Even during these uncertain times, maybe even more so, I feel it’s important to celebrate the good moments as they come along. This week the BCBusiness Women of the Year Awards were announced. Of course, it was not at their planned award event, so for now I didn’t get...
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...
On the 11th of November, 2017, 500 children from cities all around the world, worked in parallel to design and develop solutions and innovative concepts around water issues. They worked together to build prototypes and present them to each other via a live connection,...
As you may know, Natural Pod, VMDO Architects and ShawContract came together on Giving Tuesday in supporting the Green Schools National Network (GSNN) to raise funds for the work and research they do to further the green schools movement and accelerate student...
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...
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 beginning...
Part Two of a Three Part Series: Following on from Part One and the recent interview with our CEO, Bridgitte Alomes and Douglas Magazine – this is the second part of sharing our better learning manifesto diving deeper into how it guides our company vision and purpose,...
We know that 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 understand the...
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 with...
A ministry of Mariners Church, Mariners Church Preschool is designed to meet the needs of the whole child by creating environments and experiences where a love of faith is fostered. Best practices are used to design and plan their curriculum, helping to develop...
At Natural Pod, our mission is to create learning environments where educators and students can thrive. We offer a range of beautiful, functional, and interchangeable learning furniture designed to support educators and students in the ways they teach and learn best....
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...