Mural by Lulu, 2024
Welcome to Folha Verde
We are a natural education project, born in 2018, nestled in a beautifully restored olive press in the mountains of central Portugal.
We are an association that supports home-educating families in our local community. We believe that children are capable, inspiring individuals, and together we are exploring a path of learning built on trust and mutual respect.
We are an international, bi-lingual project that focuses on group work and emotional intelligence. In small learning groups kids are supported to learn the core parts of the Portuguese curriculum in both Portuguese and English. We also operate a forest school in a magical setting one day a week,.
Our Jardim (kindergarten) welcomes children from age three and up, while our Big Kids group includes learners aged six to around fourteen.
Rather than following a fixed pedagogy, our approach grows organically, allowing facilitators and children to learn and evolve together. We started with families banding together to find a sustainable solution to meeting the needs of home educating their children and continued to evolve from there.
At the heart of our practice is a culture of empowerment; where emotional intelligence, communication, and collaboration are valued as essential skills for life and learning.
