'Our Education System Is Failing Because It Is Doing Exactly What It Was Designed to Do!' - Those are the bold opening words that set the stage for concepts within The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive This is a...
As the green schools movement develops and gains notice, defining what is considered the third pillar of a green school (U.S. DOE, 2017), environmental and sustainability literacy, has gained steam in conversations at school board meetings, state departments of...
Whenever the Natural Pod team collaborates with educators there’s always a great sense of forward motion; it’s exciting! Although usually done in an in-person setting, we were required to pivot and offered our first virtual workshop this week. With a focus on...
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...
What if our schools were more than just buildings? What if they were intentional spaces, designed to nurture well-being and empower students? This question drives the collaborative work of Fielding International and Natural Pod, some of the first B Corp™ certified...
Part One of a Three Part Series: You may have read the recent interview with our CEO, Bridgitte Alomes and Douglas Magazine - it has inspired us to go deeper into our story about why Natural Pod does what it does. Manifesto: a public declaration of policy and aims...
Pick up your copy of this season's Eco-parent magazine. We're a proud advertiser in this great Canadian Magazine. Copies on newstands now in your favourite eco-stores across Canada. EcoParent is Canada’s only national print magazine catering specifically to...
We were very lucky to receive 25 cedar blocks of different shapes, different lengths. When I first put them out onto the playground I had stacked them in three separate piles. We split the group of children into two, so the first group came out and they immediately...
What does it mean to be healthy at school? There’s the physical space to consider – ensuring school buildings are clean, safe, and conducive to learning and teaching – as well as occupant health and well-being. However, in the context of a global pandemic and a racial...
Inspired by the resource, Beautiful Stuff we invited the children to fill our studio with their personal collections of beautiful materials. “I know what materials are: metal, wood, all the stuff you build houses with… books…whatever you can do stuff with, except...
Tosha, a 27-year-old single mother and early childhood educator, was at her breaking point. “I’m on the verge of a nervous breakdown,” she confessed to her college advisor. Overwhelmed with managing a classroom of toddlers alone for two weeks, working 12-hour days,...
There’s a special bond that’s created time and time again between learners and their educators, and some of our most cherished memories and life lessons are seeded in those shared moments. A child’s upbringing is sculpted by these phenomenal figures whose creativity...
Memories: everyone has them. The smell of cookies, cakes, or pies from the oven, the gentle breeze of a sunny day, the beauty of a waterfall, a song, a perfume, lights, sounds, words, and scenarios, all trigger something in everyone’s memory. When someone has...
Can conferences serve as a true meeting of minds without dismantling the myriad of barriers to attending traditional in-person events? By maintaining the status quo, these gatherings become limited to the minds - and bodies - of those who are privileged enough to...
The Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) is a professional 501 (c)(3) non-profit association whom are an interdisciplinary association of professionals working at the intersection of learning and place to drive the evolution of learning environments. The...
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...
For 40 years, the Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association (VICPA) has organized the Making Tomorrow Conference (MTC). The MTC is a knowledge and skill building event where educators and families learn about the latest developments in early childhood...
Joint venture by women-led businesses aims to rapidly expand access to quality child care and learning environments, addressing critical shortages. B.C.-based NUQO Modular (NUQO) and Natural Pod are pleased to announce that they are joining forces to accelerate and...
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, (with one of our beautiful Natural Pod Play Lofts as his backdrop! - thank you Prime Minister Trudeau!) announced measures from the upcoming 2024 Federal Canadian Budget to build more affordable child care spaces – saving...
One of the only programs of its kind in Canada; no limit on the number of free childcare spots available to attendees; children welcome in all event spaces A new partnership between B Lab US & Canada and B Corp ™ Certified, sustainable education furniture...