Photo Series: Jenna Goodie Love 2 Learn

Walking into any one of Jenna Goodie’s Love 2 Learn spaces, you can feel the love and care that infuse their programs. We had the opportunity to work with Jenna on her new preschool space last summer. It is blessed with lots of natural light and staff that never...
Video and Photos ~ Clareview YMCA Child Care

Video and Photos ~ Clareview YMCA Child Care

In our work at Natural Pod, each day we get to connect and support educators in bringing their individual vision for their learning environment to life. Collaborating, creating and working together brings us such joy. It is in these conversations that we truly can...
Thank You to our 20,000+ Fans

Thank You to our 20,000+ Fans

We love being part of your natural, open-ended play community and want to thank you for being part of our success at Natural Pod. Over 20,000 of you are fans of Natural Pod on Facebook now and as a thank you we have extended our special offer on our sustainably made,...
Heart of the Matter Conference ~ Join Us

Heart of the Matter Conference ~ Join Us

Children the Heart of the Matter conference brings together all those involved in the care and education of young children. Their purpose is to raise the awareness and profile of child care and early childhood development services, family resource programs and others...
New Space, New Possibilities

New Space, New Possibilities

Last week our centre flooded and we needed to relocate. This week the children have returned and are spending some time orienting to their new space. Most of the materials and furniture are familiar, though the space and the set up are new. The flow of this new space...
Photo Gallery: Richland Academy

Photo Gallery: Richland Academy

Natural Pod first heard from Marlina Oliveira, Head of School in early 2012 wanting to learn more about our natural play workshops. When we connected, we quickly learned that we have very similar values around education environments and beautiful design. Marlina...
New Ways to Play and Learn

New Ways to Play and Learn

It has been several months since a new child joined our group and I have been curious about what kind of impact a change like this might have on the children’s play and the way that they interact within and around the loft. Would there be a shift in their play or...