The land
Gardens in the middle, horses on both sides, and a barn that holds everything else.
We meet on a private family property in Olivenhain, Encinitas, California. Because families live here, the exact address stays private — we share it once your application is approved.
Inside the barn
Six areas to create and play
Clay & Earth
Hand-built pots, tiles, and small figures from local clay.
Fiber & Silk
Carding, felting, finger knitting, and dyeing with garden plants.
Watercolor & Drawing
Wet-on-wet painting, beeswax crayons, and nature journals.
Woodwork & Building
Real tools, real wood, sanding and joining with care.
Practical Life
Pouring, sweeping, bread, mending — Montessori work that belongs to a home.
Plant Nursery
Seeding, potting on, tending starts, and selling seedlings at the gate.
Outside
The nursery, the playground, the pasture fence
The plant nursery is real work: sowing trays, potting on, watering, labelling, and selling seedlings at the gate. Children learn patience because seeds insist on it.
There is a small playground, room to run, trees for shade, and mud when the hose comes out. Horses graze in the pastures on both sides of the property; children greet them over the fence with a teacher, always.
Lunch is at a shared table. The girls lay it, serve it, and clear it. It is one of the most important parts of the day.
