Welcome to our
Community
Pura Vida!
Our Tribe & Campus in Costa Rica
Greetings from our Founder Alys Robinson
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On behalf of the Life Project Education™ team, we thank you for your interest and trust in holistic education! Thank you for believing in what we are doing. Thank you for honoring your child's unique and organic unfolding, life experience, adventure, and JOY! Thank you for your courage and commitment to sharing these precious gifts with your children. Thank you for trusting us to include them in our community.
As you begin your journey with a holistic education, we are happy to serve as a resource to your entire family. We are committed to working closely with our families to support, empower, and cultivate a truly customized approach to mentoring your child.
Each family has unique needs, goals, curiosities, worries, and questions. We understand that enrolling your children in an alternative program is exciting and even scary! We wish to ensure that you feel full confidence and unwavering peace with your decision to make this leap!
Please do not hesitate to reach out should our program resonates with you! Feel free to fill out an enrollment application and we will get back to you shortly. Please note, our intimate learning model allows limited enrollment, so we recommend applying early. As soon as your enrollment needs are confirmed, we can begin a conversation with you about the possibilities ahead.
Bienvenidos a Bahia Ballena!
The South Pacific region of Costa Rica is an absolutely ideal place to live or travel, connect, learn, and transform. The Pura Vida peace and simplicity, authenticity, holistic lifestyles, and abundance of life, create an optimal backdrop for reconnection, education, and adventure.
Offering a breathtaking fusion of jungle biodiversity and pristine beaches, tropical sunshine, and rain forest showers, along with family-friendly, adventure-filled communities. The area of Bahia Ballena is ideal for worldschooling families, teachers, and retreat guests.
A 3 hour 45 minutes drive from the San Jose airport, you will find the southern zone teeming with wildlife! Species spotted at school include titi monkeys, howler monkeys, white-faced monkeys, toucan, scarlet macaw, paca, iguana, butterflies, geckos, owl, mot-mot, and even an occasional sloth!
ATV tours, kayaking, boat tours, horseback riding, are just some of the activities available in the area, but if you have enough time and an adventurous spirit tours to Isla del Caño and Corcovado are experiences you won’t want to miss.
As our community is committed to honoring all laws and ethics regarding wildlife, please remember to be mindful visitors, enjoy all animals from a distance.
Our Learning Space
Inspired by Reggio Emilia and Waldorf-Steiner's instructional environments, our campus nurtures peace, comfort, and exploration. We honor the incredible importance that sound, physical space, and geography have on our energy. Our space includes child-inspired centers that activate curiosity and movement and promote tranquility and connection.
Our recreation center is located on a 2-acre site in the area of Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica. Our main building features 6 beautifully decorated and thoughtful homerooms, a Spanish room, a science room, a music room, an art workshop, a community kitchen, and a large 'Shala' space for practicing mindfulness, movement, or yoga. Set in amongst the lush tropical grounds of the campus, is a swimming pool, woodwork shop, basketball/soccer pitch, farm, large greenhouse, outside fire circle, and jungle gym.
Every morning children and parents enjoy gratitude circles to set an intention for the day before children continue to embark on their holistic learning journeys which are customized to their needs through our democratic learning opportunities. Daily, children experience mindfulness workshops in our sacred Shala and enjoy healthy vegetarian lunches in the shade of our expansive rancho-style front terrace.
Our Team
Our mentors, educators, seasonal specialists, and team members are diverse with both local and international backgrounds and countries. They comprise full-time staff as well as volunteers. All have relevant qualifications and thorough experience in their area of expertise and most importantly have a love and passion for working with children.
Address
Bahia Ballena Area, Costa Rica
(Exact location to be provided upon enrollment!)
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