Give Your Child the Human Edge in the Age of AI
Learn faster in 2 hours, then slow down to grow confidence, adaptability, and emotional intelligence in nature, so progress is measurable and joy stays intact.
All Outdoor K – 3rd Grade • San Francisco • Opening January 2026
We use technology intentionally: to make learning efficient and give time back to children.
That space becomes room to breathe, notice, try, reflect, and try again, where confidence and communication take root.
Sylva is human-centered education for the age of AI.
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Preserve Childhood. Prepare for Life.
Technology accelerates everything. We use it to buy back time to let kids be kids. They need space out in nature, to breathe, notice, try, reflect, and try again.
At Sylva, school is a sanctuary for becoming. We take care of academics efficiently, then invest the day in the human strengths that carry a life: self-regulation, creative and relational intelligence, strategic communication, empathy, judgment, and collaboration.
Families join us to re-ground what matters, and to keep childhood intact.
The world is speeding up. We choose to slow down.
Nature & play meets technology & innovation.
Sylva is partnered with Alpha School’s 2-Hour Learning model. This innovative approach to learning has proven results: students learn 2x faster than their peers and achieve outcomes in the top 1–2% nationally.
Sylva uses the same engine to buy back time, so we can slow down on purpose: more nature, more play, more reflection, more family alignment.
Our goal is to help each child truly know themselves, handle stress and disappointment, and choose a healthy, meaningful path.
Our 3 Promises
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Master academics fast.
Children learn 2x in 2 hours.
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Human skills, every day
Confidence, autonomy, resilience, self-awareness built and practiced in nature and play.
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A school kids love.
Joyful, safe, choice-rich, purpose-driven.
How Sylva Works
Nature & play, every day
Unstructured play and hands-on projects build judgment, creativity, and teamwork: the “slow time” where real growth happens.
Mastery, done efficiently
Short, targeted learning in child-sized blocks with movement and play woven throughout. As children mature, many are ready for longer focused stretches. Powered by 2-Hour Learning.
Family alignment
Simple, shared language (adults go first, co-regulation, look beneath behavior) so school and home move in the same direction.
What your child gains
Academic mastery
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Calm focus
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Adaptability
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Emotional & relational intelligence
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Strategic communication
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Leadership & collaboration
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Creative problem-solving
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A grounded love of learning
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Academic mastery • Calm focus • Adaptability • Emotional & relational intelligence • Strategic communication • Leadership & collaboration • Creative problem-solving • A grounded love of learning •
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Children learn in secure relationships. Adults go first (co-regulation), then kids practice the four pillars of self-regulation: confidence, autonomy, resilience, self-awareness—every day.
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Nature is a thinking tool. Unstructured play and hands-on projects grow judgment, creativity, and real-world problem-solving. We protect time for wonder.
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As technology accelerates, we ground children in abilities that don’t automate: steady bodies, clear thinking under pressure, empathy, collaboration, and wise choices.
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Mastery compresses core academics into an effective block with clear benchmarks—so the rest of school can slow down and build a life that lasts.
