Educational and pedagogical offering
Inclusive elementary and middle school aligned with the New Mexican School.
What is Floresta de Vida’s educational offering?
Floresta de Vida offers inclusive elementary and middle school for children and young people ages 6 to 14 in Tlalpan, Mexico City. The approach connects the New Mexican School, Universal Design for Learning, small groups, and differentiated support to foster participation, progress, and autonomy.
Our approach
Our academic organization follows the Learning Fields, Cross-Cutting Themes, content, and Learning Development Processes for each phase.
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NEM and UDL
Planning connects the official curriculum with different ways to access, participate in, and express learning.
Methodological flexibility
We select explicit instruction, projects, research, art, nature, movement, and technology according to the objective.
High expectations
We offer differentiated support without automatically lowering objectives or standardizing how students learn.
How the approach is applied during the school day
| Element | Educational application | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Grupos pequeños | Close observation and regular communication with families. | Adapt accompaniment to each student’s process. |
| Universal Design for Learning | Multiple forms of engagement, representation, and expression from the planning stage. | Anticipate and reduce barriers to learning. |
| Learning connected to the environment | Projects, nature, the garden, art, movement, and technology with pedagogical purpose. | Build meaningful, transferable learning. |
| Formative assessment | Multiple forms of learning evidence and ongoing review of support. | Guide teaching and foster progress. |
Team and methodology
The lead teacher is the group’s pedagogical reference and collaborates with the Neurodevelopment and Inclusion Specialist to identify barriers, design support, and review its effectiveness. Decisions are made collaboratively and seek to foster progressive autonomy.
Editorial responsibility: Floresta de Vida pedagogical team. Last reviewed: September 5, 2026.
Elementary and middle school pathway
Each phase maintains shared goals and offers different opportunities, support, and challenges so students can progress toward expected learning and greater autonomy.
Phase 3 · Elementary grades 1 and 2
Development of foundational language, literacy, early mathematical thinking, and positive relationships.
Phase 4 · Elementary grades 3 and 4
Research, inquiry, collaborative projects, and meaningful connections across disciplines.
Phase 5 · Elementary grades 5 and 6
Reasoned argument, scientific thinking, greater responsibility, and preparation for the transition to middle school.
Phase 6 · Middle school grades 1, 2, and 3
Critical argument, writing, mathematical reasoning, digital literacy, community projects, and consolidation of personal and social autonomy.