by Anuk Harvey | Dec 12, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects
The High School years are often when the most flexibility is needed within education environments to support the many different learning styles of students. It’s also the time in young people’s lives when they spend the most time at school and potentially have the...
by Anuk Harvey | Dec 11, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
Collaborating on incredible projects like this is extra special to us, and this one is quite unique.A new multi-use Learning Centre called the “Aki Centre”, or “Land Centre”, for short, (full name is Ozhaawashkwaa Animikii-Bineshi Aki Onji Kinimaagae’ Inun, or Blue...
by Anuk Harvey | Dec 9, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
The Natural Pod team is still talking about how incredible our visit to the first Vancouver rooftop childcare centre was. It was the grand opening of ‘The Village’, the sixth childcare program implemented by Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House. The Village occupies the...
by Anuk Harvey | Nov 18, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
Odyssey Charter Schools opened their second charter school, OCS-South, in Pasadena, California, last year. Their community presently includes transitional kindergarten through to 4th grade, with the goal of adding an additional grade each year until they include grade...
by Anuk Harvey | Oct 8, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
We’d like to share with you this great letter we received along with the parents of the students of Oak Park Unified School District. It beautifully explains the intention and journey of Oak Park USD to create better learning environments that support their...
by Bridgitte Alomes | Oct 1, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Green Schools, Inspiration
Every year an amazing group of people from across North America come together with the purpose of laying the foundation for the next strategic steps for the Green Schools National Network (GSNN). It is also a perfect time for us to break out of our day to day, deepen...
by Anuk Harvey | Jun 11, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
Why does Natural Pod do what it does? – A conversation with the founder and CEO of Natural Pod and Alex Van Tol from Douglas Magazine. Natural Pod started out as a natural toy company in 2007 by co-founders Bridgitte Alomes and Allan Alomes. From the very...
by Anuk Harvey | Apr 25, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
Natural Pod was born from the idea that all children should have access to natural, healthy and sustainable learning environments. We are committed to helping create spaces where educators and students feel welcomed, inspired and ultimately valued. This commitment led...
by Anuk Harvey | Apr 9, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
Natural Pod’s CEO, Bridgitte Alomes, was recently requested to present a Workshop to the educators from Kinder Kampus about Natural Play and its importance. Kinder Kampus provides premium quality, learning-focused childcare for children aged 12 months to 12 years....
by Anuk Harvey | Mar 12, 2019 | 2019 Best Projects, Inspiration
We recently had the pleasure of receiving an update from the amazing MU Early Education STEAM Center, located on the campus of Marshall University in West Virginia – showing how their Natural Pod learning environment is supporting their program. The program at...
