Contributing $ 216
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Goteo ha construido una historia única en el mundo del micromecenazgo. ¿Quieres seguir formando parte de ella?
Help us improve our Forest School!
Thank you so much for your help! We'll send you an email expressing our gratitude.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
You can pick up a bag with our school logo. If you live far away, we'll send it to you by mail.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
The Wheel of the Year in Abellota: The cyclical nature of nature itself helps us organize our school schedule. This guide that we'll share is an ideal resource for introducing children to nature through its cycles and festivals. Suitable for teachers and families.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
What are we going to work on?
First Day:
Pedagogical foundations of nature education.
Renaturalization of the Aragon curriculum; ecosocial perspective and seasonal curriculum.
Daily routine in early childhood education.
Use of tools and risk-taking pedagogy.
Literature, art, and philosophy; an inner world connected to nature.
Second Day:
Forest and nature pedagogy in primary education.
LOMLOE (Spanish Acronym for the Spanish Language and Natural Language) and renaturalization of the Aragon curriculum in primary education.
Annual programming.
Learning spaces in a nature school.
Mainstreaming of learning, interlevel learning, and the scientific method.
Practical activities; real-life learning situations in the different primary cycles; mathematics and language skills.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
The course, aimed at arboriculture professionals with experience in rope access and movement while working in trees, is held at the Agro-Environmental Training Institute of Jaca, Huesca.
Objectives:
To provide students with sufficient knowledge to handle an emergency situation safely and effectively.
To practice different techniques for assisting and lowering injured people.
To reinforce good practices for accident prevention.
Trainer:
Abel Gutiérrez – ETW Certified. Professional arborist since 2011. He has worked in Spain and Germany since 2012.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
We're moving forward to improve our school. Will you help us repair the yurt and consolidate the project?
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Minimum | Optimum |
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Replacing the fabrics of our yurt
🏕️ Our yurt needs to renew its outer clothing to protect itself from the humidity and Pyrenean precipitation.
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$ 49,716 | |
We need a new computer and projector
We need to replace our computer and projector to improve the quality and ease of technological work.
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$ 21,616 | |
We need new resources for the carpentry workshop.
We want to expand the materials and tools in our carpentry workshop so that our acorns can learn while enjoying natural materials and appropriate tools.
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$ 23,777 | |
We want to acquire exploration tools, books, and maps for everyday use.
We want to update and expand our exploration tools and expand our library with books and maps.
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$ 19,454 |
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Minimum | Optimum |
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We need to fix our yurt to prevent water from getting in.
🏕️ Our yurt needs improvements to the windows and door to prevent water from entering.
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$ 15,131 | |
Continuing education and project sustainability
We want to invest in the training of our teachers and carry out outreach activities to continue promoting the naturalization of education.
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$ 54,040 | |
We want to protect ourselves from unforeseen events
We would like to create a "cushion" that protects us against unforeseen events, unexpected expenses, or sick leave for our teachers.
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$ 118,887 |
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Minimum | Optimum |
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Goteo commission, preparation fees for rewards and bank charges.
We need to cover bank and Goteo fees. We also think it's important to cover some expenses related to preparing the rewards.
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$ 30,262 | |
Other fixes and improvements
We would like to repair some of the structures in our spaces, such as reinforcing shelter areas, improving access, and making minor improvements to the facilities (fireplace, bathroom, etc.).
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$ 77,817 | |
Total | $ 95,110 | $ 410,700 |
📚🌳 Once upon a time...
Once upon a time, there was a school where the classroom had no roof, you couldn't hang thumbtacks on the walls, and no matter how much you swept, the leaves never stopped falling.
Instead of desks, there were rocks and logs; instead of blackboards, branches with which to write in the ground. Books were everywhere, among the trees and flowers; the teachers, bees, and ponds; and recess... they never ended.
In the mornings, it was filled with acorns (woodpeckers, squirrels, and beavers) dressed in everything they needed to spend their day learning in the forest.
This school that smells like a dream really exists: it's called Abellota and since 2021, it has been growing in a small corner of the Aragonese Pyrenees, in the magical forest of Ulle, a few kilometers from Jaca.
🌱 This is how Abellota was born
Abellota was born thanks to the commitment of a group of families amazed by the "Forest School" model. The Caxico project, a children's school in the forest, already existed in Ulle, and the question that arose was clear: how could we not continue offering primary education based on the same values of connection with nature, freedom, and learning through experience?
With this goal in mind, the families organized a cooperative, looked for a suitable space, and surrounded ourselves with mentors trained and dedicated to this educational approach, ready to support our acorns, as we call the school's children. Thus, with great dedication and effort, this project began, which has grown step by step since its inception, with the goal of offering an educational model that fosters the holistic development of each child in harmony with their environment.
🍂What have we achieved so far?
Although the Ulle Forest is the main classroom where we learn, we also need other spaces to concentrate, store books and materials, set up the carpentry workshop, eat, dance, play... and a thousand other things!
The fixed facilities we use daily need repairs and maintenance. Families take care of what we can, but there are aspects that require a greater investment. We also take care to ensure that the teaching resources are of high quality and we strive to care for the companions and protect their labor rights.
