PROGRAM
AT NATURAL CREATIVITY
Young people explore collaboration, creativity, and compassion in a close-knit environment that values each individual and their role in the larger community. Facilitators focus on fostering personal development, relationships, and community growth.
PROGRAM DAYS: MONDAY - THURSDAY
(Enroll for 1, 2, 3, or 4 days; 2 is average, and families sign up for the same day each week)
PROGRAM HOURS: 9AM - 3PM
ENROLLMENT AGES: 5 - 18 YEARS OLD
PROGRAM YEAR: SEPTEMBER - JUNE
PROGRAM FEES: SEE FEES HERE
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We accept inquiries throughout the year. We focus on new enrollment for the fall starting in March. We focus on filling our spots completely by September; we generally do not have space for partial-year enrollment.
WHAT WE OFFER
Natural Creativity is a self-directed education resource center located in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood. At NC, families who choose an alternative to conventional schooling receive support through our partnership model. This model is centered around exploration of a wide range of materials and opportunities for collaboration with staff, families and other young people.
DAY TO DAY
Every day is different at NC and we have plenty of space to facilitate emergent creativity and self-direction.
At a minimum, every day at NC contains:
- Morning group time (30 min, separated by age groups - info passing, social-emotional learning and games)
- All-community meeting (15 min altogether, for info passing and community building)
- Jobs (every young person does a job that contributes to the cleanliness and maintenance of the space)
- Afternoon group time (30 min)
- Invitations from facilitators and outside content specialists to try new things
- Opportunities to follow one's internal motivation​s
OK but what does "every day is different" actually mean?
We know it's vague! Check out our FAQ page for more.
