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Welcome, Forest Schools pioneers!

Shaijah Wolf founded this outdoor Montessori program so that children have the opportunity to be immersed in nature, enjoying the Montessori education and esteem-building, while benefiting from the healthiness of organic surroundings - the fresh air intake with the movement and circulation of the body, the sunshine, the rain, the green beauty and abundance of space, the natural sights and sounds - just like her outdoors jungle childhood in South Africa.  

Shaijah is an experienced, certified AMS Montessori Teacher as well as a former airline pilot, permaculture enthusiast and sports trainer, with a degree in Sports Science from Leicester College, England. Shaijah flew for Alaska Horizon on the jet and has flown for the World Food Program in Africa and the Middle East. Shaijah achieved her AMS Montessori Certification at Montessori Visions Academy in Nevada. Shaijah is dedicated to equitable early childhood education and outdoor learning, & brings her exceptional training in safety procedures, leadership & team work to her passion as a teacher in nature.  

Shaijah studied MACTE AMS Montessori intensively since 2013. She began her studies with Montessori Visions Academy in Nevada, completed her Certification and worked there as lead teacher. Shaijah has a degree in Anatomy & Physiology from Leicester College in England, a Diploma in Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, a Personal Trainer’s Award, and has been a flight instructor & Boeing Airline Pilot since 2005 Her work is inspired by Dr. Maria Montessori - Italy’s first female engineer, who incorporated her mindfulness and humanitarianism to formulate the Montessori Method. "I’m proud of our Montessori Forest School spaces which offer openness & freedom, as well as a cozy, inspiring sanctuary for us to deeply observe and guide the children & serve our families together."