Is mostly formed by a group of mothers and grandmothers passionate about children and nature; most of us refuse for our families to continuing being part of the school system leaving behind our professions to renew ourselves and become advocates of childhood, committed to recover its almost forgotten real meaning and restore it for the new generation of children.
OUR TEAM
"IF A CHILD IS TO KEEP ALIVE HIS INBORN SENSE OF WONDER, HE NEEDS THE COMPANIONSHIP OF AT LEAST ONE ADULT WHO CAN SHARE IT, REDISCOVERING WITH HIM THE JOY, EXCITEMENT, AND MYSTERY OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN."
- RACHEL CARSON
Program Coordinators
Ursula Castaneda
Program Coordinator
Parent & Child Institute
Karina Simon
Program Coordinator
Adventures in the Forest
Mexican. Mom of two boys and one girl under 7. Waldorf Education certification. Certified Nature-Based Educator by Erafans. Former Accountant, self-taught Nutritionist and Childhood Advocate. Comfortable with English and Spanish languages. Mom at our community since 2016. Committed to restoring childhood since 2018.
Brasilian. Mom of a teenager and two school age children. Certified Nature-Based Educator by Erafans. Psychologist. Former preschool teacher. Comfortable with English, Spanish and Portuguese languages. Committed to restoring Childhood since 2020.
Facilitators at the Parent and Child Institute: IMAGINA, supports the community of Parents and Caregivers to set and understand their common objectives in parenting. The role of a Facilitator is to assist parents in planning how to achieve these objectives while understanding and validating the real needs and rights of the young children under their guidance. In doing so, the Facilitator remains "neutral" meaning they does not take a particular position in the topic but advise in an objective way for the adults to made their own decisions.
Parent & Child Institute Team
Ursula Castaneda
Facilitator
Mexican. Mom of two boys and one girl under 7. Waldorf Education certification. Certified Nature-Based Educator by Erafans. Former Accountant, self-taught Nutritionist and Childhood Advocate. Comfortable with English and Spanish languages. Mom at our community since 2016. Committed to restoring childhood since 2018.
Vanessa Gil
Facilitator
Venezuelan. Mom of two boys under 5. Bachelor in Psycology, Bachelor in health Sciences. Master in Oriental <edicine. Licensed Acupunturist. Nature lover. Comfortable with Encglish and Spanish languages. Commited to restoring childhood since 2017.
Katja von Elbe
Conscious Parenting Specialist
American. Mom and Grandmother. Certified Nature-Based Educator by Erafans. Master in Special Education and Certified Conscious Discipline consultant. Comfortable with German, Spanish and English languages. Former preschool teacher. Committed to restoring Childhood since 2012.