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Wild Child Admissions

Choosing a learning environment is a meaningful decision.

Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling is a bilingual,

nature-rooted, heart-centered learning community
for families from around the world reimagining education together.

Children can join at any time,
for short stays or longer journeys.

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A Different Approach

Wild Child is a co-creation,
evolving through deep listening and receptivity.

 

We reimagine education closer to unschooling and worldschooling,
where learning emerges through life,
held within a strong container of care, guidance, and intentional design.

 

We offer curated, highly personalized learning experiences,

honoring each child’s path, integrating what they bring from their travels,
and deepening their learning through attentive mentorship and guidance.

 

We collaborate with families and, when needed, with other schools,
ensuring seamless continuity across educational systems.

 

Each child’s learning journey is held with care, coherence, and a commitment to excellence.

Our vision

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We reimagine school by expanding beyond its traditional boundaries.

We are open year-round, in rhythm with the lives of the families we serve: nomadic, rooted, and everything in between.

We listen deeply to the needs, desires, and rhythms of each family, curating experiences that are personal, intentional, and alive.

Learning here is not standardized.
It is relational.
Responsive.
Designed with care.

​Families arrive from different parts of the world, each carrying stories, cultures, languages, and ways of seeing. We welcome these as treasures, inviting them to be shared and woven into the collective life of the community.

In this way, the village becomes global. And each child learns not only where they come from, but how to be at home anywhere.

Our work extends beyond one place.
We are in relationship with schools, educators, and learning communities across California, New York, and Europe.

Rewilding & Regenerative Education

At Wild Child, we reimagine school through rewilding and regenerative education. We are returning learning to its natural state: embodied, creative, relational, and responsive to life as it unfolds. We understand education as a regenerative practice:
one that restores connection, nurtures well-being, and supports both individual freedom and collective care.

Our days are guided by what we value most:

Leadership: cultivated through responsibility, voice, and meaningful participation, as children experience themselves as capable contributors within a living community.

 

Mindfulness: rooted in presence, emotional and sensory awareness, and deep listening, as children learn to notice, name, and move through their inner world.

 

Rewilding: a return to the body and the senses, as children climb, build, move, create, and come into direct relationship with the natural world.

 

Stewardship: expressed through care in action, as children tend the land, the ocean, and the living systems they are part of.

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Here, nature is the classroom,

the world is the curriculum, and learning is alive.

 

This is a school that does not rush childhood or extract outcomes, but trusts rhythm, presence, curiosity, and relationship as the foundations of learning.

 

At Wild Child,  there is joy in learning, freedom in being, and love in how we guide and discipline. Boundaries are rooted in respect, care, and intention.

Wild Child is a school where we learn through play, where children feel a sense of belonging from the moment they arrive. 

Here, school is togetherness and individuality.
It is a place where children learn how to be themselves, how to love themselves, and how to think both creatively and critically. A place where their voices matter, where dreams and visions are shared, and where curiosity leads the way.

 

Our school is not a system imposed from above. It is a co-creation—shaped by children’s curiosity, families’ values, and life as it unfolds.

 

Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling is a school that believes it is time to change the storytellers. It is time to remember how to live in right relationship with ourselves, with one another, and with all living beings. It is time to be enchanted by the world we live in.

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Education Is an Act of Love

At its deepest level, education is an expression of love:
love for children,
love for knowledge,
love for community,
and love for life.

We believe a more just, compassionate, beautiful world is possible.
And education is how we remember and practice it

Core Foundations of our curriculum

Our Offerings

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Little Wild Ones
Ages 1-4

A gentle, nurturing program for our youngest explorers. Little Wild Ones focuses on sensory play, nature connection, creative movement, storytelling, music, and social-emotional development. Through free play and soft structure, children build confidence, coordination, language, and a sense of belonging—learning at their own pace in a loving, nature-based environment.

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Wild Explorers 
Ages 5-9

Wild Explorers is a curiosity-led program that blends outdoor learning, creative expression, mindfulness, movement, and academics. Children engage in hands-on learning across math, reading, writing, geography, and science, while developing critical thinking, collaboration, and independence. Learning is experiential, playful, and rooted in nature, curiosity, and community.

3 or 5 days a week
9:00am-3:00pm

3 or 5 days a week
9:00am-3:00pm

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Kids Moon Club

Thursday
4:30pm-7:30pm

An enchanting evening where children explore the phases of the moon through playful activities, science, creativity, and mindfulness. Under the night sky, kids dive into lunar mysteries with hands-on experiences that spark curiosity and imagination.

Highlights include free play in our geodesic dome—circus-like, creative, and full of movement.

Parents enjoy a peaceful night out while children learn, connect, move, and play in a safe, inspiring space. More than babysitting—a cosmic adventure that nurtures curiosity, creativity, and mindfulness.

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Organic Snack & Lunch
Made with love by Jenne

At Wild Child, we nourish growing bodies and curious minds with organic, natural snacks and lunches made with care and intention.

 

Our meals are thoughtfully prepared using seasonal, whole ingredients, free from artificial additives and preservatives. Rooted in conscious nutrition, our food supports children’s energy, immunity, and focus—while inviting them to explore flavors, colors, and textures in a joyful, playful way. Eating here is more than nourishment; it’s a daily practice of connection to the body, the earth, and each other.

Love From Our Families

400+ Children Served from families across the globe.

3+ Years serving worldschooling, unschooling, local and nomadic families

"The staff here is incredibly caring and knowledgeable, ensuring that every child's individual needs are met.The outdoor play areas are like a magical forest where children can explore and connect with nature. My child has developed a deep appreciation for the outdoors and a strong sense of creativity and independence thanks to this approach."

Liba, New York city

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Location: Wild Child Playgarden and Wildschooling

Wild Child is located in Nosara, only a 10-15 minute drive from its three main beaches—Guiones, Pelada, and Osteonal.​

Shuttle available upon request.

WhatsApp: +506 6164 0827

Email: info@dandelionwildschooling.org

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