Faq's for Wigglewood

Students participate in age-appropriate Soul Projects grouped into:

• Wiggleworms (4–5)
• Seedling Scouts (6–8)
• Budlings (9–11)
• Sassy Saplings (12–15)
• Nearly Newts (16–17)

Each term brings new projects, themes, and learning pathways — so a Wiggleworm in Term 1 will have a completely different experience in Term 2.

Every Newt in a class pack has been grown from seed and delivered only when thriving.

Children begin at the same starting point — no “failed seed,” no disappointment.

If something happens during the term, it becomes part of the learning journey: growth, change, resilience, and care.

Hands-on, mindful learning experiences woven through science, wellbeing, creativity, SEL, and environmental literacy.

Soul Projects are designed to:

• strengthen self-awareness
• build a sense of responsibility
• encourage gentleness and empathy
• celebrate individuality
• help children reconnect with the present moment

Every project is printed and screen-free.

For classrooms, seedlings (“newts”) are a must. Seeds often need 6–8 weeks just to sprout — and some never do. That leaves too little time in a single school term, and can leave students feeling discouraged.

Seedlings ensure every learner starts strong, every garden shows progress, and no one feels they’ve “done something wrong.”

The Hub is your homeschool private gateway for:

• Homeschool only pricing
• Soul Projects ordering
• Term planning support
• Inquiries and assistance

Access is approved via email & password verification.

Mai-Newt exists to help children:

• hold things in their hands
• draw without autofill
• write with their own stroke
• observe the real world
• slow down and be present

The entire program — teaching resources, student resources, and Soul Projects — is printed so that an internet connection isn’t needed.

Children experience tech-free learning except for one small moment each week:

Parents who homeschool order through the Wigglewood Hub

Parents choose their:
Age Band
Newt Category

Delivery occurs once payment and signed T&Cs are returned

Each parent and child receives a complete Soul Project, which includes:

• All teaching resources printed and ready to teach (no extra prep required)
• Parent Resource Guides for every week of the term
• Student Soul Project Journal Cards (printed, bound, classroom-ready)
• Companion planting guides, care charts, observation logs
• Hands-on tools and materials sized for students
• Healthy seedlings (“newts”) grown and delivered so every child begins at the same starting point
• Access to the Wigglewood Hub for digital downloads, updates and support

Everything is delivered in a single kit, organised by week and by age band, so parents can simply open the box and begin Week 1 immediately.

Nothing.

Everything you need is printed, included, and ready.

Because Grid & Grow & Wigglewood Newt Academy combines intellectual property, printed classroom materials, teaching guides, specialised equipment, and live seedlings, trials are not possible.

However, parents can begin with:

✔ One single age-band Soul Project

✔ Short-term pilot (1 term)
Wigglewood Hub

This allows you to trial the program on a smaller scale — with the full quality, resources, and integrity of the program intact, rather than a reduced “sample” that wouldn’t reflect the real experience.

Yes. Every age group has a fresh program each term, aligned with:

• the WA Curriculum
• Seasonal growing patterns
• Age-appropriate STEM, SEL & literacy development
• Practical gardening cycles

This ensures students don’t repeat material and continue to deepen skills, such as:

• observation
• recording
• prediction
• care routines
• critical and creative thinking
• soft skills (patience, teamwork, resilience)

A Term 1 Wiggleworm experience is completely different from a Term 2 Wiggleworm experience — but still recognisably “Wigglewood.”

Every Class Pack includes clear alignment pages for:

• Science (Biological Sciences)
• HASS (Sustainability & Care)
• Design & Technologies
• English (Communication & Recording)
• General Capabilities:
• Critical & Creative Thinking
• Personal & Social Capability
• Ethical Understanding
• Intercultural Understanding
• Sustainability

The program has been mapped directly to WA Curriculum content descriptors for Years K–10.

None. Although you can spend a few minutes familiarising themselves with the content each week.

The program was designed specifically to reduce workload. Parents simply:

1. Open the Parent Resource Pack
2. Turn to Page 1
3. Begin the Week 1 activity

All resources are pre-printed — observation charts, care logs, experiments, Newt & Nonsense challenges, weekly plans, and celebration materials.

No cutting, no photocopying, no searching online.

Wigglewood Newt Academy & Grid & Grow is intentionally screen-free.

Children receive printed resources only — booklets, posters, charts, care prompts, and hands-on projects.

This is a deliberate pedagogical choice:

• supports wellbeing
• reduces screen dependence
• strengthens emotional regulation
• encourages presence, patience, and real-world observation

The only digital element students interact with is the weekly Newt & Nonsense Challenge, completed with a parent's device.

No.

The Hub is for educators and parents — to access resources, guides, and support.

Children never need a login.

All seedlings are:

• grown in WA
• hardened and acclimatised
• transported in custom-protective packaging
• delivered close to the date the program begins
• grouped by class and labelled clearly

This ensures a smooth start and minimal risk.

Only to download back-ups of your printable resources if you need.

The entire learning experience is designed to be tactile, mindful, screen-free, and grounded in the real world.

Yes — the Wigglewood Newt Academy is the homeschooling pathway, built from the same educational framework but adapted for:

• single learners
• family settings
• mixed-age environments

Schools and homeschoolers use the same core philosophy — but with different delivery structures.