Blue Lotus Nature School
Not all classrooms have four walls...
Now open in Fallbrook &
Temecula wine country!!
Pacific Coast Academy &
Mission Vista Academy APPROVED!!
We now accept Charter Funds!!
4350 Estate Dr, Fallbrook CA 92028 | 40055 Calle Bellagio, Temecula CA 92592 |
Ms Stacie's Cell: (805)637-2931, Text Please | Fallbrook CCLD Facility Number: 374845007
Blue Lotus Nature School offers secular educational
programs for PreK & Elementary students that use the natural outdoor environment as a classroom. We meet daily, rain or shine, in our Fallbrook and Temecula barns, and offer park-based forest school activities throughout San Diego county. Our mission is to nurture children as individuals, while deepening their sense of connectedness to nature and humanity.
Founded in 2018, Blue Lotus Nature School's Fallbrook barn location is a licensed CA childcare. Our new Temecula enrichment center is located in beautiful Temecula Wine Country.
Preschool in the Barnyard
- Fallbrook & Temecula
Both PreK programs offer an organic, holistic outdoor learning environment for children ages 2.5 - 5. Our philosophy is inspired by the Reggio Emilia educational approach and includes kindergarten readiness and animal interaction.
Outdoor Enrichment for Elementary Homeschoolers
- Fallbrook & Temecula
TK & Kinder 2024-2025
Temecula Spots Available!
Blue Lotus Nature School is now enrolling TK & Kinder students in our twice/week Academic and Social Enrichment programs.
(Fallbrook TK/Kinder program is now full. Contact us to be added to the waitlist.)
Core Enrichment for
Grades 1-5 Coming Soon!
All classes include Nature and Outdoor Education, Animal Husbandry, STEM projects, Arts & Crafts, Mindfulness and time to play with the animals in our barnyard setting.
**Academic Enrichment program includes core academic support for Homeschoolers.
Weekly Hobby Class Schedule
Coming Soon!
PCA & MVA Funds Now Accepted!
Forest School & our Mobile Classroom
BLNS's Forest School classes are a park-based outdoor experience like no other. Classes meet weekly at various natural locations in San Diego county. Lessons follow the Growing Up WILD! early education program that encourages young children to explore wildlife and the world around them. Lessons for K-6 Graders follow the Project WILD curriculum and focus on conservation education and environmental science.
Child & Guide / Special Events
All Blue Lotus locations offer a variety of events including a community favorite - our Child & Guide Days. (This is our version of Mommy & Me for families with children aged 18 months to 6.) We also host holiday get togethers for enrolled students, families and community.
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About the Staff:
Ms. Stacie - Founder/Owner
Stacie’s passion for early childhood education began in 2011, when her daughter Cameron first entered preschool in Santa Barbara. Cameron attended an outdoor, nature-based program – a pretty radical alternative to traditional preschool at that time. Stacie was amazed at how quickly Cameron’s foundational skills grew, and confidence soared. Both mother and child were thrilled with her experience, and Cameron’s newly found love of the outdoors.
Since then, Stacie has volunteered in a number of preschool and elementary school programs around North County San Diego and Temecula, focusing on the importance of incorporating nature-based play in early education curriculum. In Stacie’s mind, making a connection to nature helps us, as human beings, connect with each other. As one who feels the appreciation for nature begins at home, Stacie is an avid recycler, conservationist, gardening enthusiast and all-around animal lover. (Horses, chickens, bunnies, dogs and cats make for quite a zoo around the house.)
In addition to being an experienced small business owner, Stacie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies from the University of CA Santa Barbara, and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Founding Blue Lotus Nature School has been a lifelong dream that we're all so thrilled has become a reality.
Ms. Annie - Curriculum Advisor
Annie's love of school began the moment she started kindergarten. She loved learning and dreamed of being a kindergarten teacher when she grew up. Upon graduating high school, Annie enrolled in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where she studied Early Childhood/Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology.
Annie's first teaching job was in Maryland where she taught kindergarten for 5 years. She also spent time in Oklahoma as an Early Literacy Coach, teaching elementary students the fundamentals of reading and writing. After moving back to Pennsylvania, Annie taught preschool for 2 years and was a nanny for 3 years.
Throughout her years of teaching, Annie realized that many early childhood programs were lacking in some important aspects of learning. This drove her to pursue a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Annie is excited to use this knowledge to develop Blue Lotus's curriculum, focusing on nature-based learning.
