Brave learners, thinkers, and doers. Wildwood teaches students the critical skills they need to transform themselves, others, and our global communities.
Inside Wildwood
Admission
Our students—armed with confidence and curiosity—are boldly driven by the vision of a greater world they know they can create.
Why Wildwood?
Tahnee is constantly growing as a teacher and a human being. Every year, Wildwood Pod teacher Tahnee Muñoz finds “some new challenge to dive into,” such as creative ways to teach writing.
We unleash explorers
We foster community
Outreach
Learn more about Wildwood Outreach programs for educators.
The Wildwood approach works; making public and private schools better is central to the Outreach Center's mission.
Blogs
The Head's Perspective
Head of School Landis Green shares his observations on supporting students in their college process.
The Wildwood Way
One of the best ways to deepen learning is by teaching—both knowledge, and skills—to someone else. Researchers call this the protégé effect, which is essential in student learning at Wildwood.
Wildwood Community
Associate Head of School Lori Strauss shares her reflection on parenting in the time of COVID-19.
"Wildwood students are reflective. They’re constantly asking questions of themselves and their peers, challenging assumptions, and finding better solutions."
– Emmett Rosenbaum '13, University of Chicago
K–12th grades, authentically progressive since 1971.
Wildwood School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletics and other school-administered programs.