spiritual gifting to each believer, for the benefit of the body of Christ.
SALVATION:
We believe that salvation only occurs through faith in Jesus Christ, that this is a gift from God, that we do not deserve on our own merit, and cannot do anything to earn - it’s only through faith. We believe that all believers who have genuinely received Christ as their Savior are sealed with the Holy Spirit and are eternally secure in Christ.
AGE OF THE EARTH:
At Abiding Wild, we believe without a shadow of a doubt that God created ALL things. Humans were specifically created in His image (Gen 1:26), and He has put all things under our dominion (Gen 1:28). When it comes to timelines of the earth, we recognize that the only One who can truly know the timelines of the earth is the Creator Himself. As debates rage amongst Old Earth and Young Earth Creationists, we have decided to leave dates out of our lessons so parents can present theories to their kids at their own discretion. We may include books and video links that reference old earth theory, but find the information or footage in these valuable enough to include as we discuss the earth’s guesstimated age with our kids. That said, one theme we harp on is that scientists never agree and there is always new information coming to light! We believe the WHO of Creation, and leave the how up to discussion.
CONTACT US
Have a question, a kind word, or just want to say hi? Send us a note—we’re all ears (like a curious deer in the woods)! We love connecting with our fellow wild-hearted families. Reach out to us via email at hello@abidingwild.com