Banana Mountain is a democratic learning community for young people aged 6 - 18 based in rural Andalucia. Since 2019 we have been enacting a conception of learning environment as co-created eco-system, neither child-led nor adult controlled, but continuously in the process of being made by everyone involved and the relationships of care that connect us, our shared experiences, and the valley we call home.
In doing so, we aim to create the conditions which support and enable young people to cultivate responsible, caring, empowered, relationships with themselves, others, and the world, and build a solid foundation for the lifelong work of becoming good, responsible elders and good, responsible ancestors; to all life.
Tamilla is a word we invented to describe the type of relationship which is at the heart of our community. It is a relationship with the depth, certainty, and unconditionality of family, and the election and self direction of friendship. Your Tamillas can be people of any age, but can also be animals, plants, trees, a river, or even a school.
To find out more about Tamilla, our story, values, pedagogy and team, visit our website www.bananamountain.world
To find out more about the association which hosts and support Tamilla alongside other work with adults in transformative education, ecology and the arts, visit www.uniondelosrios.org
