Blog
What we think and what we do, told from the inside. Short pieces by the team on living education, childhood and life at school.
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Settling in at I3: what it looks like when the family can stay
Families can stay with their child at school for as long as it takes. Why we do it this way, how the spiral process works and what everyone gains from it.
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What it means for a living school to be officially recognised (and what changes for the family)
Espai Aigua is an officially recognised living school. What recognition covers, what does not change day to day and why it took building work to get there.
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Living, free, active schools: how they differ and where we stand
Living, free, active, alternative… What they share and how we do it at Espai Aigua: sensitive pedagogy, constantly reviewed, in a recognised school.
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A city school that goes out every week: parks, Collserola and the beach
We are a city school, but that does not mean we do without nature: we regularly go out to the local parks, to Collserola and to the beach.
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What a morning in primary looks like: meeting, tools, projects, tasks and reading
From 9 am to 3 pm in primary: the morning meeting, tools in small groups, projects, break time, caring for the space, reading and home time.
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What undisciplined projects are (and why they often end up taken apart)
Science, art, technology, mathematics and other languages in one project born of each child’s interest. How it is designed and why it is taken apart.
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