It is a 15 minute drive on a winding dirt road to get to the girls school located in the middle of a farm with the Pacific Ocean on the far right and the snow capped cordillera (mountain chain) to the horizon on the left. I am truly amazed by how well our girls are adapting to a whole new game! Neither Lou or Shadé speak a word of Spanish, they don’t know anyone in the school but after only a week or so they are disappointed when the weekend keeps them away. The school was designed and built by Felipe and his partner “Pelado”. The two free spirited architects, surfers, musicians left Santiago’s traditional lifestyle and education system to find an alternative path for themselves and their family. The school’s pedagogy emphasizes the role of imagination in learning, striving to integrate holistically the intellectual, practical, and artistic development of pupils.
What we loved right away about the school is that kids would start the day by chanting an anthem to nature. Later on, lunch would be what they manage to grow on the farm. Each afternoon is dedicated to a different workshop: music to start the week, then surfing on Tuesday, knitting, and acting to finish the week.
