Our offering to the Nosara community

At Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling, we offer flexible, bilingual (English/Spanish) holistic educational programs led by skilled educators to cultivate children's sense of wonder and reverence for all living things.

Our nurturing learning environment features Mongolian yurts, providing a creative space for art and project-based learning, a 26-ft geodesic dome equipped with aerial silks, gym rings, and other circus arts apparatus for imaginative physical expression, and vast outdoor spaces for mixed-age learning. Children ages 1-8 enjoy a nature-centered curriculum with creativity and hands-on holistic experiences.

We believe in sustainability, teaching children eco-conscious living through hands-on practices. We instill a love of learning in children, and we also help them develop a love of loving well. At Wild Child, we nurture compassion for all living forms and we build cultures of belonging. We are a community that supports transformation.

Our flexible programs allow children to join anytime, with both part-time and full-time options for short- and long-term commitments.

Located between jungle and the ocean near Playa Pelada, Guiones beach, and Osteonal, our peaceful, nature-rich location provides an ideal backdrop for learning.

We support the local nomadic lifestyle with weekly and seasonal offerings.

Our Main Programs:

Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling operates as a private membership association, deeply rooted in the mission and values of Earth Tributes, our guiding nonprofit. Earth Tributes is a European-based organization focused on fostering a heart-centered connection with nature, ecological stewardship, creative education, and global community-building.

Our private membership model ensures a safe, personalized environment where members can explore holistic, bilingual programs while maintaining privacy and flexibility.


Flexible Enrichment for Nomadic Families: A Community-Driven Space for Learning and Growth

At Wild Child Nosara, we offer an enriching space for nomadic families seeking an alternative to traditional school. Our programs are child-led, project-based, and designed for Worldschoolers, Unschoolers, and Homeschoolers. We are not a school; we are a flexible enrichment environment where children gather to explore creativity, sustainability, movement, knowledge, and practical skills like literacy and numeracy through ecological awareness and project-based learning. This holistic approach fosters real education, empowering children to lead projects, think critically, and develop intelligence rooted in their connection to nature and community. Our goal is to cultivate well-rounded individuals who are not only academically capable but also deeply aware of the world and their role in creating a sustainable, beautiful future.

Our emerging curriculum grows with the needs of your family, fostering a sense of community like a village. We offer year-round flexibility, with customized schedules and sliding-scale fees to ensure accessibility.:

Our offerings are designed to nurture creative freedom, imagination, and interpersonal skills in children of all ages. Through hands-on experiences in sustainable living practices, co-creation, movement, and play, we provide an environment where children can thrive while having a lot of fun.

Tuition & Accessibility

Membership fees are offered on a sliding scale, with scholarships available to ensure inclusivity. We also collaborate with families and businesses to customize programs and schedules to best suit their unique needs.

A Blend of Holistic Educational Philosophies

Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling is a harmonious blend of alternative pedagogical approaches, drawing inspiration from Waldorf, Forest, Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Sunbury, and Summerhill philosophies. Our programs integrate the most impactful elements from these paradigms while honoring the unique gifts, talents, and creativity of our educators.




Our philosophy and our values

We deeply long to share life's beautiful, meaningful and essential things. We love life; we love the earth and all its earthlings. We love being alive in this precious moment. 


We are committed to having a flexible and symbiotic relationship with the planet, its changing needs, and its dynamic -continually evolving- biological and cultural diversity that we both want to honor and preserve. 


We love humanity, and we love its interconnectedness with all living things. We believe in the power of human connection and the fundamental need to cultivate a deep bond with the natural world. 


We know that a safe, nonjudgemental, nurturing learning environment with caring adults -guides and mentors- nourishes the senses and is vital for blossoming joyful, creative play and imagination. 


Our children's sense of safety, freedom, and full self-expression is essential. 


We respect each child's learning pace, interests, and curiosity. We take into consideration that each child, in their different stages, has distinct needs and strengths they use to relate to the world. 


We choose education as a powerful tool for connecting the colorful souls of the world and nurturing their creative potential. 


We take a holistic approach to education and believe that the right education is free of ideology and conditioning. 


We gift our loving presence and communicate with compassion. 


We discipline with loving awareness.


We teach skills and avoid interfering in the child's learning process. We trust the intelligence of the child. We learn from and with the child. 


We believe that when we are embodied and deeply rooted in nature, we are more receptive to the fascinating secrets that the Pachamama offers.


Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling team

Lili 


I am the Founder, Education Program Manager, and Pedagogical Coordinator of Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling.

www.elianebeeson.com


I have always dreamed of creating an alternative school or, more precisely, an alternative to school. I was born in Brazil, a country that I love for its culture and its nature: it's lush, it's vibrant, it's colorful. When I was 7, my family moved to Belgium. Access to better education was the reason for this radical change of culture, natural world, and society. I grieved the family left behind, the sun, the tropical fruits, the waterfalls, the musicality...This transition felt like a huge sacrifice, but I embraced and loved the European culture. There I learned three more languages (French, English, and Dutch), and earned a Master's degree in International Relations. 


