Our parent-led initiatives

Our parents don't just join the Wildwood community – they help create it. From cooking biodynamic pizza for the children every Friday to organising events, sharing their skills and starting new initiatives, there are lots of ways our families get involved and make Wildwood even better for all the children.

Check out some of the amazing ways parent contribute to Wildwood.

WWildfood!

WWildfood is a parent-led initiative exploring food systems, farming practices and the vital role food plays in nurturing our children.

Their mission is to inspire Wildwood children and families to:

  • Discover where food comes from and how it is grown, produced and prepared.

  • Understand the connections between soil, food, health, community and the environment.

  • Explore practical ways to engage with food production and make informed, sustainable food choices.

Throughout the year, the WWildfood team runs events, workshops and hands-on learning opportunities for children and families. Every Friday, the team also takes over the school kitchen, serving delicious homemade pizza and ice cream made with natural, organic, thoughtfully sourced ingredients.

Visit the WWildfood website or follow them on Instagram to find out more about upcoming events and the initiative.

Making bannock - an ancient bread - over the fire with the children at Old Orchard using foraged nettles

Sharing delicious pizzas with the parent community at an end of term event

Skill-sharing

So many of our parents within the Wildwood community have incredible skills, passions or knowledge to share. We’re so lucky that they’re willing to give their time and energy to enriching all the children’s experience at school. Whether that’s sharing the skills of Sakiori weaving (using recycled clothes to weave into new ones), teaching our children about human rights and democracy, or coming in to talk about their experiences that relate to our learning such as parents who lived through the volcanic eruptions on Montserrat in 1997 when the children were learning about volcanoes.