the Natural State School
Welcome To
A microschool located in Hatfield, Arkansas - where we believe the best education happens when children are in their natural state: outdoors, moving freely, immersed in play, and guided by curiosity. It's not just more fun this way — it's how the brain learns best.
What We Do
(And why it works)
Education Through Experiences.
The best way to learn = the best way to be: testing your skills and trying new things alongside like-minded, encouraging people. In inspiring outdoor and indoor spaces, The Natural State School encourages life-long exploration through hands-on experience with the natural world and kindles your child’s natural inclination to improve their world one project at a time. Let’s make a fort, cook over a fire, carve a piece a wood, build a catapult—let’s learn by doing, surrounded by people who get it.
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why it matters
Because home doesn’t have to mean alone.
Homeschooling gives families freedom—but it can also feel isolating. The Natural State School offers more than just a place to learn outdoors. It’s a new routine. A gathering place. A chance for children to belong to something bigger than themselves, and for parents to feel supported in the journey.
Here, kids build friendships at the creek for life. They learn to work as a team, doing dangerous things carefully, and see familiar faces each week. They learn from nature—but also from each other.