Look closely
A nature walk can become a field notebook: sketches, questions, measurements, and a follow-up investigation.
Beyond the classroom
Take the question
out into the world.
A museum visit, a neighborhood observation, or a conversation with someone at work can give a lesson a new dimension.
Learning close to home
Southern California is full of starting points.
Wild Canyon is a private school for Ti, not a network of public-facing campuses. The wider community is part of the learning environment: museums, local landscapes, workshops, and people willing to share what they know.
Visit with a question
A museum visit can connect an object or exhibit to history, science, or art. Ti can bring a question in and share a reflection afterward.
Meet the work
A family-arranged visit or conversation with a professional can show what a career actually involves. All participation is coordinated through Trevor.
Offer an introduction →A possible end-of-year chapter
What if the books could take us farther?
The outline suggests a larger trip if planning and support make it possible. Washington, D.C. and the East Coast, or Japan, are ideas to explore—not confirmed destinations or itineraries.
Washington, D.C. / East Coast
Connect later American-founding studies with museums, civic institutions, and historical places. Carry forward the early-history questions: whose story is told, what evidence survives, and how do ideals compare with lived experience?
Japan
A possible later connection to World War II, U.S.–Japan relations, remembrance, and cultural exchange. Preparation would include multiple perspectives and careful discussion of the human consequences of war.
New York and Chicago also appear as possibilities in the outline. The family will choose a feasible destination after reviewing the learning goals, budget, timing, and support.
Help turn pages into places