An Educated Guest
An Educated Guest is a podcast that dives deep into the innovations and trends shaping the future of education. The host is Todd Zipper who has over two decades as an entrepreneur, executive, and investor across K-12, Higher Education, and Workforce Development. He brings together visionaries, innovators, and operators from the education industry to explore the solutions that are transforming learning and work.
An Educated Guest
S3E35 | The Forest is the Classroom: How Terris King II is Revolutionizing Early Education
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The Forest is the Classroom: How Terris King II is Revolutionizing Early Education
Can the future of education be found in the woods? In this episode of An Educated Guest, Todd Zipper sits down with Terris King II, founder of Temple X Schools, to explore how nature-based micro-schools are transforming urban education.
Terris shares his journey from teaching at the world-renowned Shanghai American School to developing "Forest Schools" in Baltimore that serve hundreds of children. We dive into his "Sacred Trinity" model—a partnership between public schools, churches, and forest systems—and discuss why he believes "Participatory Science" is the key to proving the academic rigor of outdoor learning. Plus, Terris discusses the urgent need for a "Digital Bill of Rights" to protect students in an increasingly screen-addicted world.