Hummingbird Nature School in Taylorsville, Utah, offers a gentle, curiosity-driven learning environment where students explore, grow, and connect with the natural world. Rooted in the principles of child-led education and outdoor learning, this approach is especially effective for students who thrive outside the confines of desks and worksheets. Instead of textbooks and timed tasks, learners at Hummingbird Nature School engage through sensory exploration, open-ended questions, movement, and hands-on discovery. Activities include observing local plants and wildlife, science experiments, building projects and solving problems through play-based experimentation and group learning.
Hummingbird Nature School’s teaching philosophy emphasizes trust, rhythm, and responsiveness. We follow the natural pace of each student, allowing space for wonder while gently guiding development. Sessions are designed to foster confidence, independence, and emotional regulation, all while staying grounded in the outdoors. For children who are neurodivergent, anxious, or simply need a slower, more meaningful connection to learning, this approach can be deeply transformative.
Parents often remark on the calm shift they see in their children—more joy in learning, more confidence in exploring, and a stronger connection to the world around them. The learning is real and lasting because it’s rooted in the child’s own curiosity and lived experiences.
Hummingbird Nature School is located on a beautiful, fenced, historic property in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley, minutes from I15 and I215 freeway exits.