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Órgiva, Spain · Private
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Arbol Madre is a small Waldorf school in Órgiva, in the Alpujarra mountains in the province of Granada, for children from 3 to 11: kindergarten and primary school. It calls itself a holistic educational project in nature and teaches by Steiner education, where art is built into learning and developmental stages are respected. The school grew out of the intercultural Montessori Alpujarras project and stresses its multinational character: pupils from more than 8 countries, and more than 10 languages are spoken. It is authorised by the education department of Andalusia and the Spanish Ministry of Education (centre code 18015791) and belongs to the Spanish association of Waldorf schools as a friendly initiative. Enrolment for 2026-2027 is open, places are limited.
Key facts
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Admissions The school accepts children from different countries: it writes that its pupils come from more than 8 nationalities and more than 10 languages are spoken. Enrolment for 2026-2027 is open for children of 3-11, places are limited; families are invited to book a tour through the form on the site. There are no other admission conditions on the site.
Stages and year groups Grades Kindergarten (3 years) - Primary (11 years). Kindergarten and primary school for children from 3 to 11 following Waldorf education. The school does not announce a secondary stage.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
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Academics and programmes (16%)60 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median74 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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