Board of trustees
The board consists of the Chairman, the secretary, the treasurer and other members.
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Transforming the world
through innovation on education.
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Our mission
To transform the world by promoting an integral education respectful of peoples’ developmental stages through educational innovation and the development of personal and social leadership.
Our vision
To be an international reference point in investigation, driving and promotion of educational innovation and the development of personal and social leadership via the application of active learning pedagogies and educational models that are respectful of people’s life processes.
Our values
People.
Respect.
Innovation.
Creativity.
Diversity.
1. Dynamic pedagogical model
To design, adapt and put into practice an integral, dynamic and contextual educational and teaching model with the aim of encouraging the training and development of people and communities living together in societies that are pluralistic, multicultural, democratic, sustainable, inclusive, supportive and transformative.
More information2. Inspire Education School
To facilitate the creation of schools that apply the pedagogical model designed by the foundation based on respect for the life processes of children, their families and educators too. The first school will be located in Sant Andreu de Llavaneres (Barcelona) and will offer officially approved courses at primary, secondary and post-secondary. The infant stage will also be offered.
More information3. CHB
To create the Center for Human Being whose aim is to propel the investigation into educational innovation and active learning pedagogies; to transmit the results of investigation in different fields into the world of education; and to participate in the wider education debate.
More information4. Teachers training
To design, develop and offer different courses for teachers and educators who wish to specialise in active teaching pedagogies, carry out classroom innovation, and develop educational research within their teaching activities. This will be carried out in collaboration with educational faculties and university educational science institutes.
More information5. School for adults
To offer a diverse array of options related to the world of education aimed at all those adults interested in personal development and respectful accompaniment. Training areas: respectful parenting, personal development, coaching and leadership, nutrition, health and wellness, and financial education.
More information6. Inspire productions
To publish and distribute magazines, books, studies and other publications about innovation in education and active teaching pedagogies. To produce documentaries and films which promote and disseminate innovation in education and active teaching pedagogies.
More informationThe government of the Foundation
The Board of Trustees is the highest body in the representation, government and administration of the Foundation according to its Statutes.
The Management Team shall be responsible for the daily management.
Every project is managed by a coordinated team lead by a project manager
FOUNDERS
Mar López
MANAGMENT TEAMSecretary of the Board of Trustees
Bachelor in Humanities at University Pompeu Fabra (Spain). High school teacher of Philosophy, Spanish Literature and History. Co-founder of Acompanya'm association for a respectful parenthood. Trained by Mauricio and Rebeca Wild in Ecuador. Experienced in emotional education. Trained in Seitai by Magda Barneda. Certified Moon Mother by Miranda Gray.
Elisenda Pascual
Chief Executive Assistant - MANAGEMENT TEAMChairman of the Board of Trustees
Founder of Acompanyament Familiar. Co-creator, coordinator and consultant of different spaces for family development and Free Education projects. Bachelor on Psychology at University of Barcelona (Spain). Graduate of Systemic Pedagogy at Gestalt Institute (Spain). Postgraduate in Family Constellations at Instituto Integrative (Spain). Trained by Mauricio and Rebeca Wild in Ecuador. Master in Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy at Erich Fromm Institute.
Àlex de la Fuente
Chief Executive Officer - Management TeamDeputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Bachelor in Mathematics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB - Spain). Bachelor in Humanities at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC - Spain). High school teacher of Mathematics and Philosophy. Master in Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB - Spain). Former Member of the Assessment Council of Experts in Education of Fundación Atresmedia. Doctoral student in Complex Thinking
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Magda Barneda
espaido.comDegree in Education from the University of Barcelona (1972). Graduated as a yoga teacher by the AEPY, Spanish Association of Yoga Practitioners (1972); Seitai teacher at Katsumi Mamine's Seitai Barcelona school (1979); Master in Applied Psychology with DBM Methodology from the University of Valencia (1999); Diploma in Hypnosis from the University of Valencia (1999).
Eva Sandoval
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Lecturer and writer. She believes that everything happens for a reason, that there are no coincidences and that what is in our hands is to live what happens to us as an opportunity to improve, to learn, to broaden our perspective and to love ourselves more.
Carlos González
ladanzadelavida.comWith a degree in Physical Sciences from the University of Barcelona, he has 24 years of experience as a mathematics and physics teacher in middle and high school. He has been giving conferences and workshops on personal growth for 17 years. He is a disseminator and researcher of new scientific paradigms. Author of the book "Twenty-three teachers, from the heart" in which he narrates the adventures of 22 adolescents and their teacher in the search for empowerment. He is also the author of the acclaimed documentary "Entre Maestros"..
Jorge Serrano
jorgeserrano.comOne of the four founders of the Inspira Education Foundation. With his wisdom, his vision and his drive, he contributed to the gestation and birth of this dream come true. A teacher, a dreamer, a human being with a lot of conscience, passionate about Life, a person capable of recognizing the hidden beauty of things. An inspiring person.
2012 August - To begin at the beginning
In a training stay in the comprehensive projecte "El León Dormido", by Rebeca and Mauricio Wild in Ecuador, the four founders meet for the first time.
2013 September - The seed
After a while, we met again guided by the same impulse and decided to start creating a dream. Little by little, very carefully, over low heat.
2015 - Inspirations
We visit different educational experiences around the world to inspire us in the design of a comprehensive and dynamic educational model: study trip of the educational system to Finland, visit to Ojo de Agua (Alicante), to the democratic school Sudbury Valley School (USA), to the municipal schools of Reggio Emilia (Italy), the Brockwood School of the Krishnamurti Foundation (United Kingdom) and the Waldorf Micael school.
School Year 18/19 - Inspiring Teachers
The first annual training process for inspiring teachers and professors is carried out with a total of 20 participants. A precious experience.
2021 June- Foundation reorganization
With the departure of Jorge Serrano from the Foundation, a reorganization took place and new lines of action were marked for the following years.
2021 September - First year of the Inspira School
After a long time of reflection and projection, the Inspira School starts with a group of eight boys and girls who live a precious experience.
The Foundation in figures
These are some interesting data about what we do.
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Started projects
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Trainings given
172
Trained teachers
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Advised schools
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