Arbol Madre International Holistic School

The Arbol Madre stunning new venue for kids 6-12 is located in the beautiful Sierra de las Alpujarras, between olive and orange trees. The initial investment to adapt the space to the legal requeriments is quite high for us, mainly in infrastructure, materials, services and legal advice.

Since the Montessori Alpujarras Cultural Association is a non-profit association, we do not have initial capital.

Our objective with this campaign is to obtain initial funds which are absolutely necessary so we can be able to start the project:

• Technical services for the Study of Requirement and feasibility.
• Safety, accessibility and health reports.
• Adaptation works of the building to meet the requirements for educational use
• Conditioning of the space
• Infrastructure
• Carpentry
• Furniture
• Illumination
• Heating
• School supplies
• Exterior and garden conditioning
• Pool fence
• Legal advice

HELP US GROW

In order to be a real option in the shortest possible time and as an initial impulse for the first expenses, we address:

• Arbol Madre families who wish to give continuity to alternative education during the primary cycle.
• Families of the old Waldorf school, who see in us hope to continue the education of their children.
• The international community of the Alpujarras for whom the option of an international, bilingual and holistic school is the best educational and integration option for their children.
• External families who came or want to settle in the future and are looking for an answer to their expectations both for the infant and primary stage as well as for family activities, summer school, or learning community.
• Public and private entities interested in maintaining Órgiva's population and attracting families for the economic benefit of Órgiva.
• Associations, communities or cooperatives that connect with our values and that want to contribute to Ógiva's alternative educational positioning.
• Individuals or legal entities, co-sponsors, who want to support us through donations with money, infrastructure, professional services, materials, marketing support, communication and dissemination of our project to help us achieve our goal.
• All those who think that another way of educating is possible and with their hearts wish to contribute to our dream.
• To the entire community of Órgiva which manifests so much in favor of the community and unity, it is time to show it. Between all it is possible.

We also want to convey this concern to the local administration and the citizens of Órgiva, because in the medium term we know that this exodus of families will harm the community at all levels.
This process of emigration of families has already begun, and if solutions are not provided, we will all lose out.

Since 2012, there are many families and people with great enthusiasm and effort who have planted their seed to weave this dream, perhaps without knowing. On previous occasions it has been tried and the voice of homologation has been launched, but the enormous complexity of the process, the lack of action or the fact that there were other options, dispelled the idea.

Two years ago, we began to explore different ways of legalization. Since the beginning of the last school year, a group of professionals who are experts in different areas (such as pedagogy, business, sustainability, education for multiculturalism, neurotherapy for learning, marketing, communication and institutional relations), sensitive to the situation of the community and to the lack of alternatives for their children, have received this initiative with love, and with enormous effort and enthusiasm they have begun this challenging mission.