Hey peeps - I’ve been cooking up some goods for my Learning Garden family recently and have landed on a list of some interesting projects for the future. See the poll below and let me know what you’re interested in seeing next! *ALSO - check out the free classrooms available NOW! - Sam

I’m inspired by the teachers and parents out there who strive to get outdoors and facilitate learning in their gardens! Have you got any advice for the rest of here in the community? What’s 1 thing you would share with us that has made your Garden Learning experiences meaningful for your learners? Share w/ us below in the comments!

Over the past few months I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on what The Learning Garden is really about. At first glance, it might look like a community about learning how to create gardens. And some of you may have joined with this impression But the more I work with educators, families, and learners, the more I realise that gardens are only part of the story. What I’m really trying to create here is a vision for us all to see that meaningful learning experiences can start with the environment and that gardens are just vehicles that help people develop practical skills, confidence, creativity, and self-direction through real-world projects. As a result, I’ve started thinking about The Learning Garden as a journey with three stages: 🌱 Discover Explore a different way of learning. This is where we begin. Through Learning Gardens, outdoor classrooms, and environmental projects, we start to see what learning can look like when it’s connected to the real world. 🛠️ Build Create a learning environment that supports it. This is where my free courses and the LEARNING GARDEN: Navigator comes in - Together we design and build learning spaces, projects, and systems that support meaningful, project-based learning for our students and learners. 🚀 Lead Become a self-directed learner through real-world projects. This is the vision behind the LEARNING GARDEN: Academy (not yet launched, but not far off now)… Learners become the centre of the experience, designing, building, and leading projects that create real value for themselves, their families, schools, and communities. In many ways, The Learning Garden is becoming an online green schooling community. A place where educators, families, and learners can discover, build, and lead. I’d love to know: Which stage best describes where you’re currently at? 🌱 Discovering 🛠️ Building 🚀 Leading Leave a comment below and let me know. I’m keen to see how I can help! - Sam

Hi all - from a cold and blustery Sydney City Australia! Whats everyone got growin on right now? Anyone out there learned any valuable lessons in their LEARNING GARDENS lately? Share with us! 😎