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WELCOME TO
Madrasa Dunya
WorldSchool Morocco
SUNDIAL CLOCK
Exploring the desert
SUNDIAL CLOCK
Exploring the desert
Education through:
Discovering, creating,
exchanging & connecting.
About Us
Madrasa Dunya is a full-time community/space, for:
World schooling families, the local people and home schooling residents from the Marrakech region.
Our mission is to be an educational hub, and community
(the village) that feels like home and everyone attending
feels as a part of us. A place where we learn from each other
through cultural and wisdom exchange. With universal values
and real life skills to prepare the youth for life (Hayat) in this World (Dunya). And let them blend knowledge and experience from all that this Dunya and this beautiful country have to offer. Let’s connect to the authentic history of Moroccan culture, through the nature,
the stories and the people!
Meet our Family
Family
Mechrout/Pedersen
We are a Moroccan/multicultural family of 7.
4 years ago, we decided to take the crazy step of leaving everything behind in our home town Rotterdam in Holland and make the big move to Morocco! We left without a plan, just seeing where the rivers of life would take us. This of course was a whole adventure with a lot of ups and downs, that finally brought us to this paradise with amazing people, because of them it was the first place ever that really feels like home. Having the surprise of our little miracle, baby Jelisah and getting the amazing opportunity of successfully opening the first world school community of Morocco.
We can say: Life brings amazing things if you just trust in it and take the ride!
Meet the Madrasa Dunya Family!
OUR TEAM IS EXPANDING
NEW PHOTO
COMING SOON!
LET'S INTRODUCE
JENNA
MANAGER/FACILITATOR
Lessons, workshops & activities planner, social media manager, host,conflict solver, Team kitchen, Team dance & theatre, organizing, projects & events.
Hi I'm Jenna, founder and organiser of Madrasa Dunya.
Together with my husband, Boubker who is my left hand in everything I do and the most amazing loving and supporting team.
We are co-creating: Madrasa Dunya.
I am a home schooling mum of 4 amazing kids that always had a passion for organizing, being creative, decorating, and handcrafts.
I worked for more than 10 years as a manager in hotels and restaurants and I did a lot of event and party planning. While parenting my children I discovered a new passion in alternative education. On my journey of getting free from the regular schooling system,
I experienced working at:
VIVERE DEMOCRATISCH ONDERWIJS
A democratic school in Holland.
YOU TALENT
An after school class for children that live in suburban areas in Rotterdam.
A space for kids to discover their talents and give them confidence in themselves through project based learning.
LA BELLE VERTE
Home schoolers community Marrakech.
Because of Corona unfortunately my dream job at the Democratic school ended.
But this made way for us being able to take the big step of moving to Morocco.
All the ups and downs we came across during our educational journey experiencing all kinds of different functions in alternative education, brought me now to this little paradise with a backpack full of experiences of what works and what doesn't.
Feeling totally ready to truly educate!
FACILITATORS
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ANWAR
TAYSIR
HEIDI
FACILITATOR
(Hiring now)
Team Animals
Gymnastics/Dancing/hiking/Artsphilosophy/culture
/hystory.
Amazigh (berber) language & culture, Arabic, French English, maths.
FACILITATOR
Team build.
Hunting/Ball sports /hiking/survival.
IT, Arabic, French English, maths.
FACILITATOR
Neurodivergent support
Team gardening
Organizer area's & Materials
French English, maths.
FACILITATOR INTERNSHIP
Team kitchen/media
Team
kickboxing/martial arts/
Arabic, Arts, Music, Islam, Moroccan and Amazigh culture.
STAFF
MALIKA
CHEF COOK
Manager of the kitchen.
Cooks all our daily meals and snacks.
Gives weekly cooking workshops.
The warm mama heart of the hub.
HANANE
ABDELKRIM
MOUHAD
HOUSEHOLD AND NANNY
Keeps the hub and accommodations clean.
Takes care of everyone especially the little ones.
Brings a smile to your face.
CONCIERGE
Caretaker of garden and outdoor areas.
Helps in case of emergencies.
Fixes everything needed inside of the hub.
Gets everything needed outside of the hub.
Guard of the hub.
GARDERNER/ANIMAL CARETAKER
Team Animals and gardening.
Local permaculture expert
Animal care, gardening.
OUR LOCATION
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PERFECTLY LOCATED
Our hub is perfectly located within a little Amazigh (Berber) village called: Belhouane.
(Meaning the taste of fruits in the Thamazight language.)
The nearby authentic Moroccan city of Marrakech offers a culture rich, and colourful experience full of amazing things to see, learn and explore.
Located near this central city of Morocco, the Agafay desert, the roads to the famous Setti-Fatma waterfalls and Oukaimeden (ski resort) and loads of things do to in the area, our location truly is the perfect starting point for any Moroccan adventure.
02
SURROUNDEND BY THE BERBER CULTURE AND BREATHTAKING NATURE
We are provided with a stunning backdrop for any adventure. Whether you're interested in hiking, local immersion, or simply taking in the majestic views.
Our hub is literally surrounded by local farm life and villages, the breathtaking Ourika Valley and river, with access to many different hiking trails that lead into the mountains or deep into the valleys and waterfalls.
03
ALL IN ONE
Our apartments, hotel rooms, garden,
inside and outside hub/community areas,
are all located in the same gated complex and the surrounding fields.
Both mountain or river hike are right at our doorstep, as we have both level exits.
We have three restaurants, 2 playgrounds, a petting zoo, a little grocery shop, the local souk and public transport to the village/Marrakech all within a walking distance, making our hub a safe place where all needs are met.
Connect with us.......
00212662403882
Route d'Ourika km 45, Belhouane-Aghbalou
42152 Setti Fatma-Marrakech Safi
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