REGENERATIVE
EDUCATION
Preparing Learners for a Rapidly Changing World
In a time when the world faces unprecedented ecological, social, and ethical challenges, it is clear that we need fresh approaches to education that can provide learners with a holistic understanding of the future ahead. Rather than just another add-on, regenerative education is a powerful complement and a transformative alternative to conventional teaching methods, equipping educators and students alike to thrive in—and help heal—a rapidly changing world.
While traditional education often centers on knowledge transfer and job readiness–knowledge and skills that quickly grow stale in today’s world–regenerative education reconnects learners with the living systems they inhabit—ecologically, socially, and spiritually. This approach is designed not only to inform, but also transform, empowering students with the capacity to become adaptive, resilient, and visionary contributors to a better future.
What Defines
Regenerative Education?
Hands-On, Experiential Learning
Students engage directly with real-world challenges, fostering agency, curiosity, and deep, embodied understanding. Regeneration is not just a concept—it’s a lived practice.
Systems Thinking + Ecological Literacy
Learners develop the ability to see patterns, feedback loops, and relationships within natural and human systems, cultivating holistic problem-solving skills.
Place-Based Learning
Education is rooted in local ecology, culture, and community, nurturing a sense of belonging and responsibility to place—because regeneration starts with caring for where you are.
Inner Development & Self-Awareness
Students are guided to reflect on their values, purpose, and identity, integrating mindfulness and emotional intelligence so that learning becomes truly transformative.
Ethics of Care & Responsibility
Drawing inspiration from Indigenous knowledge and ecological ethics, this approach promotes mutual care between people and planet, emphasizing right relationship, reciprocity, and interbeing
Intergenerational & Transdisciplinary Learning
In an experiential learning environment, students move beyond traditional subject boundaries, connecting fields like ecology, art, systems science, ethics, and culture to gain a richer, real-world understanding of their studies.
This approach empowers learners to see connections, apply knowledge in context, and embrace multiple ways of knowing. By blending disciplines, students develop deep, practical insights that prepare them for complex challenges.
Why Regenerative
Education Matters
This approach prepares students not just to adapt to change, but to become active participants in creating a future that works for everyone. By complementing and expanding upon conventional education, regenerative pedagogy empowers educators to nurture learners who are resilient, creative, and deeply connected to the world around them—qualities essential for meeting the global crises of our time.
Supporting educators in Regenerative Educaton
I am dedicated to empowering teachers, administrators, and school communities to integrate regenerative education principles into their unique contexts. My support is tailored to meet the diverse needs of educators, regardless of setting.
Professional Development for Educators
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Professional Development Programs: Ongoing programs designed to develop your knowledge and competencies in creating regenerative learning environments and curricula for your classroom.
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Workshops for Schools and Conferences: Hands-on, interactive sessions that make it easy and enjoyable to bring regenerative principles into your curriculum, classroom, and school culture.
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Custom Lesson Plans: I can collaborate with teachers to weave principles of regenerative design into any subject, making it easy to get started.
Presentations and Workshops for Students
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Lectures & Guest Teaching: From short presentations to semester long programs. See below for my talks and classroom sessions to inspire staff and students with regenerative approaches.
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Project Design: I help schools design interdisciplinary projects that engage students in real-world problem-solving.
Additional Support
Whole-School Transformation: I guide schools in embedding regenerative values into their vision, culture, operations, and programs.
Professional Development for Educators
Presentations & workshops for students
School-wide strategies for holistic education
Talks & Workshops
(45 to 90 minutes)The following presentations can be customized to accommodate different audiences, including educators, high school & university students, and professional settings.
(Select between different opportunities!)
What Would Nature Do?
A Design Workshop for Building Resilience
In this interactive workshop, participants learn how ecosystems thrive through interconnectedness and diversification to create lasting resilience—and then apply these same principles to solving problems from the personal to the global. Through hands-on activities, systems mapping, and creative problem-solving exercises, participants will discover how to "design like nature." By the end of the session, participants will leave with insight and practical tools to make a meaningful impact in their lives and beyond. (This is a 1.5 to 3 hour introduction to a semester length course)
Takeaways: A basic understanding of how natural systems function at a pattern level, and an improved ability to apply those patterns to solving real world problems.
Semester-Length Programs
Suitable for high-schools, colleges, or popular education settings
What Would Nature Do? - Systems Thinking for Leading in Times of Change:
This applied systems thinking course provides participants with a practical understanding of Regenerative Design that they can immediately use in their personal and professional life, and in service to their community, society, and the planet. This training initiates participants in the core skills of Conscious Leadership, Ecological Literacy, and Systems Thinking needed to become an effective change-agent in a rapidly changing, complex world.
Participants learn new ways to see their world, to recognize patterns in their life and environment, and practice how to design interventions that create the changes they desire in their lives and in the world.
Social and Ecological Systems
This course explores the deep interconnections between human societies and natural systems. Using systems thinking and ecological design practices like Permaculture to reveal both visible and invisible structures shaping our world, students learn to identify feedback loops, emergent properties, and adaptive cycles that govern complex social-ecological systems.
Emphasis is placed on mapping social forces—laws, norms, and power dynamics—to visualize hidden influences, as well as examining historical and contemporary approaches to real-world challenges. Reflective practices like journaling and mindfulness foster self-awareness and align personal actions with systemic change. Through hands-on projects, students gain skills to analyze, design, and intervene for sustainable, just outcomes.
Deep Ecology
This course explores deep ecology as both a philosophy and a practical approach to reshaping our relationship with the natural world. You’ll start by examining the core ideas of deep ecology—like the inherent worth of all living beings, the interconnectedness of life, and the need to move beyond human-centered thinking. Through readings and discussions, you’ll engage with the foundational principles of this philosophy and consider how they challenge conventional views about humanity’s place in nature.
Moving from theory to action, the course introduces regenerative design as a way to put deep ecology into practice. You’ll learn about frameworks such as permaculture, biomimicry, and whole systems thinking, discovering how these tools can help restore and enhance ecosystems rather than just sustaining them. Hands-on projects and collaborative work will give you the chance to design solutions that reflect deep ecological values and contribute to the regeneration of your local environment. By the end, you’ll be equipped to imagine and implement projects that make a real, positive impact.
