Spain, Barcelona
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El Til·ler Waldorf-Steiner School is an accredited school in Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain, serving children from age 3 to 18. The curriculum is based on Waldorf pedagogy across Infantil, Primària, Secundària and Batxillerat, with Primària combining cognitive, artistic and practical activities led by a tutor, and Secundària offering four years of study with two final years of bachillerat, spanning scientific, humanistic, technological and artistic subjects. The school emphasizes experiential learning through music, eurhythmics, visual arts, handcrafts and storytelling, and organizes regular field trips and farm stays to connect students with the local environment. Facilities include natural materials and spaces designed to support individual development, and the school operates its own kitchen serving organic food. Learning occurs through a living educational community, with continuous mentorship and collaboration among families, teachers and students, rooted in Rudolf Steiner's educational principles since the school's founding in 1999 as a playgroup and later cooperative and continues.
Carrer d'Apel·les Mestres, 11, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Waldorf-Steiner El Til-ler School has 280 pupils, typical class sizes of 24, instruction in English, Catalan.
The Til·ler Escola Waldorf-Steiner is located at Carrer Apel·les Mestres, 11, Bellaterra, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. It sits in the Bellaterra area near the Barcelona metropolitan region. Phone: 93 592 97 95.
Infantil (early childhood/kindergarten), Primària (Primary), Secundària (Secondary), Batxillerat (Upper Secondary/Baccalaureate).
Private Waldorf-Steiner school.
Individualized student support provided by teachers and staff (infantil groups of 15–20).
Spain (Catalonia).
Waldorf-Steiner El Til-ler School teaches Waldorf Steiner Curriculum for students aged 3 to 18.
The school has Primària (primary) and Secundària (secondary) programs based on Waldorf pedagogy. The Primària program recognizes that children's impulse at this stage is to explore the world, and learning is approached through artistic activity across all areas. The teacher guides activities to help shape personal expressions, including music, flute, storytelling, poetry, drawing, and handcrafts. The school, together with other Waldorf schools in Catalonia and Spain, travels to Empúries to experience the spirit of the physical and inner work of the ancient Greek world. Secundària is a four-year holistic program comprising two final years of secondary and two years of bachillerat, with learning across scientific, humanistic, technological, and artistic subjects; in ninth grade the shift from myth to logos begins to be apparent.
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