Argentina: Sol Naciente finally one School

In October 2023, thanks to the financial support of the Friends of Waldorf Education, the Waldorf initiative Sol Naciente in San Esteban was able to purchase the long-awaited neighbouring plot of land to the primary school. There is a building on the site that was in urgent need of renovation for its planned use as a school. Further support from the Friends in March 2024 financed important work on the building to enable the secondary school to move there quickly. The secondary school, like the kindergarten, had previously been housed in rented rooms further away. Thanks to the new proximity of the primary and secondary levels, a school that belongs together can finally be created.

The entire building, which can accommodate 180 pupils, is due to be completed in 2028. The construction requirements will be determined and supervised by the provincial ministry. In order to achieve this goal on schedule, the necessary work will begin as early as 2025. Despite the construction work, lessons are taking place, which requires great effort from everyone - both teachers and pupils - on a daily basis. ‘The young people fill the space with life, joy and enthusiasm. This encourages us to continue growing, and to seek the necessary help to complete the construction of the building,’ says a report from the Sol Naciente community.

For seventeen years now, the initiators have been building the school by virtue of a large-scale community effort. It is the only Waldorf school in the north-west of Córdoba that offers Waldorf education with an official secondary school qualification. The founding of a Waldorf secondary school with local and national recognition is a historic event of great significance for the entire region.