the world is their teacher.
Welcome to
WRLD School®
About Us
We believe learning is a shared human experience. Students, guides, and families co-create a living classroom rooted in presence, purpose, and connection to the earth. Through this way of learning, education becomes not something we complete, but something we live.
About Us
We believe learning is a shared human experience. Students, guides, and families co-create a living classroom rooted in presence, purpose, and connection to the earth. Through this way of learning, education becomes not something we complete, but something we live.
About Us
We believe learning is a shared human experience. Students, guides, and families co-create a living classroom rooted in presence, purpose, and connection to the earth. Through this way of learning, education becomes not something we complete, but something we live.
Our Mission
Our mission is to cultivate whole humans — intellectually, creatively, emotionally, and spiritually. At WRLD School, children are supported in meeting challenges with breath, intuition, resilience, and compassion.
Our Mission
Our mission is to cultivate whole humans — intellectually, creatively, emotionally, and spiritually. At WRLD School, children are supported in meeting challenges with breath, intuition, resilience, and compassion.
Our Mission
Our mission is to cultivate whole humans — intellectually, creatively, emotionally, and spiritually. At WRLD School, children are supported in meeting challenges with breath, intuition, resilience, and compassion.
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life is the best education.
Learning through curiosity, presence, and lived experience — where the world itself becomes the classroom.
WRLD School Nosara
A three-month learning season for families shaped by surfing, nature, and coastal living in Nosara.
January-March 2026
WRLD School Nosara
A three-month learning season for families shaped by surfing, nature, and coastal living in Nosara.
January-March 2026
WRLD School Nosara
A three-month learning season for families shaped by surfing, nature, and coastal living in Nosara.
January-March 2026
WRLD School Gstaad
A three-month learning season for families shaped by life, nature, and alpine culture in Gstaad.
September-November 2026
WRLD School Gstaad
A three-month learning season for families shaped by life, nature, and alpine culture in Gstaad.
September-November 2026
WRLD School Gstaad
A three-month learning season for families shaped by life, nature, and alpine culture in Gstaad.
September-November 2026
WRLD School NYC
A three-month living classroom shaped by art, community, and urban life.
January-March 2027
WRLD School NYC
A three-month living classroom shaped by art, community, and urban life.
January-March 2027
WRLD School NYC
A three-month living classroom shaped by art, community, and urban life.
January-March 2027
WRLD School Nosara
January-March 2026
Where learning flows with the ocean, the land, and the rhythms of nature.
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World as Classroom
Through hands-on projects in creativity, purpose, and innovation, students learn by engaging the world around them. Entrepreneurship, culinary exploration, local culture, land stewardship, and creative inquiry transform daily life in Nosara into a living curriculum.
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World as Classroom
Through hands-on projects in creativity, purpose, and innovation, students learn by engaging the world around them. Entrepreneurship, culinary exploration, local culture, land stewardship, and creative inquiry transform daily life in Nosara into a living curriculum.
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World as Classroom
Through hands-on projects in creativity, purpose, and innovation, students learn by engaging the world around them. Entrepreneurship, culinary exploration, local culture, land stewardship, and creative inquiry transform daily life in Nosara into a living curriculum.
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Academic Blocks
Each day includes dedicated time for students to work independently on their family-chosen academic program. WRLD School supports a wide range of self-directed, homeschool, and state-aligned curricula, allowing learning to remain both rigorous and flexible.
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Academic Blocks
Each day includes dedicated time for students to work independently on their family-chosen academic program. WRLD School supports a wide range of self-directed, homeschool, and state-aligned curricula, allowing learning to remain both rigorous and flexible.
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Academic Blocks
Each day includes dedicated time for students to work independently on their family-chosen academic program. WRLD School supports a wide range of self-directed, homeschool, and state-aligned curricula, allowing learning to remain both rigorous and flexible.
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Guidance & Support
Bi-lingual teachers and guides provide daily supervision, tutoring, and academic support. Families who need help selecting or shaping an academic path for their child can receive personalized guidance on a case-by-case basis.
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Guidance & Support
Bi-lingual teachers and guides provide daily supervision, tutoring, and academic support. Families who need help selecting or shaping an academic path for their child can receive personalized guidance on a case-by-case basis.
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Guidance & Support
Bi-lingual teachers and guides provide daily supervision, tutoring, and academic support. Families who need help selecting or shaping an academic path for their child can receive personalized guidance on a case-by-case basis.
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Surf Experience
Surfing is both practice and teacher. Through multi-week surf sessions, students develop strength, awareness, patience, and confidence while learning to move in rhythm with the ocean.
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Surf Experience
Surfing is both practice and teacher. Through multi-week surf sessions, students develop strength, awareness, patience, and confidence while learning to move in rhythm with the ocean.
