~Wildflower Teachers Weekend : 2025 ~

The Wildflower Teachers Collective is inviting nature-based educators to our first annual Wildflower Teachers Weekend retreat, in beautiful South Lake Tahoe, CA.

This year, we are beginning on a smaller scale with limited availability. Only 10 spaces will be offered for the weekend, but we look forward to expanding in the future!

Whether you’re an experienced educator or just starting out, you’ll find inspiration, friendship, and shared purpose within our community.

Purpose:

  • Build deep, authentic connections and create a supportive network of educators.

  • Share knowledge, tools, and experiences to strengthen our community and practices.

  • Reconnect with our inner playfulness through shared moments of creativity, exploration, and adventure.

  • Embrace the magic of collaboration and the beauty of nature as we learn and grow together.

Activities Include:

  • Community storytelling and connection circles to nurture bonds and share our journeys.

  • Interactive workshops that combine outdoor education with creative expression.

  • Wellness-focused sessions, including yoga, mindfulness, and rejuvenation practices.

  • Playful explorations like guided hikes, nature games, and magical evening gatherings.

  • Celebratory moments to honor our shared joy, creativity, and collective spirit.

  • Wellness-focused sessions, including yoga, mindfulness, and rejuvenation practices.

  • Playful explorations like guided hikes, nature games, and magical evening gatherings.

  • Celebratory moments to honor our shared joy, creativity, and collective spirit.

Cost of Retreat:

The cost of the retreat is $444 for the weekend.

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This includes:

  • Accommodations

    • The retreat takes place in a shared cabin, where all participants will stay together overnight.

      • Two evening, two day stay in South Lake Tahoe, CA

      • Shared rooms with other educators

  • Activities & Sessions

    • Workshops

    • Knowledge Shares

    • Yoga classes

    • Hiking

    • Guided activities

    • Evening gatherings

  • Meals

    • Breakfast & dinners

      • Please Note :

        While breakfast and dinner are provided, lunches are not included in the retreat. We encourage participants to bring their favorite snacks and lunch items to enjoy during the day. A communal kitchen will be available for use & for storage of personal food items.

Caydi Dommeyer

Caydi Dommeyer is the Founder and Director of Tiny Seeds Forest School (TSFS). Now in its fourth year, TSFS offers a range of nature-based outdoor education programs for families in the South Lake Tahoe community.

Caydi earned her Bachelor’s degree in Global Studies with a minor in Visual and Public Art from California State University, Monterey Bay. She furthered her studies in Environmental Horticulture and Early Childhood Education at Santa Barbara City College.

Following her academic journey, Caydi completed an Education Apprenticeship at Fairview Gardens, where she led farm-based camps and programs.

Caydi's last job before transitioning into the wonderful world of forest schools, was as a Garden Educator for the nonprofit organization Explore Ecology. She spent 5 years with Explore Ecology; teaching children about gardening, sustainability, and nature awareness.

Inspired by her experiences in education and in founding Tiny Seeds Forest School, Caydi established the Wildflower Teachers Collective: a community designed to support nature-based educators. This collective provides opportunities for connection, professional growth, and collaboration through quarterly meetings and an annual retreat. It encourages educators to inspire the next generation while prioritizing their own well-being.

Caydi’s lifelong passion for the outdoors drives her mission to create environments that connect children and educators more deeply with the natural world, with each other, and to themselves. She firmly believes that the best classroom of all is the great outdoors!

Tessa Womack, MA

Tessa Womack is the founder and director of Kindling Connection. Kindling Connection is a social and educational event production and facilitation organization committed building mutuality and regenerative living practices.

Tessa integrates her expertise in human development, ecological systems, and the power of presence to design and facilitate dynamic experiential learning opportunities across diverse settings, including the field, garden, and classroom. A dedicated nurturer of nature and lover of language, her playful approach and versatile tools foster self-inquiry, environmental awareness, creative expression, and balance in an ever-evolving world.

She holds a Master of Arts in Holistic Education for Community Regeneration from Antioch University and a Certificate in Ecopsychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, complementing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Education from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

With over a decade of experience working with children, teens, and families through non-profit organizations focused on self-awareness and nature connection, Tessa is deeply committed to cultivating meaningful relationships and growth.

As a mother to a toddler son, guardian to her preteen nephew, and life partner to Nicolas, Tessa embodies a “systems mentality,” embracing every experience as an opportunity to explore and deepen connections within our interwoven reality.

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Once you’ve submitted your application a follow up email will be sent with further details.

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