We are so very excited to finally announce the top 5 entries in our Share Your Invitation to Play contest. These top 5 will go to our contest panel for them to select the final winning entry. Before we announce the top group, we want to thank all of you who gave your...
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Natural Pod – Share Your Invitation to Play ~ Win a Free $5000 Classroom contest. We’re reviewing all the final entries and going over the entry data to ensure every submission that made it into the top group did so...
Exploring Inquiry with the British Columbia Early Learning Network (ELN) Last Friday I sat down with the members of the Early Learning Network (ELN) for our last meeting of the school year. The ELN is a group of educational leaders who connect and collaborate across...
Our Create and Share Your Invitation to Play ~ Win a Free $5000 Classroom Giveaway Contest is just a few days away from closing. You still have time to vote for your favourite Invitation to Play! – There are two ways to have your vote counted. The five final...
As a thank you to the 25,000+ fans in our natural play community on Facebook, we’re giving away one of our portable play kitchens to a lucky winner as a thank you for being with us in this work. To enter our giveaway, all you have to do is sign up to receive our...
Tessa Harrington, a Kindergarten teacher at Lynnmour Elementary, recently explored a question she had about the design of her classroom… Her inquiry question was: Will adaptations to my classroom’s physical space (desks/paint colour/chairs/book choices/tables/floor...
Welcome to a wonderful new year and and new opportunities for natural play. We’re delighted to launch our brand new 2015 catalog full of beautiful, sustainably designed furniture and manipulatives for making better learning environments. Download your free copy...
It’s been a great year for the movement of natural, open-ended play. To celebrate, we want to thank you for being part of this journey with us by offering you some exclusive offers to include more natural, sustainable play opportunities in your learning...
We’re delighted to let our community know that we will be attending this weekend’s FNESC 20th Annual Aboriginal Education Conference. The conference will showcase innovative curriculum, inspiring people and networking opportunities. The First Nations...
The BC Buy Local campaign kicks off with BC Buy Local Week on December 1-7, 2014. Buy Local Week is an annual celebration of local business to promote the contributions that BC businesses make to our economy and our communities. The goal of the BC Buy Local...
KORXX are amazing block and stacking toys made entirely out of sustainably harvested cork. These stacking blocks are silent and durable for busiest builders in your space. They create the opportunity for hours of open ended play. Available in a wide variety of sizes,...
Building a business with purpose like Natural Pod takes a great team and great partners. It’s just one of the reasons why we work with Vancity as a financing resource. We’re proud to be part of the Vancity community and to have their support in helping to...
I recently decided to add a loft to my small early learning space. A loft is a significant purchase for me, not only financially, but also in the use of space. This is a fairly permanent installment, a major commitment. So what led me here? The children that I teach...
We’re delighted to let all of our natural play community members, clients, mentors, friends, family and partners know that we, along with our fellow Social Venture Institute colleagues at Eclipse Awards, have made it to the next stage of the BC Small Business...
We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and happy new year! Now that many of us are getting back into our natural play work, we’d like to celebrate the arrival of our 10,000+ Facebook fan who joined us over the holidays. In appreciation for all that you...
Thanks to you, we’ve been voted one of the top 10 green businesses in BC in the BC Small Business Awards! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your votes helped get us this far. Our next steps are to work with the judging panel to provide deeper insights into why we...
Our team at Natural Pod have been nominated in the Small Business BC Awards in the Green Business Category! If you love Natural Pod (…and we hope you do!) take 15 seconds and vote for us! All it takes is your email. Fast and easy! Help us win! Vote now!
We know that natural, open-ended natural play has tremendous benefits to the personal, social, creative, emotional and intellectual well being of the children in our care. And, we know that all these benefits aren’t easily measured or sometimes seen. To better...
We are delighted again to be attending the OPEN Conference this year! The OPEN Conference was formed by a small, but passionate group of Early Childhood Educators in Victoria, British Columbia. They originally got together to share ideas about outdoor learning and...
Once a location for business travellers to rest their weary heads, today this new state-of-the-art centre offers a nurturing and caring environment that invites young children to discover, learn and simply play. Formerly the El Dorado Hotel, the Terry Tayler Early...
Sprig, the last classroom table you’ll ever need
