Sueños del Bosque
A Regenerative School for Children
Children are the heart of our regenerative work in Barichara. They gather native seeds, plant trees, and restore streams throughout the territory.
Sueños del Bosque translates as "dreams of the forest" and is an experimental school for emerging young leaders in the age range of 3-8 years old.
Our vision is to weave experiential learning with real-world challenges in the community -- so that the children grow up with the direct knowledge that they can bring dead rivers back to life and restore native forests to the land where they live.
In the beginning of 2024, ​we created a Waldorf school that currently has about a dozen students and a full teaching staff -- with two teachers, two assistants, and a creative lead for coordinating the pedagogy of the school.
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We combine the daily school calendar with community learning programs that weave across our territory. In this way, we are supporting the cultivation of a learning ecosystem for regenerative education in Barichara.
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One of the key design elements of Sueños del Bosque is that we separate the enrollment of students from the way our teachers get paid -- so they can fully focus on creating the best learning experiences regardless of who can afford to attend the school.
At the heart of Sueños del Bosque is that kids learn who they really are -- through deep explorations of the creative arts.
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They also get hands-on experience with local craft culture as it relates to Barichara's history and the native plants from which textiles and clothing dyes are made.
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All of this is in an emotionally nurturing environment of adult guidance and care.
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This is a project that weaves many existing efforts in the community. Right now we are at a crucial moment where the school has been established and needs to grow.
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After several previous attempts to create blends of forest schools, multi-family homeschooling, workshops, and regenerative activities throughout the territory, it is clear to us that this time around we need two years of secure funding to retain excellent teachers and give ourselves the space to prototype the curricula for Sueños del Bosque.
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In the first year, we raised $110,000 to hire the teaching staff and purchase a beautiful piece of land for the community. Now we need to cover the operating costs of the school in the second year and expand into the community.
It is from this knowledge that we are looking for people who want to help us raise $150,000 so that the new school born for the children of Barichara can serve everyone in our territory.