Colectiva Wild Haven
Nurturing their wild, protecting their sovereignty.
Wild Haven in Chirripó, Costa Rica
Wild Haven in Chirripó, Costa Rica
Wild Haven is the physical place - the land, buildings, outdoor environments, and daily spaces that hold the children. It is where learning, play, movement, and relationship unfold in real time.
Wild Haven is the grounded, embodied container.
The Sacred Oak Way is the philosophy and village way that lives within (and beyond) that space. It is the guiding worldview.
Wild Haven is the home that holds the children. Sacred Oak is the way we live, learn, and relate within it - and the village vision it grows into.
Join Us in 2026
Join Us in 2026
Come for a period of 1 month or stay longer and join in the full experience.
Sacred Oak is beginning in person with a pilot season in Chirripó, Costa Rica, at the learning village hub called Wild Haven - a place of mountains, jungle, rivers, and real life. This first season is an invitation to grow alongside us as we bring The Sacred Oak Way into lived experience.
Come experience the magic of Chirripó with your family and take part in village life centered around Wild Haven.
Families live in nearby housing and can gather daily at the learning hub. Children experience responsive, personalized education rooted in real-life projects, creativity, and warriorship. Parents are supported through conscious parenting practices, shared responsibility, and meaningful connection with other families.
This is slow, relational living - learning, creating, eating, training, and growing together.
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January 24, 2026 10:00am CST
About Wild Haven
Rooted in deep presence, reverence, and respect for each child and their unique essence, Wild Haven is a living, evolving village - A space where children lead their way, and the whole family is invited to grow alongside them.
Nestled in the lush Chirripó mountain region of Costa Rica, we are a community committed to sovereignty, nature, and heart. We guide and support the children to live in their truth - to express freely, feel deeply, and trust themselves. In their presence, we as adults are naturally called forward to embody our own authenticity. As we truly honour who they are, we are reminded to do the same - and together, we rise into a more conscious, connected way of living. We are now witnessing 'the village' that so many of us have longed for, come to life - a living reflection of our shared prayer for belonging, harmony, and truth.
We believe that when children are trusted and given the space to listen to and express their inner voice, they become their own greatest guides. Our role is not to mold them, but to walk alongside them - creating an environment where they can connect with their true essence and evolve from that sacred place of curiosity, freedom and self-trust.
Wild Haven extends beyond the children. It embraces the families, guides, and community members who walk this sovereign path together. We are raising these children together - and through this shared journey, we are remembering what it means to live in harmony with ourselves, one another, and our Earth Mother.
Who were you before the world told you who to be?
Perhaps that’s what this village is here to remind us - that within each child, within all of us - lives the wisdom to remember our true nature and access the gifts we came here with...
Wild Haven VisionAt Wild Haven, learning is sourced from living - Every day is an invitation for co-creation and collaboration.
We listen to our children as active participants in their own learning. We honour their authenticity, allowing their interests and curiosities to guide the path. You won’t find a rigid curriculum here. Instead, we follow the sparks of their inspiration, trusting that they will lead the way toward meaningful, relevant, and self-driven experiences... And they do!
We provide a natural, yet fun environment where children choose their own direction, deciding how and with whom they interact. The guides carefully pay attention to what lights them up and take action on that.
We deeply value play, and children are given all the space they need to play freely - because it matters. Through play, they return to their essence: unconditioned, creative, and fully alive.
The old authoritarian model is dissolving. Our children feel it. They speak through their behaviours, their resistance, their longing for something different. We are here. We are listening. We are answering their call.
Imagine a space where your involvement is welcomed and valued - where you can join us for lunch, observe our daily flow, or find a quiet moment in the parent co-working space. Here, you’re not just an observer; you play a vital role in the unfolding story of your child’s journey.
What you’ll experience at Wild Haven
Living Ecosystem:
A living, breathing ecosystem rather than a rigid program - one that evolves with the needs of the children, families, community, and our Earth Mother.
Emotional Attunement:
Guides are trained in emotional intelligence and embodiment. We model and support responsible emotional expression, deep listening, and compassionate communication - creating a culture of safety, honesty, and heart connection. These practices are shared openly with parents, weaving a bridge of understanding between home and our village.
