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Without emotional safety, there is no deep learning: The role of secure attachment in the classroom.

What we do at Mayrit to put emotional safety into practice as the foundation of learning.

We continue our series “Yes, but… do they learn?” to address one of the most misunderstood pillars of active education: emotional accompaniment. It is often assumed that focusing on how students feel takes away from academic rigor. Current neuroeducation proves exactly the opposite. No one learns deeply, meaningfully, and permanently when they feel insecure, disconnected, […]

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Supporting development or accelerating processes? The active education response to the myth of standardization

What we do at Mayrit to put active learning into practice.

“Yes, but… do they learn?” We are launching this series of posts to break down what actually happens in the daily life of an active pedagogical model, and how respecting individual rhythms is, in fact, the most efficient accelerator for meaningful learning. In the field of human development, standardization is a myth. Demanding exactly the

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Building synergies: Collaborating with the Comprehensive Institute of Education and Mental Health

Colaboracion de Mayrit con Instituto de Educacion y Salud Mental

We want to share a collaboration that we are especially excited about and that reinforces the work we do every day in our classrooms: the Comprehensive Institute of Education and Mental Health has invited Mayrit to be part of its network of contributors. The Institute reached out to us with the goal of adding our

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What nobody tells you about Active Education: Conversations that transform

Entrevista Angeles - Ivette Foster

What does practicing active education on a day-to-day basis really mean? Those of us who are part of Mayrit know that behind every prepared environment, every assembly, and every moment of autonomous learning, there is a deep, intentional, and constant gaze toward childhood. However, outside the school walls, doubts, myths, or incomplete visions about what

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What if a different kind of education wasn’t just necessary, but possible? Open House May 23rd

Mayrit Escuela Activa Open House Day – May 23 2026

Thank you so much for the incredible enthusiasm you’ve shown during our previous open houses! We know that choosing a school for the 2026-2027 academic year brings up many questions, especially now as the admission lists for public and state-funded schools are about to be released. If the conventional system doesn’t quite feel right, if

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