Through Innate Nature, Sevim teaches a variety of outdoor classes for school and homeschool programs, from one-hour Mommy & Me educational nature walks to five-hour outdoor skills and nature exploration classes.
She also offers outdoor classes and weekend retreats for women. Join the mailing list for updates on upcoming events!
For the 2026-2027 school year, Sevim will be teaching through Compass Homeschool Program and Noble Garden Academy. She also offers her own Outdoor Adventures nature and skills classes, a secular program for elementary-aged kids and middle schoolers, and Little Khalifas, a Muslim-focused nature class for young children that moms are welcome to attend. Fall 2026 will mark the start of Innate Nature's Women's Bushcraft and Mindfulness monthly classes. See class descriptions and registration information below.
Thursdays, 10:00am-3:00pm, all outdoors, all weather, in Clifton, VA
Eight-week outdoor programs incorporating both outdoor skills and nature education. Students will get wet and dirty, eat local plants, and use their hands. Activities include plant, animal, and fungus identification, watershed education, harvesting (primarily invasive) plants for cooking and skills, fire starting, shelter building, pottery, basket-weaving, and much, much more.
Classes start in September, email contact@innatenature.net for more information.
Tuesdays, 9:30-10:45am, outdoors, except in extreme weather, in Herndon, VA
A Mommy & Me class with optional drop off, Little Khalifas offers Muslim-focused outdoor exploration that incorporates the importance of reading the Book of Nature and fulfilling the role of being a true khalifa, or steward, of the earth. Classes include nature hikes and stream study along with art, lessons in biological classification, and some simple skills.
Only a few slots remain, email contact@innatenature.net if interested in joining.
One Sunday a month, 10:00am -3:00pm, outdoors, rain or shine, in Clifton, VA
A four-part series (available on a class-by-class basis), including basic outdoor skills, journaling, yoga, and mindfulness. Skills will include basketry, whittling/spoon carving, fire starting, natural dying, and outdoor cooking. Classes on 9/13, 10/25, 11/15, and 12/13.
For women only. Daughters 13 and up are welcome. Email contact@innatenature.net for more information.