Our Mission & Vision
Wellheart’s mission applies Reggio-inspired pedagogy and research based practices for students to experience joyful, immersive, and inquiry-based learning in the context of their environment. We empower youth to make informed decisions and take actions rooted in knowledge, investigative thinking, and compassion. Our educational process is focused on values of human dignity, active participation, wellness, and freedom.
Wellheart’s vision will cultivate ecologically aware and open-minded citizens with the capability to support themselves, others, and the planet through constructivism and collaboration. The educational model will integrate peers, teachers, family, community, and the environment to advance a culture of growth, symbiosis, and sustainability.
Our Campus
We are thrilled to announce that we will be located at St. James Methodist Church in Merrimack—a beautiful, welcoming space that offers everything we had hoped for and more. The building features bright, dedicated classrooms, a large open space perfect for hands-on projects, a fully equipped commercial kitchen, and a spacious 5,000-square-foot playground. We are especially excited about the access to surrounding natural spaces, which will be an incredible foundation for our nature-based, exploratory learning.
We will also be forming partnerships across Hillsborough County, including a collaboration with a local farm, where students will have the opportunity for rich, real-world learning experiences.
Meet the Director of Wellheart
Maggie Van Camp, Ph.D.
Director
Maggie has worked as an educator and researcher for the last 15 years in the Boston area in public schools and higher education focused on the Reggio Emilia approach, executive function, play, wellness, and family social capital.
She believes that children are capable, and learning is most authentic through natural curiosity, and co constructed inquiry. Wellheart Chartered Public School will bring an opportunity for children and families in southern New Hampshire to thrive!