Editor's Note: This week we share stories highlighting less conventional approaches to teaching: forest schools fostering a more independent, child-led way of learning and schools placing more emphasis on skills such as critical thinking, communication, creativity, and problem-solving. --Daniela

Architect turns high school teacher and brings design theory to the classroom.

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Forest education has caught on all over Europe, in the US-and in Asia, where some see it as a way of connecting children with nature, and fostering a more independent, child-led way of learning.

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Children take bicycle bus and pedal their way to after-school clubs to cut air pollution.

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Be The Change Idea

This week reflect on how you have enriched your students' experiences. Which unique skills did you focus on and which approach(es) worked best?