https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/e6a8490204a1c001be6e9c5f1920cf27.jpg 02bce9e22adf9288d207d70bc4852ac1 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/962dde20ea5943af443251d07a76e268.jpg 0402105a47db65ea46cb714e8938d581 https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/b83e89a69bc18698e9c7b965671b7628.jpg 63f5ce4670003b2d4b74d2bfa0bc0e9d https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/1878b401f58e79586d415baf162dad80.mov 0165eb8c1a2de7abb5d13883f4481aaa https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/cd62452a6a4a4af6e5fb88cbeb77d11b.mp4 f63df3b3ad131a2e2220414e9f588a6a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VADS2021 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wild Folk Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Twitchell, Evann Abstract A summary of the resource. Wild Folk, a nature based learning community in central Missouri, aimed to encourage the inherent joy of curiosity based learning. I stumbled upon this remarkable community of “unschooling” by an incredibly serendipitous and harmonious alignment of stars. Attending a climate action protest alone, I gravitated toward a familiar face and the group of spunky children surrounding her. She was Polina Malikin, the founder and coordinator of Wild Folk Farm and Forest School. As I joined them, we chatted while walking the streets with our hand-painted signs in the air. There was something so human and quirky, so courageous and genuine and colorful about these kids. I wanted to learn more and I’m so thankful I did. In the following months I visited the school numerous times, getting to know the people and documenting their untraditional education experience. Their mission, to cultivate compassionate, empowered, ecologically-minded citizens through a deep connection to the natural world, community and play, echoed a profound need I had felt in my experiences as a K- 12 substitute teacher and in my own childhood. Creating this short documentary allowed me to dream about the future of intentional and experiential learning in new and exciting ways. Unfortunately, by the summer of 2020, Wild Folk was no longer able to continue due to various challenges. Though seasons have changed for this vibrant community, I am confident the impact of Wild Folk’s rich soil will live on in the roots of all who were planted in it for lifetimes to come Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by autor. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21VADS - 026 Relation A related resource Part of the VADs 2021 Digital Exhibition