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Escuela Caracol related links

• Atitlan Education Project — The nonprofit program in the US set up to support Escuela Caracol.
• Congressional District Programs —Tthe organization that sponsors the Atitlan Education Project.

Waldorf/Steiner Sites

Waldorf or Steiner is the name given to schools based on the pedagogy of Rudolf Steiner. Steiner founded the first such school in Germany in 1919, called the Free Waldorf School. Currently there are some 900 Waldorf schools in over 80 countries. Follow the links below to learn more about Waldorf education.

• Why Waldorf Works — Overview of Waldorf education as presented by the Association of Waldorf Schools in North America.
• WaldorfAnswers.org — In-depth answers to FAQs about Waldorf education.
• Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship — UK & Ireland association with clear presentation of Waldorf pedagogy.
• ChristopherusHomeschool Resources — Waldorf-inspired publishing and consulting, offers a wealth of Waldorf homeschool resources.
• Rudolf Steiner Archive — collection of Steiner’s writings online.
• Waldorf World — resource materials and free job postings.
• Casa Steiner — resource site for Steiner education in Spanish.
• New Study on Waldorf Graduates:Profiles of Waldorf Graduates (PDF)
• A wide collection of videos about Waldorf education by Eugene Schwartz.

Friends of Escuela Caracol

• Chesterbrook Elementary School (McLean, Virginia, USA) — partner school with Escuela Caracol.
• Friends of Waldorf Education in Germany (FreundederErziehungskunst Rudolf Steiners) — organization that supports Waldorf education internationally.
• Washington Waldorf School (Bethesda, Maryland, USA) — Waldorf school that has been very supportive of Escuela Caracol.
• New Mozart School of Music (Palo Alto, California, USA) — this music school provides four sponsorships at Escuela Caracol.
• New World Villages — based out of Washington, this nonprofit helps support educational initiatives in Latin America.
• Jamie Moffett — a good friend of Escuela Caracol who also provides web hosting and technical support for the school.
• CieloLiquido — photography of Guatemala and Philadelphia by Zachary Towne-Smith, some of which we have used here.

Lake Atitlán& San Marcos Sites

• La Cambalacha — A permanent creativity workshop located next-door to Escuela Caracol.
• Luna Kaqchikel — A women’s cooperative in San Marcos that offers training in literacy and artisan crafts (like weaving) and fosters businesses for local women. They make the textiles that we have sold in the US.
• TerraVivens — An ecological project based in San Marcos that is seeking to set up biofilters for waste water around Lake Atitlán. The prototype is here in San Marcos.
• Pura Vida — An environmental project that addresses issues soil, water and air contamination and its prevention. Strong advocate for stuffed plastic bottle construction.
• Atitlan Resouce — The official resource site for Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.
• The Calacirya Foundation — Works locally with a focus on stove projects and sustainable building (helped to build our composting toilets).
• San Marcos Holistic Center — Offers professional therapies and training courses in a wide range of complementary and natural healing techniques.
• Eco-Hotel La Paz — The first hotel in San Marcos — the owner is a Guatemalan who went to high school in Virginia near the Atitlan Education Project office.
• Aaculaax — A distinctive hotel in San Marcos constructed with eclectic artistry and eco-friendly building practices.
• Permacultura America Latina — Site for the Institute of MesoAmericanPermaculture, located on Lake Atitlán in San LucusToliman.
• Atitlan Vision — Real estate agency that works out of San Marcos that can facilitate many rentals here in San Marcos.
• Atitlan Solutions Real Estate — Real estate agency that works out of Panajachel with many properties around the lake.

Sites related to Guatemala

• UNESCO — Education statistics for Guatemala.
• UNICEF — General statistics for Guatemala.