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Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.
Do you need innovative strategies to strengthen your school culture and spark student growth? This podcast is your go-to resource for coaches, teachers, administrators, and families seeking to create dynamic and engaging learning environments.
In each episode, you'll discover how to unite educators and caregivers to support students, tackle common classroom challenges, and cultivate an atmosphere where every learner can thrive.
With over 25 years of experience as a teacher and coach, host Olivia Wahl curates episodes with insights from more than 150 expert interviews, offering practical tips that bridge the gap between school and home.
Tune in every Monday and Friday for actionable strategies and inspirational stories that can transform your approach and make a real impact on learning.
Start with a fan-favorite episode today (S5E1: Inside the Secret Moves of Expert Teachers with John Hattie) and take the first step towards transforming your educational environment!
Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.
What a School in the Jungle Taught Me About Community, Nature & Why We Really Learn
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This short with Benjamin Freud, Ph.D., of Green School Bali explores how the learning process is intrinsically linked to active participation. Benjamin highlights the profound connection between learning by doing and contributing to community building. Discover how a trajectory focused on community engagement shapes a meaningful learning journey.
This isn't just a school in the jungle; it's a radical reimagination of why we learn, how we grow, and who we learn for. Most traditional schools, through the way they measure learning, keep students individualized and disconnected. But what if student engagement, student motivation, and active learning were rooted in relationships with other people, with nature, with purpose?
This is what inspiring students really looks like. Not through more instructional strategies or lesson planning tricks, but through a shift in school culture and a pro-kid mindset that honors the whole child. Whether you're an educator looking for innovative teaching ideas, an instructional coach exploring coaching strategies, a school leader focused on school improvement and instructional leadership, or a parent seeking a deeper home-school connection, this one's for you.
Real student participation. Real student success. Real education transformation.
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💬 Drop a comment: What would change in your classroom or school if learning were about community, not just individual progress?
Watch, reflect, and share Part 1 & Part 2 of our @schoolutionspodcast S5E32 interview.
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📚 Chapters
0:00 — School in the jungle: a different kind of learning
0:08 — Learning as process, not collection
0:18 — The trajectory: contribution to community
0:30 — Co-constitutive learning — doing and learning together
0:42 — How traditional schools keep us individualized
1:00 — Nature as teacher: spiders, snakes, bamboo, and belonging
1:15 — It's not about me, it's about the relationship
📧 Connect with me if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in.
🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl
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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