Education is essential to developing our capacities. I am forever grateful for the priority my parents put on education. Thanks to them, I started early to contemplate what "true and right education" is. Krishnamurti's philosophy of education and all the alternative pedagogies I learned about those past two decades have been great inspirations.


My former career as a humanitarian photographer and documentary filmmaker working for the United Nations and international organizations in DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Latin American countries strengthened the belief that access to education is crucial for creating a better world.  With the mainstream school/university curriculum, though, I had to spend a lot of time unlearning...


My quest for understanding the world, the human condition, and human-nature interconnectedness has always been a spiritual quest. My world meanderings and life between worlds led me to spend the past decade in California.  I communed with nature, immersed in a culture that broke my spiritual resistance, empowered me as a woman, and transformed me into a devoted wife and fulfilled mother. California inspired me to "rewild" myself and the world around me. Nosara is my new home. I find all the most beautiful things I love in the world, and I am here to share the gifts from my world travels and life experiences.


Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling is an expression of a life journey filled with immense love for the world and many synchronicities. I follow my bliss, and this is where it leads me...


Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling is an evolving co-creation and a shared dream rather than a school. 


My vision is to co-create a holistic, supportive environment where parents can drop their children off any time of the day, including some evenings (Kids Moon Club) and weekends. There will always be caring and qualified, heart-centered  adults trained in holistic pedagogies & inspiring specialists in different fields to guide, mentor, witness, and lovingly hold space for our children so they can play freely, learn skills, make friends, explore nature, take supported risks, and co-create beauty.


This will also be a space for parents and future parents to gather and learn together to be better parents. 

Dunnia

Waldorf  Lead teacher 3-6 years old

My name is Dunnia, I am Tica, I was born on the Caribbean coast in 1992. I am the mother of three children. At the age of 20, I started my journey to Guanacaste, and in search of a free and respectful education for my son, I came across the Casa de las Estrellas school, which I instantly fell in love with!

I worked at this Waldorf school for 10 years with children from 2 to 7 years old, I also gave extra crochet and sewing classes to children from 9 to 12 years old. 

I studied and graduated in Waldorf pedagogy in Cuernavaca (Mexico). 

The Waldorf pedagogy has given meaning to my life. I love how it views children as free beings with unique gifts to bestow into the world (Educating through will or doing), respecting the individuality of each being, and accompanying them. It also taught me to open my heart wide to receive their great discoveries. 

Being surrounded by children is the most magical thing that exists. I learn from each one of them and I do my best to inspire to them to express themselves freely.




Yuliana

Waldorf Lead Teacher 18 months - 3 years old

My name is Juliana, I was born in the province of San José. I spent the first part of my childhood in the city. Over the years my parents started their way to this beautiful place called Nosara, I feel lucky to have grown up surrounded by nature and the sea. 

Two years ago, I gave birth to my first child. Almost at the same time, I discovered the Waldorf philosophy. I love being surrounded by children, learning from them, and growing as a person thanks to my experience with them. 

After a short experience at Casa das Estrelas, life brought me to the wonderful Wild Child Nosara Playgarden & Wildschooling where I am given the opportunity to fulfill my dream.  Last June 2023 I began my training as a Waldorf kindergarten teacher in Colombia, it was a magnificent experience.

I want to always be surrounded by children because their joy is contagious and they bring the best of me as a teacher.



Jennifer

Capoeira teacher

My name is Jennifer, I was born in Venezuela and I have lived in Costa Rica for 8 years.  

I teach capoeira to the little ones and am a capoeira student at the Muzenza CR Academy. I complement my discipline with multiple activities such as Boxing, weight lifting, High-intensity exercise, Yoga, and Dance. 

Capoeira is a Dance and Martial art born in Africa and brought to Brazil. Over the years it has expanded throughout the world as a practice to reconnect with history and defense and attack movements. 

Capoeira builds strength and gives us flexibility, rhythm, and connection to each other through movement. 

Capoeira is also music. The lyrics are in Portuguese. Songs tell stories about nature and all the natural elements that are part of it. I am passionate about nature and Movement. Capoeira songs are played with six instruments. Together Berimbao, Aabaque, Pandeiro, and Agogo mark the rhythm and intensity of the game. 

I describe it to children as a movement game imitating animals and interacting with nature that will help them connect with other children and maintain their presence and attention in the environment. 

Capoeira is made of dynamic movements that last 5 to 8 minutes with music and energetic support from the group.

    


Aya 

Yoga & Mindfulness teacher

Aya Dunin’s approach to Mindfulness & Movement is informed by InnerYoga, the Hakomi Method (Mindfulness-based Somatic Psychotherapy), and Dharma of Trauma training. She is a 500 hours registered yoga teacher, and has an extensive background in dance.

