This week Fundació Sa Llavor hosted a two day visit, as part of our ongoing NEASC accreditation process by two professionals: Kevin Glass and Stephanie Packer.   It is the second visit we have hosted so far, and an important step, as a positive result would allow us to be formally recognised by NEASC and would mark the beginning of an ongoing partnership with their organisation.   We are delighted to report that, although we still await a formal written approval (to be received over the coming weeks), we were assured by both our visitors that the outcome would most definitely be a positive one. In fact their feedback was so wonderful to hear that we felt we should celebrate and share some of what they said with the learning community right away. Stephanie told us that in just two days, she had been able to see just how the schools core values and identity are reflected in our students calm and confident attitudes, our teaching staff's natural and friendly relationship with the students, as well as in the wonderful and unique learning environment we have created. That she could feel peace and stability and a true sense of community. Kevin then added that despite having visited hundreds of schools in the past it was truly rare to see one with such clear values and ongoing dedication to a shared belief of what learning should look like. He went on to say that he had no doubt the remaining criteria for full accreditation was mostly already obvious to him and that it would just be down to the pedagogical team to highlight and evidence it over the coming months.   Needless to say, we are delighted with such high praise from two professionals who are dedicated to evaluating high quality learning experiences. We would also like to say a special thanks to all the parents and students that took part in the interviews and request your continued support in an information gathering survey we will be sending out in the near future.   NEASC's accreditation process is a transformative process designed to offer their schools opportunities for self reflection and ongoing growth. It includes a commitment by the schools they work with to develop 10 learning principles, offer and commit to an individualised definition of High quality learning and then produce several learning plans to help grow each school inline with its own ethos.   If you would like to find out more about the ACE pathways, please visit https://www.neasc.org/ace

Connect with life, with nature and with humanity; contribute to the development of a more conscientious society. Go Fund Me donation campaign. The Sa Llavor Foundation is a non-profit organisation and a multicultural educational community working towards human evolution through education, the arts, culture, and a connection with nature. Sa Llavor is the first centre in Holistic Pedagogy for nursery, primary and secondary education in the Balearic Islands which has been officially accredited by the Balearic Ministry of Education (Consellería d’educació). It also offers professional teacher training programmes and develops the 7 arts through its cultural area, the Escuela Cultura. Thanks to your support and contributions, the educational project, founded 17 years ago in Mallorca, continues to evolve and grow in an ethical and sustainable way. Now, more than ever, we wish to make a plea for the help and support of the community as we have a unique opportunity to strengthen this ecological, sustainable and autonomous project through a donation campaign. A GENEROUS DONOR, WHO PREFERS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, WILL MAKE A MATCH GIFT, DOUBLING ANY DONATION MADE DURING THIS CAMPAIGN UNTIL THE 15TH OF DECEMBER. SA LLAVOR. ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION. Below we will provide further details about the projects that need financial support: 1. BUILDING WORK FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SECONDARY EDUCATION: Education to live, feel and think freely at Sa Llavor Sa Llavor needs your support to finance the renovation and redistribution of physical spaces which permit the accreditation of secondary level education (Years 1 – 4) by the Ministry of Education of the Balearic Islands for the year 2023-24. Contribute to an education which permits students to live, feel and think freely. Budget: 110.000€ Budget with Match Gift: 60.000 € Donate here>   2. SUSTAINABLE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING PROJECT: Renewable energy at Sa Llavor. Sa Llavor needs to replace and update the heating and air-conditioning system and refit the building with a thermal system using renewable energy, which, when combined with a solar energy system will ensure energy efficiency for the building. Contribute to the renewable energy system. Budget: 150.000€. Budget with Match Gift: 75.000 € Donate here>   3. KITCHEN AND ECOLOGICAL GARDEN PROJECT: To facilitate its educational goals, Sa Llavor needs funding for a kitchen which permits the pedagogical team to cook with different groups of students (nursery, primary and secondary). Funds are also required to finish the ecological vegetable garden which, in addition to contributing to the protection and cultivation of local varieties of vegetables and cereals, will feed our school through its school canteen. The objective is to promote gardening and cooking activities as a learning tool for students and the wider community, as well as offer an ecological canteen service in which the students participate. Contribute towards education for life. Budget: 46.000€ Budget with Match Gift: 23.000 € Donate here>   4. FOREST PROJECT IN BINISSALEM: Sustainable education for the future at Sa Llavor. Sa Llavor has initiated a reforestation project of a rural plot in Binissalem, Mallorca, with