Abstract: This article presents a participatory research project developed in a school in Cantabria
(Spain) that has sought to enhance the participation of the educational community to transform the
school. The article focuses on the analysis of the contributions of the students (children from 3 to
12 years of age), key agents and promoters of change. Pedagogical documentation has been used
as a tool to narrate the development of this research and to encourage subsequent reflection. The
students have experienced what it means to participate, to listen, to be listened to, to feel recognised
and to exert influence in their own lives. The results go beyond mere changes in the configuration and use of spaces. The project has made it possible to think of the school as a forum for citizen participation, favouring the experience of a democratic school, the development of otherness, the feeling of belonging and the experience of community.
