# Why aren't there more children living in intentional communities? **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussion\ **Tags:** community-vision, vision, values\ **Created:** [October 18, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/why-arent-there-more-children-living-in-intentional-communities/4470 "2025-10-18T02:44:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JT\_Trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@JT\_Trew](https://forum.ic.org/u/JT_Trew)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/why-arent-there-more-children-living-in-intentional-communities/4470/1 "2025-10-18T02:44:48Z")
When my wife and I were looking at intentional communities, highest on our priority list was that there were other children there. The communities that did have a school with children seemed much more like like the traditional western version of suburbia, just in a more exotic location. We eventually landed at Finca Sagrada in Southern Ecuador and have developed a very strong vision that is designed for and around children. Many of our visitors who have been exploring communities around the world say the same thing: they rarely saw children at the intentional communities and eco-villages they visited. Why is this so? I’ve begun writing about our community vision and my experience here on Substack if anyone is interested. My goal is to create a field of coherence around the idea that our world needs intentional communities designed for children and families. You can read it at [trewregenerative.substack.com](http://trewregenerative.substack.com) and check out our community’s website and socials at [www.fincasagrada.com](http://www.fincasagrada.com). I hope to hear from some of your experiences with children in community, as the question has been on my mind and curious to hear from others’ experiences. ---
**Author:** ![discourse\_ai\_spam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@discourse\_ai\_spam](https://forum.ic.org/u/discourse_ai_spam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/why-arent-there-more-children-living-in-intentional-communities/4470/2 "2025-10-18T02:44:49Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/ic/original/1X/be315feff6798c6e7417c28c217b73b3a5c065b8.png) [@system](https://forum.ic.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/why-arent-there-more-children-living-in-intentional-communities/4470/3 "2025-10-27T18:46:23Z")
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