The educational campus vivant'e is located in the High Atlas of Morocco, in a remote high valley, the Ait Bouguemez Valley, at an altitude of 1800 m, in the middle of the remote mountains.
The school offering, with the preschool maternelle vivante, primary school école vivante and secondary school collège vivant'e, offers around 95 children and young people, mostly Berbers from all social classes, a holistic, future-oriented education in their remote homeland.
Hearing-impaired children are also integrated into everyday school life here. But inclusion at the campus vivant'e means much more than the integration of deaf children. We live by the conviction that every individual, with their strengths and weaknesses, has a place in the community and can develop their potential.
The extensive campus grounds are managed by everyone together according to the design principles of permaculture. This creates an independently functioning ecosystem on the school premises, which serves as a diverse learning place for nature- and life-related learning.
The académie vivante is a public adult education center and is aimed at people aged 15 and over, from all social classes, and interested parties from near and far.
It is housed in a publicly accessible building behind the school buildings and includes seminar rooms, a large teaching kitchen and a permaculture garden.
The cultural café vivant’e with its own bakery and a small sales area with tourist information is an attractive destination with high-quality gastronomic offerings, an aesthetic place for intercultural exchange, relaxation and inspiration.
Literacy courses for women, basic training in gastronomy and the hotel industry and various other low-threshold courses are offered here.
All of these offers are explained in more detail under "Activities".
They make a long-term, relevant contribution to the development of a more attractive infrastructure in the region, sources of income and the expansion of sustainable tourism, towards more self-determination, empowerment and skills development for each individual for their own benefit and that of society and the environment as a whole.
With over 25 local employees, the campus is the largest private employer in the region. The employees often support their entire extended family with their wages. At campus vivant'e, they receive continuous training and further education in various areas such as pedagogy, non-violent communication or sustainable agriculture. Self-care and personal responsibility are actively promoted so that each member of the team can contribute their own personal top performance for the good of the whole.
By consistently involving the population, the campus is deeply rooted in the regional community. Campus vivant'e thus makes an important contribution to creating real and sustainable future prospects in the valley.