March 7, 2025

Teaching

'Nature-filled schools with hands-on and active learning and play opportunities calm students, reduce aggressive behavior, and improve learning outcomes.'

Kids are burning out. Schools That Heal shows how using evidence based, trauma-informed design to create supportive school environments can help. Nature-filled spaces promote well-being and learning outcomes. Who knew?

""Overwhelming anxiety now affects nearly two-thirds of young adults. It has surpassed depression as the number one reason college students seek counseling.""

""Being in nature helps students play cooperatively and creatively. Neighborhoods and schools with more trees have less crime and stronger social ties than neighborhoods and schools with less. By remaking schools to become welcoming, healthy, safe, and productive, we create models for students and the community to experience, learn from, and emulate in the larger world."" - Claire Latané

BOOK EXCERPT: Schools That Heal: How School Environments Shape Mental, Social, and Physical Health

School Environments

Teaching

Zines can help us reshape what we teach for.

ARTICLE: Paper Cuts Over Cut-and-Paste

Teaching

Many Gen Z students are thinking that since no career is guaranteed, they should pursue what matters most to them.

ARTICLE: NYC Art Schools See Record-High Application Numbers As Gen Zers Clamber To Enroll

Teaching

Education as a force for societal and ecological transformation

BOOK: The End of Education as We Know It: Regenerative Learning for Complex Times

Teaching

How a transformative learning approach helped the Nordic countries find peace and prosperity

WEBSITE: The Nordic Secret