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WELCOME AMY MADDOX

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NEW YOUTH ENRICHMENT LEAD

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WELCOME AMY MADDOX ✳︎ NEW YOUTH ENRICHMENT LEAD ✳︎

Growing Together, Naturally

Mesquite Bosque Academy Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status. Our mission is to cultivate curiosity, creativity, and connection through hands-on, nature-based enrichment experiences that support the academic, social, emotional, and developmental growth of children. Rooted in the rhythms of the Sonoran Desert, we gather weekly in small cohorts to explore gardening, art, movement, practical life skills, and community-building, guided by Montessori-inspired principles and a belief that children thrive when learning is grounded in nature and supported by one another.

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What We Cultivate

Core Areas of Focus

Focused on curiosity, independence, and hands-on discovery.

Program Foundations

Grounded in Montessori principles and decades of classroom experience.

Our Learning Framework

Intentional learning guided by experience, nature, and community.

Guiding Principles

Led by respect for the child, the environment, and one another.

Rooted Fridays

Join the Curious Coyote Community

A new guide, a new season, and a whole lot of exploring. We’re thrilled to welcome Amy Maddox to Mesquite Bosque Academy as our Youth Enrichment Lead. With 11 years of Montessori teaching experience and a deep love for children, creativity, and the Southern Arizona landscape, Amy is bringing her experience and curiosity to Rooted.

Every Friday, children get to trade screens for sunshine, busywork for meaningful work, and the classroom for the living world around them. Come explore, create, move, wonder, and get a little dirt under your fingernails.

Rooted is a weekly, Montessori-inspired, nature-based enrichment program for children ages 5–10. Through hands-on projects, outdoor exploration, practical life skills, creative expression, somatic movement, and meaningful work, children build confidence, independence, and a deeper connection to the natural world in a small mixed-age community.

Every Friday is a complete experience, inviting children to explore, create, observe, move, and wonder without screens, busywork, or one-size-fits-all activities. Families are welcome to join us for a single Friday or the full session, and every child has a place in the Curious Coyote community.

This fall, our seasonal theme is Learning Where You Live, using the Santa Cruz River Valley as our classroom. From the mesquite bosque and Sonoran Desert to local history, art, wildlife and community landmarks, children will discover the people and places that make our region unique while developing curiosity, stewardship and a lasting sense of belonging.

As a nonprofit, Mesquite Bosque Academy is committed to making high-quality, nature-based learning accessible to families throughout the Santa Cruz River Valley. Participation is offered through a suggested contribution that supports educators, materials, scholarships, and future programming.

Children should bring:

  • Packed snack, healthy lunch and full water bottle

  • Sun protection, sturdy outdoor clothing and tennis shoes

  • Curiosity and a willingness to explore

Every Friday is a new adventure, view calendar HERE!

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Come Grow With Us!

Why Join the Pack?

Small groups (Maximum of 10 students)
Hands-on enrichment
Nature-based exploration
Guided by Montessori principles
Community-centered growth

Explore schedule

  • “What I love most is the sense of community. My child feels seen here. The mix of outdoor exploration, art, and practical skills has really boosted her confidence. It’s more than a program, it’s a place she belongs.”

    -Age 7

  • The kids playing in nature is so special, a real grounding expierence that is full of play and exploration. Refreshing!

    -Parent of 7year old

  • “The Community Center is a great location. Easy access and a real part of the community.”

    -Parent of 5year old

  • “Is Mesquite Bosque today?”


    —A 5-year-old student, already counting down to the next session.

  • Come it’s cool!

    Trailhead attendee, Age 10

  • I learned how to use a compass!

    -Age 9