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

“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

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

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,

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

El pasado jueves, Rosa Velayos, directora de Mayrit, estuvo en la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Complutese de Madrid para hablar de salidas profesionales en educación y del trabajo que hacemos en nuestra escuela, dentro del ciclo “¿Ya sabes que harás cuando termines tus estudios?”.