Tuburan Waldorf School

Starting a new series, “What high school looks like at Tuburan Waldorf School”

First up: Thank you, T, for letting us share pages from this beautifully hand-drawn and hand-written Geology Main Lesson Book.

Our classrooms have always been screen-free.

When the students enter the room, they walk straight into an artistic space made by their teacher’s own hands.

These chalkboard drawings do far more than look nice. They build the core human capacities real learning depends on:
🖌️wonder at the start of the day,
🖌️ imagination as their minds fill in the details,
🖌️and curiosity as they live with the image throughout the block.

Since every new block needs a fresh board, these drawings get erased to make room for the next one. We grabbed a few quick videos of what our teachers created before they're wiped away.

Follow us for a look inside our screen-free waldorf classrooms in Davao City.

Playing in the rain.
No hesitation, just presence.
Meeting life as it is.

Here’s what we mean when “dirt” has purpose:

It’s about having a set time during the day where we say, “Okay, now we play with mud!” We walk them out to the digging garden, hand them the shovels, buckets, and their cute little rainboots, and stay right there with them to keep an eye on things and make sure the mud stays where it belongs.

Knowing the rhythm AND knowing an adult is right there holding the boundaries gives them the green light to just relax, get messy, and play hard without worrying about making a disaster.

We all have that instinct to keep our children clean, but the best kind of learning happens when they can just touch and experience the earth. When we hold that rhythm and keep things supervised, it gives them the security to just focus on being ✨completely themselves✨ in the dirt.

How do we have a healthy conversation with our teens when they pull away to experience the outside world?

This was the biggest question raised by families last Saturday during our Kapunawpunawan sa Agila high school parents meeting. It was a full house, and the heart of the morning was simply creating a safe space for parents to talk openly about navigating these individual challenges, handling transitions, and supporting their teenagers. Starting the year with this kind of turnout shows exactly how present and invested our community is.

High school is Alive and Thriving at Tuburan Waldorf School.

To support this developmental shift, Ms. Tintin broke down how the Class 9 to 12 curriculum is designed specifically for the needs of an adolescent. Every main lesson, class trip, and independent project is built to meet their changing inner world.

Bridging this holistic path with local requirements, Ms. Joefel showed how the curriculum aligns with DepEd standards, giving parents complete peace of mind. Parents also got a quick glance at daily life from our teachers, including the weekly rhythm shared by Mr. Rex, student-organized clubs from Mr. Nino, and grounding school policies explained by Ms. Jen.

Kapunawpunawan sa Agila is where they learn to hold their balance before the flight, providing a steady grounding of head, heart, and hands so our youth are ready to behold the world.

Share your thoughts in the comments below. How do you keep communication open and healthy with your teenager? 💌

There is a way to begin a school year that a child actually remembers.

This school year began the way it always does at Tuburan. Not with a lecture, but with a handshake and a song.

We believe a child learns best when they first feel at home. So before any lesson begins, we begin with the heart.

Watching them find their place in our circle was a quiet reminder of why we do what we do.

We are loving the path we're walking with our children.