Natural Pod, a Canadian educational furniture manufacturer, curated with five leading sustainability-focused brands a mixed-material collection of furniture and textiles. The selected products not only aim to enhance the tactile experience and harmonious visual...
Natural Pod, represented by myself and Marianne Honnaker-Kelly our President, was at LearningScapes, a conference by the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE), in Portland in October. Attending a conference like LearningScapes helps us at Natural Pod to hear...
The World Forum on Early Care and Education is unlike any other gathering. The program is crafted to build relationships, expand perspectives, and provoke new thinking. Public status or recognition are not required to take on any role at World Forum, nor are any...
In the realm of education, where many institutions often find comfort in tradition, the Cranston Public School District has boldly stepped into the future. With the creation of the new Garden City Elementary school, they've painted a vivid picture of what's possible...
Consider this for a moment: when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. How might your learning space change when young learners have the opportunity to see the space from an elevated view? Or inches from the ground? Is it possible that...
“We Want A School!” - a book illustrating how children define the learning spaces they truly want & need. “We Want a School,” written and illustrated by Enrico Giori and the learners of Grade 5B of the Caracciolo Elementary School Milan, explores from the...
Our work is not only to create high-quality, functional, beautiful and non-toxic learning furniture. But also to innovate within this space. To create new paradigms for how educational environments and experiences are thought about, and how those are tied to ethical...
Although the majority of my working time is as chief strategy officer at Natural Pod, I thoroughly enjoy wearing other hats within education as well; I sit on the board of Green Schools National Network and I’m also the national co-chair and southeast chair of...
This year Natural Pod is teaming up with Green Schools National Network and heading to the Green Schools Conference! It's taking place virtually over two half days on June 28 and 29th, and there are some fantastic speakers, events and interactive sessions lined up....
It’s exciting that many schools will welcome students back to campuses soon, but it’s putting a lot of pressure on educators and administrators to make decisions very fast, not only for the end of this school year but the beginning of the next as well. We understand...
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...
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...
'What Does It Mean To Be A Citizen In The 21st Century? - Fostering Civic Engagement Among Youth in K-12 Schools'. "[T]he young are idealistic, have an underdeveloped sense of their own mortality, and are afflicted with an exaggerated thirst for justice." –...
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...
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 amazing women...
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:...
'Celebrate diversity' - This familiar phrase invites us to find joy in our uniqueness, inspiring many a workshop, T-shirt, poster, and bumper sticker. But there’s one thing diversity isn’t: a solution to educational inequities. That takes...
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...
This week we’d like to introduce James Edward Mills, explain how and why he’s such an education hero, and give a few great reasons to join him and the panel discussing ‘Sustainability & Social Justice in K-12 Schools’ at SXSW EXU.James’s career spans...