" I invite children to cultivate: Awareness. Kindness. Breath. Ease. Courage (the InnerYoga foundational principles), and lots of play.

I provide digestible tools to cultivate intimacy with the self and the present moment. My intention is to guide children home into their body temple, practice gratitude, and develop a coherent nervous system."


Aya is a Birth / Postpartum Doula & a Somatic Psychotherapy practitioner. She offers private sessions addressing themes such as birth integration to pregnancy loss, plant medicine ceremony integration or support for most life's thresholds. 

Aya leads a wombyn circle called Cercle Shakti, and supports young menarches to harness their power.


Aya grew up in the UK & France, and has lived in Japan & California for the last 15 years. Today she is grateful to call the unceded Chorotega territory of Ostional her home, grateful to be surrounded by such a relatable international community.


www.templeshakti.com

Flaminia 

Sustainable landscaping designer artist

"It all started with my passion for nature and thus a desire to dedicate my life to being in contact with it.  After many years studying gardening, sustainability, ecology, permaculture, biodynamic agriculture, natural pools, ponds design...I realized that it was also about wanting to help others to connect and live in harmony with our environment.

Dandelion Wildschooling project inspires me with those goals. We are landscaping with harmony and we are focusing on the needs of the children.  Landscaping with the environment and dancing with the little ones, playing and learning with nature, and the respect that Pachamama deserves."


Rhythm: the heartbeat of Wild Child

At Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling, we craft our holistic educational programs around the seasons and according to the needs of children and their parents. We observe the natural forces present throughout the different months of the year.


A consistent and predictable rhythm fosters self-regulation, enhances imaginative play, and creates harmony and peace throughout our community. By alternating “inbreath” (focused, quiet) and “outbreath” (active, expressive) activities, we help each child find balance and flow, supporting their individual growth within a nurturing, joyful environment.


To deepen this experience, we’re structuring each day with a special theme that inspires different qualities in the children -like creativity, communication, or reflection. This rhythm helps us explore a wide range of experiences, engaging different parts of ourselves throughout the week.


Art is the channel we use to reach the hearts and minds of children. Aesthetics harmonizes our environments and the various aspects of life.  


Music and Movement, Storytelling, Artistic Creation, and Nature explorations are daily rituals at Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling,





Spanish Immersion for Ages 1- 4

For our youngest members, we offer a full Spanish immersion program, led by Waldorf-trained educators who bring warmth, care, and expertise to every moment of the day.

Mornings Filled with Joy and Wonder

The day begins with free play and circle time, where children sing, dance, and celebrate the beauty of life. Honoring the miracle of existence through music and movement is a sacred act, fostering joy, connection, and gratitude.

Following circle time, mornings are enriched with:

The rhythm of the morning is guided by transition songs, gently introducing each new activity in a way that feels natural and harmonious.

Midday Calm and Rest

After a nourishing lunch, children prepare their cozy personal spaces for Storytime, where Waldorf storytelling traditions come to life with dolls, puppets, and vivid imagination. Most children transition into a peaceful nap afterward, recharging their energy for the afternoon.





Bilingual Learning and Creative Growth for Ages 5-8

For children ages 4-8, our program offers a bilingual, project-based learning environment designed to nurture curiosity, creativity, and a love for learning. Our approach introduces foundational academics in a way that is natural, engaging, and aligned with the rhythms of childhood.

Exploring Letters, Numbers, and the World

Children are gently guided into the world of literacy and numeracy through hands-on exploration and imaginative activities. We honor the importance of learning to read and write in the child’s mother tongue, with most academic work conducted in English. Spanish is woven into the program through art, movement classes, and dedicated Spanish as a second language lessons, fostering bilingual skills in a playful and supportive way.

Creative and Collaborative Learning

Our days are rich with collaborative art projects, animal care, and community-building activities. Children work together to explore themes and ideas, developing essential skills like problem-solving, communication, and teamwork. By caring for animals and participating in community projects, children build empathy, responsibility, and a deeper connection to the world around them.

Project-Based and Nature-Inspired

Projects are inspired by the children’s interests and the natural environment, encouraging curiosity and self-directed exploration. Activities may include:

A Balanced Approach to Learning

Academics are introduced through creative play, storytelling, and real-world experiences, blending seamlessly with opportunities for movement, exploration, and reflection. This balanced approach helps children develop a strong foundation in literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills while fostering a lifelong love of learning.

At Wild Child Playgarden & Wildschooling, we honor each child’s unique journey and create a space where they can thrive, connect, and grow—mind, body, and spirit.

At Wild Child, we balance collective and individual experiences for children aged 4–8, fostering both collaboration and personal alignment. This approach nurtures adaptability, creativity, resilience, and a deep connection to themselves, others, and the Earth. We aim to inspire future leaders, innovators, changemakers, and stewards of life with an eco-conscious and interconnected worldview.


To enroll now, send an email to  info@dandelionwildschooling.org