We’re excited to announce that Bridgitte Alomes, our CEO and co-founder of Natural Pod will be speaking at this year’s TEDx West Vancouver. The ‘Rethinking Education’ focus of this TEDx whose theme this year is “The Forest through the Trees” is...
Recently, one of our recent client projects with Fairchild Junior Academy in Hong Kong celebrated the grand opening of their early learning centre. The centre was outfitted with some of our sustainably made and Canadian designed furniture brought to Hong Kong to...
The addition of Natural Pod’s Play Loft has brought many rich changes to our physical environment and to the class. When I initially made the decision to purchase the loft I was excited for several reasons. Not only was I excited to be supporting a local company that...
As an educator, you may be wondering how to transform your space into a learning and collaboration environment with beautiful furniture and manipulatives that work. At Natural Pod we make long-lasting, sustainable furniture designed to foster collaboration, creativity...
Coming into my classroom after spring break, it felt like a different room. Before the break I took down my hanging ferns and brought my potted plants home, and it wasn’t until coming back after the break that I realized the impact these plants have on the classroom....
As a Principal, Craig knew that the classroom environments play a huge factor into how the children’s learning is shaped. If you are sitting in a row all day, and have all your work in one spot, what is that really saying about the learning piece when you need to be...
The Green Schools National Network (GSNN) works with thought leaders to gather, synthesize, generate, and report evidence-based resources that include practical tools, news, and commentary for the green, healthy, and sustainable schools community. They are a...
In Fairchild Junior Academy’s Reggio Emilia inspired learning approach, the classroom is recognized for its potential to inspire children. Every material in their classrooms include hands-on experiences with natural elements to encourage exploration. Fairchild Junior...
What we love most about our work are the people we work with. We’re very proud of our natural play community here at Natural Pod and to celebrate some of the people in our community, we’ve started a short series we’re calling our Natural Play Community People...
In Fairchild Junior Academy’s Reggio Emilia inspired learning approach, the classroom is recognized for its potential to inspire children. Every material in their classrooms include hands-on experiences with natural elements to encourage exploration. Fairchild...
What we love most about our work are the people we work with. We’re very proud of our natural play community here at Natural Pod and to celebrate some of the people in our community, we’ve started a short series we’re calling our Natural Play Community People...
The Green Schools National Network is excited to announce that it is partnering with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council to co-present the “Best of Green Schools 2016”! The Best of Green Schools recognizes the people, schools, campuses,...
AKIDEMY was designed as a space for children to create, explore, interact and collaborate in many different ways; this is the very essence of the Reggio Philosophy. When Tristan and I took the leap and decided to open our own program, we both knew that at the core of...
The BC Ministry of Education has partnered with the Early Childhood Educators of BC to organize a specialized StrongStart BC offering at ECEBC’s 2016 annual conference. StrongStart BC facilitators who attend the 2016 conference will be able to access customized...
What we love most about our work are the people we work with. We’re very proud of our natural play community here at Natural Pod and to celebrate some of the people in our community, we’ve started a short series we’re calling our Natural Play Community People...
GSNN Board Welcomes Two Noted Green Schools Advocates To Help Advance its Mission and Message A leading advocate for natural play environments for children and the head of an award-winning center for environmental education recently joined the Green Schools National...
At the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, they try to create programming experiences that feel special and are crafted for the interests and abilities of the children’s age that learn in their environment. They do that by focusing on age appropriate physical activity and...
What we love most about our work are the people we work with. We’re very proud of our natural play community here at Natural Pod and to celebrate some of the people in our community, we’ve started a short series we’re calling our Natural Play Community People...
As 2015 comes to a close, we want to reflect on this wonderful year of natural play and to thank you, from all of us, at Natural Pod for an amazing year of play. Here are some of the most popular stories about your work creating better learning environments for...
The BC Buy Local campaign celebrates local business to promote the contributions that BC businesses make to our economy and our communities. The goal of the campaign is to illuminate the local market, making BC-based businesses, products, food and wines more visible...
Indoor Air Quality: Why it’s Critical for Healthy Learning Environments + Young Learners
