Creating deep, profound, and lasting relationships with the Natural World for children, youth, families, and communities.

There are two gifts we should give our children; one is roots, the other is wings.

Our Vision

Our commitment is to love, make beauty, be explorers of inner and outer worlds, and protect and support the nature-child bond.

The Happy Place School

A forest school that guides children from preschool to high school immersed in the wonder and magic of the natural world and educates the whole human (mind, body, emotion, energy and soul) through experiential learning. To learn more about our school click here.

Parent Resources

A resource for parents and families to grow and learn through nature connection and conscious parenting workshops. Family is a core pillar of the benefits and focus of Forest Schooling.

Community

A community alive with connection, rhythm and ritual that plays, creates, celebrates and supports. Through community, we can inspire a deep sense of belonging.

About Us

The Happy Place Foundation is located in the mountains of Canoncito, Santa Fe and borders a 4,000-acre wilderness preserve. We are powered by green energy and our land is filled with dozens of fruit trees and gardens, farm animals, and ample room to explore, connect with Nature and create. Our dream is to get kids, families and communities to fall deeply and wildly in love with the Earth and all Her children, the Elements, the Universe and the moving Mystery behind all Life.

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Revolutionizing Education

Love. Can love be at the heart of education? Can love be at the heart of Life? Can we develop a love of learning that lasts a lifetime? We believe yes!

Falling deeply and wildly in love with Nature is a source of consciousness, creativity, wisdom, strength, resilience, interdependence, life long learning, imagination, joy and stewardship.

Nature educates us in a way that no other teacher can. Through Nature we learn the truths of the universe and our place within it. We belong.