Holistic Learning:
Learning rooted in play, exploration, self-direction, and nature. Projects emerge from what children are curious about; guides follow, facilitate, and support.
Deep Belonging:
Families don’t stand on the side; they are woven into the rhythm - part of the decisions, celebrations, and challenges. We grow together.
Invitational and Rich Learning Environments
We are beginning to build our first rich learning environment in Chirripó in collaboration with Wild Haven - the physical space that holds and supports the children day to day. We are in the space of dreaming and building while we call in the right supports.
Every area will be intentionally designed as an invitation, not an instruction. The spaces themselves will support autonomy, regulation, creativity, and real-world skill building.
Rooted in global educational philosophies - Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Anji Play, Forest School, and land-based learning - we wish for our environments will be designed to offer children rich experiences, engaging materials, and meaningful mentorship.
We believe the space itself is a teacher. Children are trusted with real tools, real choice, and real responsibility, within environments that support autonomy, creativity, regulation, and deep learning.
Learn how you can support our founding year as an investor.
See the below inspiration to illustrate the vision of the future completed space. 
Amy Viola
Founder & Guardian of Wild Haven
From a young age, I’ve felt a deep connection with children - a sense that I could truly see them, feel them, and meet them where they were.
Long before and throughout my university years, I cared for many children of all ages, learning so much from them, as they were constantly reminding me of who I really was...
I began University on a volleyball scholarship, intending to become a Guidance Counsellor, but midway through my degree I realized that memorizing information I would never actually use wasn’t the path for me. It felt wrong and I wasn’t willing to give my time and energy in a way that didn’t trust would be worth it.
I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and History and then moved to Vancouver, where I immersed myself in the world of emotional healing - completing trainings in yoga, energywork, breathwork, and counselling - practices that continue to shape the way I hold space for both adults and children. I later trained to become a Holistic Doula, and remain deeply passionate about all things pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
For over a decade, it's been an absolute honour to facilitate private sessions and sacred circles. It's become apprent through this work that I'm only able to hold space for children and others to the degree that I can feel, see, listen to and love my own inner child.
In 2018, my husband and I welcomed our son, Onyx Atlantic into the world in The Netherlands. Four years later, we moved to Costa Rica, where we were deeply inspired by self-directive learning at Casa Sulà. For the first time ever, I witnessed the guides there fully trusting children to lead their own learning - and it shifted everything for me. I continue to be mentored by Margarita, the founder of Sulà, as we bring this inspiration into what we are creating within Wild Haven.
Today, as the Founder and Guardian of Wild Haven, I feel blessed to walk alongside an incredible team of heart-centred humans in creating a conscious village for the children, and interwovenly, our families.
I see children as the pulse of our community. When they are given the freedom to imagine, explore, and create, they open doorways into a future we cannot yet see - one they are already dreaming into being.
Wild Haven is not just a space for children - It is a space for families to grow, expand, and awaken alongside them. Together, we uplift one another while holding a shared vision - one that I believe has the power to ripple out and serve the collective in big, beautiful ways!
♡ Amy
Please contact me directly for registration and to stay updated with the evolution of Wild Haven!
+31 614266369 (WhatsApp)
Amy Cojocar
Founder & Vision Weaver of
The Sacred Oak Way
I’ve always carried a deep knowing that children are not empty vessels to be shaped, but sacred beings - each holding their own intelligence, timing, and unique brilliance.
I could feel when learning environments honored that truth, and when they quietly worked against it. This sensitivity became a lifelong devotion to understanding children as they are, not as systems expect them to be.
I completed a Bachelor of Education, but along the way I realized that forced knowledge without lived integration felt hollow. What drew me instead was understanding nervous systems, behavior, and belonging - how safety, relationship, and trust shape a child’s capacity to learn. My path wove through early childhood education, global pedagogical influences, and years of working directly with children and families in real, responsive learning environments.
Over time, I founded and led my own learning program, grounding philosophy in daily life - not as theory, but as something lived with children. I later taught early childhood educators at the college level, supporting new guides in articulating their values, understanding child development through a trauma-informed lens, and designing environments that respond to who each child actually is. These experiences deepened my commitment to education that is coherent, embodied, and rooted in real life.
