BonafideBook a visitBonafide is a Waldorf-inspired kindergarten for MKG, LKG and UKG, with two centres in Thrissur, Kerala.
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.
Young children thrive on rhythm. Our day moves between open, free play and gathered time together, like breathing out and in.
9:30 am
Children settle in at their own pace and play with simple, natural toys.
Songs, verses and movement games, all together.
Sand, swings, the balance beam, trees and the garden.
The table is laid, a verse is said, and everyone eats together.
Painting, drawing, building and helping with real work.
1:00 pm
A story gathers everyone before home time.
High points are “breathing out”: free, open play. Low points are “breathing in”: gathered time together.
From one thought, to one classroom, to a community of families.
Every meaningful journey begins with a thought. Ours was a question about giving children time, space and freedom, so that learning could grow out of play, movement, imagination, relationships and real life instead of being hurried or imposed.
That thought led our founder to Pune, where he trained in Waldorf Education and found an approach that matched this vision of childhood.
2012
Bonafide began in Thrissur with a single classroom, and grew into a warm community of children, teachers and families across two centres.
Our heart is the same as on the first day: children deserve to grow, learn and flourish at their own pace.
Our journey has been nurtured by Seetha Anand Vaidyam, Remedial Therapist and Waldorf Early Childhood Educator.
Her understanding of child development shapes 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.
Our teachers are lifelong learners too. They train in-house and at conferences run by Sadhana and the wider Waldorf community, because the more deeply we understand childhood, the better the place we can make for it.
Because childhood is not a race to be completed. It is a journey to be lived.
Every child carries a world of wonder, curiosity and possibility. We protect that wonder, and teach the whole child: head, heart and hands. 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.
Our highest endeavour must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives.
Moments from our Instagram. Open a photo to see it larger.
If yours isn’t here, call us and we will talk it through.
An approach to early childhood begun by Rudolf Steiner. Young children learn through play, movement, stories, songs, rhythm and real work, rather than early worksheets and tests. Nothing is hurried: each child grows at their own pace.
Kindergarten runs from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.
A team of 10 looks after more than 50 children across our two centres.
School readiness is more than early letters. Through play, stories, movement and real tasks, children build the concentration, language, coordination and confidence that school asks of them.
They are the international and Indian associations for Waldorf early childhood education. Both recognise Bonafide, and our teachers keep training through their conferences.
Two centres in Thrissur. Call either number to arrange a visit, or to ask about admissions for MKG, LKG and UKG.
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Shornur Road
Cheroor
Also the registered office of Red Hibiscus Educational Services.