Overview
Worldmind is pioneering outdoor-based and place-based education across Denver, the state of Colorado, and the nation. From completing the first-ever outdoor preschool pilot program with the State of CO in 2018 to now serving children preschool-9th grade, we're growing to meet the needs of more diverse learners.
Join Worldmind in fundraising to build an online educational platform for adults! These educational resources are designed to help raise awareness and share knowledge about neurodiversity.
Please watch this video to learn more about Worldmind and the positive impact that the school has made on students and parents alike.
"Worldmind is the kind of place you can leave your child knowing that they will be empathized with, understood, and empowered - rare but highly valued qualities."
"Our boys attended Worldmind and have shown significant improvement with their emotional intelligence, mental and physical health, and social competence. We believe these elements are breakthrough impacts and foundational prerequisites for success in school and the workplace."
"They are developing future environmental stewards in our nature-deficient society. Worldmind Early Childhood Education program shifts core concepts in early childhood development that forces us as parents into rethinking current health and education policies."
"Our family across ages has been deeply impacted by Worldmind, but the most interesting has been our youngest. She was only 4 months old when we began, and now exhibits a level of independence that her two older sisters took much longer to come to. She walked sooner, talked sooner, and is easily content with nothing but the elements to play with."
Worldmind creates inclusive spaces for neurodiverse individuals and their families. We build communities where members feel safe, respected, and valued, and ignite in them a greater love and appreciation for themselves and others.
We reunite neurodiverse individuals with the world by creating nature-inspired, placed-based experiences that spark engagement, development, awareness, and connection. We intentionally link individuals' understanding of bio and social diversity so that they evolve into compassionate, self-actualized members of our local and global societies.
While working on her graduate degree in Ecological Teaching and Learning at Lesley University, Megan Patterson discovered the Forest School model of learning and development. After teaching in public school settings all over the world for several years and conducting extensive research on the Forest School model of education, she knew this was the type of learning environment she wanted for her own son.
As part of her graduate thesis, Megan formed a group of passionate community members who came together to develop Worldmind and bring the outdoor-based education movement to the Greater Denver Area.
Organization name
Worldmind School
other names
Worldmind, Worldmind Nature Immersion School, WNIS
2014
Tax id (EIN)
47-3052605
Category
Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
1515 Race StreetDenver County, CO, US
