A month-long immersive learning journey exploring Balinese history, culture, art, and identity with with Lisé Whitfield and Dr. Julian Michels.

In Bali, community members gather regularly to create ceremonies through movement, music, props, and masks, exploring the many aspects of our humanity. Children grow up participating in these rituals, often using the movement and masks to explore and express their own emerging identities.

During this month-long adventure, students will immerse themselves in Bali’s culture through dance, mask-making, ceremonies, and storytelling, focusing on the Ramayana and other traditional Hindu stories. They will articulate and reflect on their own strengths and challenges, drawing inspiration from Balinese mythology. 

Students will also explore how challenges can lead to growth and discover ways to celebrate all parts of who they are. The experience will culminate in an original Balinese-inspired performance, featuring masks, props, and storytelling elements the students create. Traditional fire and water purification ceremonies will open and close the journey, honoring their personal and creative growth.

This program offers a unique, hands-on opportunity to engage with Balinese culture and mythology, while exploring students' own evolving identities. Learning in a small group in a spectacular bamboo architecture setting provides an intimate and inspiring environment for their personal and cultural discovery.

Cost: $2200 per student
Inclusions:
Immersive program integrating history, literature, dance, theater, and visual arts Led by educator Lisé Whitfield and professor Dr. Julian Michels
Classes: Monday-Thursday, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Daily Balinese lunch
Family Welcome Dinner & Green Village tour
Family participation in Balinese fire ceremony and water blessing 
Attendance at 2-3 Balinese dance performances
Field trips to Toko Rawa mask shop and Setia Darma House of Masks
Balinese dance classes and batik workshop
Participation in water purification ceremony 
Study of "The Ramayana" and daily creative activities
Creation of final performance inspired by Balinese mythology

Exclusions:
Accommodations (families book their own in Sibang or Ubud)
Flights to/from Bali
Local transportation
This program is for children ages 11-15; siblings outside this range must make independent care or schooling arrangements.

Masks & Mirrors For tweens & teens ages 11-15

Come join us in Almaty, Kazakhstan for a fun-filled and community-centered worldschooling gathering September 1 - 7, 2025.

The Worldschool Pop-Up Hub provides super casual, budget-friendly opportunities to gather, connect with other worldschoolers, learn about the local area, instill new friendships, share your insights, and immerse in a friendly, accepting mobile community. Our activities highlight local nature, history, food, and culture... but you'll also have plenty of time to relax, get to know each other, and even stray from the itinerary to add activities that cater to the group's interests.

Pop in for a few days or the full week. Join as many activities as you'd like. It's up to you!

Our itinerary will include activities such as the following:
*Cable Cars up Kok Tobe Hill & Shymbulak Ski Hill
*Zenkov Cathedral
*Green Bazaar
*Central Mosque
*Central State Museum
*Panfilov Park
*Kazakhstan Museum of Art
*First President Park
*Almaty City Museum
*Zhibek Zholy Pedestrian Street
*Academy of Sciences
*Sunset Drinks at Hotel Kazakhstan's Rooftop Bar

Add-on options include a stop at the Arasan Baths for a local spa treatment or taking a day trip to Big Almaty Lake (25km away). 

Worldschool Pop-Up Hub--Kazakhstan

This outdoor Waldorf school in Ceglie Messapico, Italy is bilingual (italian/english). They accept short term stay and also have Friday open for homeschoolers who want to join the group to meet other kids and have activities. 

Email them or check out their Facebook page for more information.

La Stella -- Waldorf school

Our campus is located on a 70-acre coffee farm called Finca la Azotea, in the stunning and historic UNESCO World Heritage town of Antigua, Guatemala.  It is the perfect setting to allow children to connect with the natural world by spending time in beautiful, safe and healthy surroundings.

At Antigua Green School, we have students who come to us from all over the world. Some stay in Antigua long-term, and others for a short period of time in order to experience the magnificence of Guatemala. We welcome you to contact us if your family is interested in joining our school for a short-term stay.

Antigua Green School

Faithful to the tradition of welcoming French institutions abroad, the Franco-Costa Rican Lyceum is recognized by the Ministry of National Education and has an agreement with the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE).

It educates more than 1,000 students and fully participates in the international network of French high schools present in 137 countries around the world.

Receiving daily more than 20 different nationalities in its classrooms, the Liceo Franco-Costarricense establishes lasting affinities between French and foreign students. This diversity is a considerable attraction during the schooling of our students who derive the greatest benefit from the projection of our two languages ​​and cultures, and reinforce every day the humanist values ​​that are the foundation of our republican model.

