Not-For-Profit Worldschooling in an Established Community
Who We Are
Who We Are
Who We Are
Like you, we are a welcoming community of people who believe in learning *about* the world by being *in* the world. Our delicate and unique ecosystem is the perfect place to foster the growth of future conservationists and changemakers.
Preschool
Who We Are
Who We Are
We offer child-led, play-based and Montessori-inspired educare for ages 3-7 on-site in our homey resource center.
Ages 7+
Who We Are
Our Principles
Daily excursions for ages 7 and up make use of our vast array of local natural and cultural resources, as well as the kindness and generosity of local trades and craftspeople who share their skills, talents and spaces.
Our Principles
The Best Time of The Year!
Our Principles
The Little Yellow House is an established resource center and homebase for our programming and is founded on the principles of clean food, clear boundaries, respectful communication, and less stuff.
Logistical Assistance
The Best Time of The Year!
The Best Time of The Year!
We partner with local providers to offer you below-market lodging and transportation, as well as academic tutoring within your curriculum.
The Best Time of The Year!
The Best Time of The Year!
The Best Time of The Year!
The season for worldschooling at The Shoals Center is Locals’ Summer: when tourists have returned to their homes, the ocean is still 80F (26C) and there’s 12 hours of sunlight each day, giving you plenty of time to enjoy it all!
Experiences
Walk the path and see the sites of the only successful coup d'etat in the US.
See Venus flytraps growing wild in their native land.
Tour the USS North Carolina, declared the "greatest sea weapon in the world" in 1941.
Live, work, play, and learn on the Cape Fear River in historic downtown Wilmington, NC.
Kayak among the oldest cypress trees on the planet.
Visit the headquarters of world class ocean preservationists and volunteer.
Take a day trip by boat to one of several preserved barrier islands
Spend a night on Bald Head Island, at the tip of Cape Fear
Enjoy an excursion to the 2nd oldest mountains in the world
Meet the Program Director
Denise Clark Priest
The Shoals Center's Worldschooling Hub was founded by professional parenting coach Denise Clark Priest. Denise lives her life and leads her own family according to the principles on which her coaching business was founded: clean food, clear boundaries, respectful communication, and less stuff. After serving as a local natural parenting mentor for more than a decade, Denise is excited to share the treasures of her homeland with families from around the globe. Well-versed in various alternative education pedagogues, Denise most closely aligns with the teachings of Andrew Maslow who asserted that when people are well-fed, well-rested, and well-loved, they are able to be their best selves, and their quest for knowledge can not be squelched. Come live like a local in beautiful southeast North Carolina, if only for a short visit.
