Schools That Heal impacting students, schools, and designers

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It is hard to know whether this work is making a difference. There is such urgency to support our students, teachers, and communities with learning environments that heal, nurture, and inspire. With over a century of industrial-style educational facilities to transform, the work can feel daunting at times. Which is why it is so encouraging […]

What is Winter?

Posted Posted in At Home, Places, Schools

Last year I toured several environmentally focused schools to learn how innovative programs are addressing Nature Deficit Disorder: the growing issue of children (and adults) lacking enough access to nature and its restorative qualities. At one of the public elementary schools, remade with native gardens, fruit orchards and vegetable gardens, I sat in on an […]