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WILD, INSPIRED AND UNSTANDARDIZED
A Waldorf-Inspired
Outdoor Education Program
for Children
in San Jose, New Mexico
Now Enrolling For October, 2025.
WALDORF-INSPIRED
WEEKEND FOREST SCHOOL
Flower Mesa is a Forest School based on the Waldorf approach, offering wilderness skills, equine experiences, and social/emotional skill building, in a culture of mindfulness.
We are 100% outdoors, and we offer classes on Fridays and Saturdays for 3-10 year olds. Join us for a unique, holistic, educational experience. We are now enrolling for October, 2025.
Our Philosophy
Our programs are based on Waldorf educational philosophy, which is lauded for its holistic approach. We celebrate creativity, play and the imagination. Our programs honor the natural process of childhood development. and we offer a nurturing environment, imbued with reverence and mindfulness. Our days are filled with singing, storytelling and grounding in nature. We honor the seasonal rhythms as well as the natural blossoming of the young child.
We offer inspiring nature immersion experiences, where children connect, center and forge a strong relationship with themselves and our community at Flower Mesa.
OUR WORK
We teach survival and wilderness skills, as well as bushcraft and fieldcraft. We model the art of being-ness as well as navigating confidently in nature.
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We teach social and emotional skills, and sow the seeds for listening deeply to ourselves and others. We offer a unique, positive paradigm of presence and positivity, emphasizing self-understanding through mindfulness and consciousness-based practices.
Our teachers are naturalists who have a deep understanding of childhood development. They are trained in Waldorf education, mindfulness and meditation.
Founder & Lead Teacher
Donna Lynn
Donna Lynn is the founder and lead teacher at Flower Mesa. She is a seasoned, trained Waldorf teacher, with over thirty years of teaching experience.
She specializes in nature immersion, remedial and conscious education. Donna is an inspiring Naturalist, who is thrilled to bring her wisdom, expertise, joy and compassion to the children of Northern New Mexico at Flower Mesa.
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