WHO WE ARE
Our association was founded in 2010. It is a non-profit association of families and teachers working together to establish an early childhood and primary school based on Waldorf pedagogy. It is a well-established social project with a vision for the future.
The Waldorf pedagogy is currently experiencing a period of significant growth, with initiatives emerging in different parts of Spain and, more broadly, around the world. Tenerife is no exception. There are a number of like-minded initiatives, primarily for children up to the age of six, and other projects have joined ours, recognising that working together makes us stronger and brings us closer to achieving our goal.
There is a growing demand for a new approach to education, one based on respect, freedom, each child's individual rhythms, and the rhythms of nature. In response to this demand, and guided by our belief that a different kind of education is possible, El Lucero was born.
WHAT WE OFFER
We currently run a kindergarten for children aged two to six in the municipality of Tegueste. The kindergarten is like a large family home, organised around the needs of the children who attend it. Its educational approach takes into account the environment, daily rhythms, children's capacity for imitation, the role of the adult educator, free play, materials, artistic and craft activities, contact with nature and, of course, families.
We also have an active primary education project. Our initiative is currently undergoing the official accreditation process. As part of this process, parents and teachers are working together to prepare a suitable space for the establishment of the first Waldorf primary school on the island of Tenerife.
