Our Staff - Worldmind Nature Immersion School

Executive Director

Megan Patterson

While working on her graduate degree in Ecological Teaching and Learning at Lesley University, Megan Patterson discovered the Forest School model of learning and development. After teaching in public school settings all over the world for several years and conducting extensive research on the Forest School model of education, she knew this was the type of learning environment she wanted for her own son.

As part of her graduate thesis, Megan formed a group of passionate community members who came together to develop Worldmind and bring the forest school movement to the Greater Denver Area.

Worldmind successfully has completed the first outdoor-based preschool and kindergarten pilot program with the State of Colorado this year and will be participating in a second full-day outdoor-base preschool and kindergarten pilot program with the State starting in August 2019.

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Homeschool Enrichment Teacher

Caroline Griesel holds a Bachelors in Zoology with Entomology focus from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has combined 6 years experience in education, including teaching children’s English classes in Japan, and being a Para-professional in public schools. She also spent some time in Ecotourism, researching ecological relationships between ants and sea birds, and guiding kayak tours to the research site. A childhood fishing and combing the beaches of Galveston, Texas inspired her to ensure a lifelong connection to nature and self-discovery through nature is possible for everyone.

Caroline is an amateur naturalist and adventurer, who loves curating her collection of rocks and minerals, stargazing, and bushcraft.

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Preschool & Kindergarten Teacher

Chelsea James moved from rainy Washington to Colorado 10 year ago to earn her degree in Early Childhood Education and teaching license from the University of Northern Colorado. She has 5 years of teaching experience working for Jefferson County Public schools and Mile High Montessori. She has spent the last 5 years nurturing children in her backyard and home, as her own family grew.

Chelsea is happily married and has two children. She still loves the rain and is an advocate for all people being outside in all weather. She is passionate about swimming, singing, community, being silly with all children, discovering new ideas and forging new trails in life.

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Child & Caregiver Teacher

Jamie Eglseder has a Master’s Degree in Special Education, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science. She has taught students across the metro area from Kindergarten through High School. She believes strongly that kids do well when they can, and when they are struggling, there’s an underlying reason. When we can begin to understand the reason, we can then begin to understand the child. In addition to teaching, Jamie has been the Adaptive Recreation Coordinator at Castle Rock Recreation Center for the last ten years. She works primarily with children and young adults who have intellectual disabilities. They have taught her, among other lessons, to see a person’s ABILITY above all else.

Jamie is the mom of girl/boy twins who are six and attended Worldmind Friday afternoons at Matthews-Winters Park.