TUBURAN WALDORF SCHOOL
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As Mindanao's only Steiner/Waldorf school, Tuburan chose Davao City to make child-centered education accessible through community solidarity.
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14 years in Davao educating the whole child — head, heart, and hands.
Most traditional schools rush children toward academic tests. Tuburan focuses on how deeply a child understands what they learn. We honor the natural pace of childhood, strengthening the core qualities that stay with them for life: independence, curiosity, empathy, and practical thinking.
Steiner/Waldorf Pedagogy
We treat thinking, feeling, and practical work as equal parts of learning so students grow into balanced adults.
Nature School
A nature-based, screen-free environment connects children to natural rhythms while building focus, imagination, and real connection.
Community Solidarity
Parents, teachers, and students run this school together through volunteer work, community fundraisers, and seasonal festivals.
Accessibility for All
Our community contribution scheme keeps this path open regardless of a family's financial capacity.
People used to ask what we were learning in a school like this. What they couldn't see was the steady, gentle growth happening every day—until one day you look up and realize you've become someone who truly knows who they are.
ASTIN DAVE TINIO
Alumni & Pioneering Student
With our land agreement ending in 2028, we are taking the next step: building a permanent home for Waldorf education in Mindanao.
What began in 2012 as a small dream with no capital or classrooms has blossomed into Mindanao’s first complete K–12 Steiner Waldorf school. For 14 years, our solidarity scheme has ensured no child is turned away for financial reasons.
A generous land donation in Tacunan gives us the space to anchor this promise forever. To transition off our expiring land and build a permanent eco-sustainable school before 2028, we need our global community to step in.
WHY CHOOSE WALDORF EDUCATION IN TUBURAN
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Permanent Home Campaign
Building Tuburan Waldorf School’s
Permanent Home in Tacunan
Since 2012, Tuburan has grown into Mindanao’s pioneering K–12 Waldorf school. As our usufruct agreement nears its conclusion in 2028, we are gathering resources to establish a permanent, nature-rooted sanctuary for generations to come.
Every phase brings us closer to securing a lasting home built on sustainability, community, and whole-child education.
ACTIVE
Phase 1: Land & Earthworks
TARGET: ₱15,000,000 · Active Campaign (2026 – Q2 2027)
6.7%
₱15,000,000 Goal
₱1,000,000 Raised
Site preparation, access trails, and green space layout to establish our physical foundation in Tacunan.
Phase 2: Land & Earthworks
TARGET: ₱30,000,000 · Upcoming Phase (Q3 2027 – Q2 2028)
NOT STARTED
₱30,000,000 Goal
₱0 Raised
Sustainable structures built for whole-child learning: kindergarten, lower, middle, and upper school classrooms, and playgrounds.
Phase 2: Community Hall & Permanent Facilities
TARGET: ₱20,000,000 · Completion Phase (Q3 2028 – Q4 2028)
NOT STARTED
₱20,000,000 Goal
₱0 Raised
Administrative offices, grand multi-purpose hall for seasonal festivals, specialized craft workshops, and final campus eco-infrastructure.
₱65,000,000
across 3 phases
TOTAL TARGET
UPCOMING
UPCOMING
₱65M • three phase • one permanent home in Tacunan
You are invited to our gatherings and experiences
A tapestry of events designed to bring our wider community together, offering a glimpse of our vibrant school life. Open to the public. Mark your calendars. Every gathering is announced and updated on our social pages. Follow along to catch dates, sign-ups, and details for each one.
Calendar of Public Events by Tuburan Waldorf School
Tuburan Waldorf School
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More Ways to Support
Even if you are far from Davao, you can still play an active role in our school community. Whether you share practical skills, supply classroom tools, or sponsor a student, there are many ways to build this future alongside us from wherever you are in the world.
Sponsor a Child’s Education
Join our monthly giving circle to bridge the tuition gap and ensure our doors stay open to every family, regardless of financial capacity.
Give Monthly
Share Your Craft & Skills
Volunteer to teach a class, host a workshop, or lend professional expertise where we need it most.
Volunteer With Us
Donate Materials
Share art supplies, handwork fibers, tools, lumber, or gardening gear directly to our classrooms.
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Lend A Hand
Join our community workdays to plant seedlings, build structures, clear trails, and help prepare our new campus.
Volunteer With Us
Help us build our permanent home, or help us keep our doors open.
Every gift secures human-centered education for generations to come.
Help Us Build Our Permanent Home
A one-time or pledged gift toward classrooms, gardens, and infrastructure on our Tacunan campus, before our current lease runs out in 2028.
₱5,000
₱10,000
₱25,000
₱100,000
Custom
₱25,000 furnishes a full classroom corner with handcrafted materials.
Give ₱25,000 to Build Our Home
₱1.2M
in construction materials already commited
₱400K
master plan and green campus design, waived
Give Monthly to Support Operations
A recurring gift that nurtures daily school life and keeps our doors open to families from all walks of life.
₱500
₱1,500
₱3,000
Custom
₱1,500 a month helps close our per-family funding gap.
Give ₱1,500 Monthly
Mindanao's pioneering K–12 Steiner/Waldorf school,
nestled in Davao City, Philippines.
📍 Purok 8, Brgy. New Loon, Tugbok District, Davao City
✉️ madayaw@tuburanwaldorf.org
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The Circle of Generosity brings together private donors, local partners, and dedicated supporters who help fund our daily school operations and build our permanent home. Some contributed land, others funded building materials, and experts volunteered their time to design the campus. Every contribution keeps the school going and moves construction forward. You are going to fit right in.
₱1.2M worth of construction materials
"We wanted to make sure the school had actual supplies ready so construction would not get delayed. Bringing in materials was our way of helping lay the physical foundation."
Anonymous Donor
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Full master planning and green school design (valued at ₱400k)
"Designing a green Waldorf campus is a big deal. You are creating natural spaces for kids to run around, play, and learn safely outdoors. Donating our design work was our way of helping Tuburan build a sustainable home from the ground up."
Tricia Peek
AEX Architects Exchange
SERVICEs
Irrevocable, renewable long-term land grant (free of use)
“We wanted to give Tuburan a permanent place to put down roots. Granting the school long-term, free use of this land ensures the kids always have a secure, natural space to learn and grow."
Anonymous Donor
LAND
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