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Surf Experience
Surfing is both practice and teacher. Through multi-week surf sessions, students develop strength, awareness, patience, and confidence while learning to move in rhythm with the ocean.
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Ocean Literacy & Flow
Students learn to read waves, tides, weather, and ocean conditions, building intuition, safety awareness, and respect for nature. Weekly video reviews and masterclasses deepen understanding while celebrating progress and shared growth.
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Ocean Literacy & Flow
Students learn to read waves, tides, weather, and ocean conditions, building intuition, safety awareness, and respect for nature. Weekly video reviews and masterclasses deepen understanding while celebrating progress and shared growth.
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Ocean Literacy & Flow
Students learn to read waves, tides, weather, and ocean conditions, building intuition, safety awareness, and respect for nature. Weekly video reviews and masterclasses deepen understanding while celebrating progress and shared growth.
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Community & Reflection
Learning is reinforced through shared meals, smoothies, group reflection, and community connection. Students learn alongside peers in an environment that values presence, cooperation, and joy—extending lessons from the water into daily life.
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Community & Reflection
Learning is reinforced through shared meals, smoothies, group reflection, and community connection. Students learn alongside peers in an environment that values presence, cooperation, and joy—extending lessons from the water into daily life.
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Community & Reflection
Learning is reinforced through shared meals, smoothies, group reflection, and community connection. Students learn alongside peers in an environment that values presence, cooperation, and joy—extending lessons from the water into daily life.
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what our family's say
Real stories from students and parents who’ve paddled out, stood up, and fallen in love with wrld school.
I never thought surfing could be so educational fun until these amazing instructors showed me.
Diego
Brazil 🇧🇷
I never thought surfing could be so educational fun until these amazing instructors showed me.
Diego
Brazil 🇧🇷
I never thought surfing could be so educational fun until these amazing instructors showed me.
Diego
Brazil 🇧🇷
Ellen has a rare ability to truly see children. Not just where they are academically, but who they are becoming. WRLD School feels less like a program and more like a way of being in the world.
Maya
Spain 🇪🇸
Ellen has a rare ability to truly see children. Not just where they are academically, but who they are becoming. WRLD School feels less like a program and more like a way of being in the world.
Maya
Spain 🇪🇸
Ellen has a rare ability to truly see children. Not just where they are academically, but who they are becoming. WRLD School feels less like a program and more like a way of being in the world.
Maya
Spain 🇪🇸
WRLD School gave our family something we didn’t even know we were missing: time, presence, and shared growth. Ellen leads with humility, clarity, and deep care—it shows in every detail.
Benjamin
Australia 🇦🇺
WRLD School gave our family something we didn’t even know we were missing: time, presence, and shared growth. Ellen leads with humility, clarity, and deep care—it shows in every detail.
Benjamin
Australia 🇦🇺
WRLD School gave our family something we didn’t even know we were missing: time, presence, and shared growth. Ellen leads with humility, clarity, and deep care—it shows in every detail.
Benjamin
Australia 🇦🇺
Watching my child learn through nature, movement, and real responsibility completely changed my understanding of education. Ellen has built something both gentle and powerful.
Liam
USA 🇺🇸
Watching my child learn through nature, movement, and real responsibility completely changed my understanding of education. Ellen has built something both gentle and powerful.
Liam
USA 🇺🇸
Watching my child learn through nature, movement, and real responsibility completely changed my understanding of education. Ellen has built something both gentle and powerful.
Liam
USA 🇺🇸
Ellen doesn’t just talk about whole-human education—she lives it. WRLD School helped my child build confidence, emotional awareness, and a sense of belonging I’ve never seen in a classroom.
Emma
UK 🇬🇧
Ellen doesn’t just talk about whole-human education—she lives it. WRLD School helped my child build confidence, emotional awareness, and a sense of belonging I’ve never seen in a classroom.
Emma
UK 🇬🇧
Ellen doesn’t just talk about whole-human education—she lives it. WRLD School helped my child build confidence, emotional awareness, and a sense of belonging I’ve never seen in a classroom.
Emma
UK 🇬🇧
This experience reshaped our family rhythm. Learning felt natural again. Ellen’s leadership creates safety, curiosity, and trust—for kids and parents alike.
Priya
India 🇮🇳
This experience reshaped our family rhythm. Learning felt natural again. Ellen’s leadership creates safety, curiosity, and trust—for kids and parents alike.
Priya
India 🇮🇳
This experience reshaped our family rhythm. Learning felt natural again. Ellen’s leadership creates safety, curiosity, and trust—for kids and parents alike.
Priya
India 🇮🇳
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Is enrollment open to everyone?
How much does it cost?
What ages does WRLD School serve?
What do they learn at WRLD School?
How does this compare to vocational school?
