Doing, feeling and thinking
Theory and practice go hand in hand. Growing, building, cooking and creating.
About us
A project with heart, created by families.
We are an association of mothers and fathers who decided to create the school we dreamed of for our children: a community, non-profit secondary school in Zapotal, Oaxaca. We share the conviction that learning is deeper when doing, feeling and thinking walk together, and that a community with shared values can sustain a different kind of education. With that purpose we are opening 1st and 2nd grade of secondary school for the 2026–2027 school year.
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Our Mission
To provide education in an environment that stimulates critical thinking, social awareness and creativity, while fostering curiosity and a love of learning.
Awakening and developing the human potential of our young people through doing, feeling and thinking, to bring inspired and ethical adults to our society.
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Our Vision
To build, day by day, a space that meets the real needs of young people. To give them the tools to grow with clarity and respect for their own processes, with empathy and respect for others and for life itself.
To offer them the example of an active community, finding balance by sharing self-managed spaces and experiential learning.
Our values
What unites us
- Critical thinking and a love of learning
- Creativity and curiosity
- Community and mutual help — “all together”
- Balance of doing–feeling–thinking: theory and practice
- Empathy and social awareness
- Student autonomy and decision-making power
- Connection with nature and sustainability
- Community service chosen by the students themselves
What you'll find with us
The four pillars of La Tribu
Active community
A committee of families sharing materials, food and decisions.
Nature and sustainability
The classroom extends to the garden, the bamboo and the surroundings of Zapotal.
Awareness and ethics
Forming inspired adults, with empathy and the tools to decide with clarity.
Team
The people who hold the heart
A team committed to community education.
DV
Dafne Mireya Valdez
Lead teacher
EP
Elisa Perez
Collaborator
NB
Nelly Bordelais
Collaborator
MC
Mercedes Crespo
Collaborator
IG
Ixchel Gómez
Collaborator
MP
Michal Perez
Collaborator
Want to be part of the founding group?
The first families shape the school. Let's talk.