Traveling, whether alone or with others, is always an opportunity to learn about new cultures and gain inspiration. But an educational trip goes beyond that: it transforms educators and their practices, opening up horizons and promoting the exchange of experiences that can have a profound impact on everyday school life.

When we received an invitation from Maria Victoria, principal of the Aletheia School in Buenos Aires, we began to dream about the opportunity to revisit schools abroad. More than just learning about new cultures, we wanted to exchange educational practices and learn from pedagogical processes that inspire us.

The journey began with the first emails exchanged. Then, it was time to organize the school, prepare the team and adjust the scheduled events. We knew that this trip would be enriching, but what we found exceeded our expectations.

On the first day of immersion, we visited the La Rural School in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia. It was a completely different experience from anything we had ever experienced.

The school challenged us to rethink our practices, changing the focus on human beings (anthropocentrism) to a focus on life as a whole (biocentrism). We were led, blindfolded, through a forest – an intense sensory exercise, where our senses guided us through smells, sounds and textures.

With each step, our hearts warmed and opened to new things.

In the following days, we visited several schools, from early childhood education to elementary school, and we also spent an afternoon at the VIC School of Education, where we met the teachers and the spaces dedicated to teacher training.

During each visit, we realized how much our views on childhood and education were reinforced. School is, without a doubt, the place of knowledge – solid, scientific knowledge, which must be present in the materials and experiences we offer children.

For many, school is the only place where they can come into contact with a rich and transformative culture.

When we returned from this trip, we felt that we were no longer the same. When you share a life purpose with colleagues who believe in the same mission, the experience becomes deeply transformative.

We returned energized and happy, certain that the principles and objectives of Infanzia are in tune with the schools we visited.

Our team, both administrative and teaching, proved to be exemplary, representing the school with excellence.

The pillars of Infanzia are solid and innovative, and the future, like the streets of Barcelona, ​​will be charming and provocative at every corner.

As Thelma Holanda from Diálogos said, we need to be like little birds: flying, exploring new routes and environments, and bringing back the best for our children and families.

Paraphrasing Maria Victoria, from Aletheia School, culture and education are intertwined; they are complementary knowledge that takes on living forms in the extraordinary experiences in schools in Spain.

See you soon, Spain, Europe and the world!

Danielle Santos and Karla Righetto

Founding partners and Directors of Infanzia School