Franco Education

Cocoon Montessori Preschool offers a nurturing space where learning happens naturally through exploration and discovery. With English instruction, our AMI-certified teachers guide each child, fostering independence, curiosity, and a love for learning.

Cocoon Montessori Preschool

Green Shoots is an inspirational learning community that fosters happy, mindful and creative thinkers committed to the sustainable development of our world.

We integrate the importance of a values-led life into every aspect of a child’s learning journey, from the classroom to the dinner table, the sports field to the journey home.

We recognise the importance of preparing children for the exams that some higher education systems still prioritise, but we also innovate to develop the broader educational experiences that more progressive universities and professions are looking for. Primary-aged children are taught to question, analyse and discuss concepts beyond the written curriculum, and by the time they reach the secondary years, students are exposed to in-house courses that consider broad concepts like sustainable living and equity, as well as the Green Shoots Global Citizenship Certificate.

To support the growth of tomorrow’s leaders we combine two key ingredients:

A holistic education, to encourage out-of-the-box thinking, and the ability to connect disparate thoughts and ideas, and 
A holistic approach to personal development, to build the emotional resilience, self-confidence, and humility that balance an enquiring mind.  

The Green Shoots Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) runs from 3.40 to 4.40pm each day after school and is also open to children who are not Green Shoots students. Activities have included:

Sporting Activities: Senior Sports Hangout, Football, Aikido, Gymnastics 
The Arts: Choir, Drama, Public Speaking, Dance
Scientific and Technical: Mad Scientists, Tinkerlab
Games and Crafting: Chess, Minecraft, Sewing, Master Chef, 
Other activities: Sprouts (the Green Shoots answer to Scouts), Language Clubs in French and Vietnamese, Mandarin and Sign Language

For a short term option  Green Shoots runs a summer school programme for one month every summer, beginning shortly after the end of term (see school calendar for details). It is offered to children from two to twelve years old.

Each week offers a range of fun, themed activities that are suited to the age and interests of children on the programme. Games, group activities, science experiments, treasure hunts, and artistic projects build confidence and expand friendships.

Green Shoots International School

ISLA Academy is a unique offering to the private, international schools of the Dominican Republic. Located in Cabarete and Las Terrenas, on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, ISLA Academy offers pre-school through high school, with a high-quality, rigorous, and personalized curriculum taught primarily in English.  The ISLA Academy team is comprised of internationally certified, experienced teachers from all over the world.
*Contact isla.accounts@islaacademy.com if you are considering enrolling for less than a semester

ISLA Academy

River House is lucky to be situated in beautiful South Goa and we make good use of our immediate surroundings, Goa and the rest of India to support our curriculum and provide students with an understanding of their host country and culture. 
Minimum 8 weeks (or longer) enrollment period

RIver House Academy

Escuela Caracol is a Waldorf  school on the shores of Lake Atitlán with an inspiring view of three volcanoes.

San Marcos la Laguan is a small pueblo of about 3.000 people located in the western highlands of Guatemala – a region predominantly inhabited by indigenous Maya for thousands of years.

Escuela Caracol seeks to offer a solution to the dilemma of education for both indigenous and international families around Lake Atitlán. Our holistic mode of learning promotes the development of well-rounded and freethinking individuals who possess creative capacities useful in all realms of life.

Escuela Caracol

Our childcare center focuses on meaningful learning experiences where children feel safe and loved. Our aim responds to the child holistic view as carefully fosters and protects the physical, emotional, social and spiritual nature of each child.
The Waldorf Steiner pedagogy is one of the largest and fastest independent education movements in the world.
What makes us unique:
• Gentle and calming rhythms
• Warm home-like environment
• An unhurried approach to childhood
• Organic and delicious meals

Waldorf Steiner School

Intercultural and Academic Alternative School in Lombok, Indonesia for young explorers ages 3-11.

We are a fully certified, legal school that empowers students to lead their learning through a thematic, inquiry-based curriculum that nurtures curiosity, personal growth, and academic excellence, enriched by community expertise and global standards.

Masks & Mirrors For tweens & teens ages 11-15

August 2025

Worldschool Pop-Up Hub--Kazakhstan

September 2025

La Stella -- Waldorf school

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Antigua Green School

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Franco Education

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Cocoon Montessori Preschool

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Green Shoots International School

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ISLA Academy

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RIver House Academy

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Escuela Caracol

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Waldorf Steiner School

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Wonder Intercultural School Lombok

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