BonafideVisit usWaldorf-inspired kindergarten in Thrissur, Kerala
That question started Bonafide in 2012, and it still shapes each day here.
Bonafide opened in 2012 as the first Waldorf-inspired kindergarten in Kerala. Today we have 2 centres, more than 50 children across MKG, LKG and UKG, and a team of 10.
From one thought, to one classroom, to a community of families.
Every meaningful journey begins with a thought. For Bonafide, it began with a simple question: what if children were given the time, space and freedom to grow at their own pace?
The idea was to create an education where childhood would be honoured. Learning would emerge naturally through play, movement, imagination, relationships and real-life experiences, rather than being hurried or imposed.
This thought led our founder to Pune, where he trained in Waldorf Education and found an approach that deeply matched this vision of childhood.
2012
Bonafide began its journey in Thrissur with a single classroom.
It has grown into a warm community of children, teachers and families. Today we have two centres, more than 50 children across MKG, LKG and UKG, and a team of 10. We still hold the belief we started with: children deserve to grow, learn and flourish at their own pace.
Our journey has been nurtured by the guidance of Seetha Anand Vaidyam, Remedial Therapist and Waldorf Early Childhood Educator.
Her understanding of child development has shaped how we create an environment that respects the individuality, developmental needs and natural rhythms of each child.
Bonafide is recognised by IASWECE, the International Association for Steiner and Waldorf Early Childhood Education, and by Sadhana, the Indian Waldorf Kindergartens Association.
Teachers are lifelong learners too. Ours receive in-house training and keep learning at conferences organised by Sadhana and the wider Waldorf early childhood community. The more deeply we understand childhood, the more thoughtfully we can shape the place where children grow.
Over the years Bonafide has grown in size, but our heart remains the same. We believe in an education that nurtures the head, heart and hands.
Because childhood is not a race to be completed. It is a journey to be lived.
An education for the whole child lets children experience, explore, create, connect and discover the joy of learning. Pick one to see how it grows.
Imagination grows into independent thinking.
Children are given time to wonder, imagine and find their own answers. Nobody hurries them towards the right one. That is where thinking for yourself begins.
Meaningful experiences grow into compassion.
Warm relationships with teachers, friends and the natural world nurture wonder and reverence, and teach children to care for what is around them.
Purposeful activity grows into moral courage and purposeful action.
Real work with real things, like sand, water, soil and wood, builds responsibility, and the confidence to act on what you believe is right.
Every child carries a world of wonder, curiosity and possibility. We protect that wonder, and make space for each child to grow into who they are meant to be.
We nurture wonder, reverence and responsibility, with an education that honours the whole child: head, heart and hands. Through imagination, meaningful experiences and purposeful activity, we cultivate independent thinking, compassion, moral courage and purposeful action.
Our deepest aim is to help every child grow into a free and confident person, able to discover purpose and find their own direction in life.
Our highest endeavour must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives.
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We have two centres in Thrissur. Call to arrange a visit, or to ask about admissions for MKG, LKG and UKG.
Shornur Road
Cheroor
Also the registered office of Red Hibiscus Educational Services.