I would love for you to join me and my co-panelists at SXSW EDU for our session ‘Sustainability & Social Justice in K-12 Schools’. It’s sure to be an insightful, interactive and lively discussion.Date: Monday March 9thTime: 2:00 – 3:00pmLocation:...
The Natural Pod team is soon heading off to the Green Schools Conference and Expo in Portland next week. We can’t wait to re-connect with familiar faces, and are excited to make new connections. The Green Schools Conference & Expo is the only national event to...
As SXSW EDU is fast approaching and my excitement is growing, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce the third of my co-panelists, Jennifer Seydel, the Executive Director for Green Schools National Network (GSNN). I’ve had the absolute pleasure of...
Our partners at MUSE, who are building a network of schools that equip young people with the tools needed for a lifetime of curiosity, understand the importance of parents as partners in creating great learning outcomes.Here they are sharing with us and the community...
Bridgitte Alomes, Natural Pod’s Founder & CEO is a finalist in the BCBusiness Women of the Year Awards for Entrepreneurial Leader!This is a great honour and we couldn’t be more proud and delighted for her. Bridgitte will be in the company of other...
At what point does ‘having a good education’ even get measured? Is it once high school is over and the results are in? Or is it an ongoing assessment during one’s education? It certainly used to mean going to a ‘good school’ and a ‘good school’ meant achieving good...
Natural Pod’s CEO and founder, Bridgitte Alomes, is delighted to be a speaker at this years Green Schools Conference & Expo. This is the only national event to bring together all the players involved in making green schools a reality: people who lead,...
The definition of the Expeditionary Learning (EL) philosophy is ‘Learning by Doing’ and it places a strong focus on student personal responsibility.The EL VisionWhen students and teachers are engaged in work that is challenging, adventurous and meaningful,...
The 2020 celebration of the International Day of Education on 24 January – a day proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly – will position education and the learning it enables as humanity’s greatest renewable resource and reaffirm the role of...
Have you seen any of the ‘Broken’ documentaries on Netflix? They’re very well produced and make for compelling watching – whether you’re an educator or not. Each of the four episodes take a hard look at the darker side and real cost of consumer habits, and we’re...
Natural Pod’s CEO Bridgitte Alomes is one of four speakers presenting together as a panel at SXSW EDU in March, so we thought it would be great to go one step further than introduce each of them, and give you a real insight into why they are such education heros...
With the new decade now here, the Natural Pod team is in both a reflective and forward thinking mindset. One of our recent recurring conversations has been how incredible the commitment from the world’s youth has been in standing up and using their voice over this...
Our very own CEO, Bridgitte Alomes, had the pleasure of being invited on Dr. Robert Dillon’s podcast, ‘Help Me Understand’, where he ‘interviews a range of fans, learners, and experts surrounding their passions – inviting a discussion about ideas and concepts that you...
As this year comes to a close the Natural Pod team has been reflecting on the triumphs of the last 12 months and wanted to share with you the collaborative successes of educators and students in creating their learning environments. Here is a round up of the best...
Here is a round up of our best stories from this past year as chosen by our community of educators. These are the stories that inspired, informed or educated. We hope they offer you the same value as you transition from 2019 into the new year and new decade. Find New...
Our very own Bridgitte Alomes, the CEO and founder of Natural Pod, is a panel speaker at the next SXSW Edu in Austin 2020. Her panel colleagues are some incredible movers and shakers in the education world as you can see below, and this session is sure to have many...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Turning Care into Change: Natural Pod at Champions Retreat 2026