What do we want to achieve with your help?
🌿 Purchase new fabrics for the yurt (€3,000):
Our yurt, which protects us from the elements, needs to replace its outer covering to protect it from the humidity and Pyrenean rainfall.
🎒 Purchase materials to improve our learning spaces (€3,000):
Photocopier, exploration tools, everyday materials, sensory materials, maps, musical instruments, resources for the carpentry workshop…
🛠️ Other repairs and improvements (€5,000):
Repair structures, reinforce shelter areas, improve access, and make minor improvements to facilities.
🌟Project sustainability and training (€8,000):
Invest in training our teachers, carry out outreach activities to continue promoting the naturalization of education, create a buffer for unforeseen events, sick leave, etc.
We never run out of ideas to continue improving the school every day.
Our school takes advantage of the passing seasons to learn and withstands the wind, snow, and blazing sun, but it needs care and maintenance to host many more years of play and learning. Abellota is a collective dream of a group of committed families excited about the possibility of offering an education in nature that respects the rhythms of childhood.
💚 That's why we seek the support of a larger network, made up of people like you, because...**
💸 *Your support sows future and compensates on your tax return!**
In addition, when you make a donation through platforms like this, you can recover up to 80% of your contribution on your next tax return. We'll explain how it works:
✔️ If you donate up to €250, the Treasury will refund you 80%.
✔️ For donations over €250, you'll get 40% of the remainder.
💡 Example:
If you donate €100, you'll get €80 back on your next tax return (your contribution will only cost you €20). If you'd like to contribute €50, donating €250 will give you a €200 deduction on your next tax return. If you don't mind waiting until next year to recover it, keep this tax benefit in mind when calculating your contribution, since you'll end up paying 20% of what you donate, but for us, it will have meant five times more!
At the end of the year, you'll receive a donation certificate that you can include in your personal income tax return. Do your calculations here: https://www.goteo.org/calculadora-fiscal
*Applies to tax residents in Spain only
🎒 Team of teachers
In this video, Rebeca talks excitedly about the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fLpr6AnK3w
Here, Jara shares a day as a Forest School companion and resident of a small town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYfn6mOXR6A&t=544s
Thank you for believing in the power of nature as a teacher. Thank you for being part of Abellota.
🌳 We're counting on you to continue growing outdoors!
At Abellota, we believe in an education that respects the rhythms of childhood and connects children with nature. Our pedagogical approach promotes the holistic development of each child, fostering their health and well-being (SDG 3) and ensuring a quality education based on firsthand experience and respect (SDG 4).
We are committed to an inclusive environment where equal relationships are cultivated, thus contributing to gender equality (SDG 5) from the earliest years of life.
By settling in the rural area of Ulle, we contribute to combating depopulation and revitalizing sustainable communities (SDG 11). By developing ecological awareness from childhood, we encourage the active protection of terrestrial ecosystems (SDG 15) through experiential knowledge, direct contact with the environment, and education rooted in a deep respect for the natural environment.
We firmly believe that sowing respect, freedom, and connection with the earth is building the future.
Thank you!
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> 02 Co-financiers
A photograph of the drawings the Acorns have painted thanking you.
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Bag with the Abellota logo
You can pick up a bag with our school logo. If you live far away, we'll send it to you by mail.
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> 03 Co-financiers
We will email you a Wheel of the Year created by the school's teachers.
The Wheel of the Year in Abellota: The cyclical nature of nature itself helps us organize our school schedule. This guide that we'll share is an ideal resource for introducing children to nature through its cycles and festivals. Suitable for teachers and families.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
> 04 Co-financiers
A digital calendar for the 2025-2026 school year with postcards and poems.
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Forest and Nature Pedagogy Training taught by Jara (school teacher).
What are we going to work on?
First Day:
Pedagogical foundations of nature education.
Renaturalization of the Aragon curriculum; ecosocial perspective and seasonal curriculum.
Daily routine in early childhood education.
Use of tools and risk-taking pedagogy.
Literature, art, and philosophy; an inner world connected to nature.
Second Day:
Forest and nature pedagogy in primary education.
LOMLOE (Spanish Acronym for the Spanish Language and Natural Language) and renaturalization of the Aragon curriculum in primary education.
Annual programming.
Learning spaces in a nature school.
Mainstreaming of learning, interlevel learning, and the scientific method.
Practical activities; real-life learning situations in the different primary cycles; mathematics and language skills.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
> 06 Co-financiers
Training in rescue techniques for arboriculture work.
The course, aimed at arboriculture professionals with experience in rope access and movement while working in trees, is held at the Agro-Environmental Training Institute of Jaca, Huesca.
Objectives:
To provide students with sufficient knowledge to handle an emergency situation safely and effectively.
To practice different techniques for assisting and lowering injured people.
To reinforce good practices for accident prevention.
Trainer:
Abel Gutiérrez – ETW Certified. Professional arborist since 2011. He has worked in Spain and Germany since 2012.
Your donation can be deducted if you file your tax return in Spain! Find out how to do it here
> 02 Co-financiers