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.
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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.
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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.
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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.