With every sunrise and set, each drifting cloud or crevice of a tree, our natural world carries a quiet resilience in its timelessly transcendent engineering. As we continue to refine our modes of living and learning, a burgeoning field of nature-inspired innovation is igniting a new question: How can we design education to reflect nature's operating principles? The stories below reflect more. --Daniela

Nature-Inspired Classrooms

Nature's DNA has infinite amounts to teach us. A whole host of programs-- from elementary to graduate school-- are now teaching the art of biomimicry. Read Full Story »

Middle School Redesigned

When 20 youth a few educators spend a Saturday morning redesigning middle school, profound possibilites abound-- from lessons with animals to classroom-free design. Read Full Story »

Landfill Harmonic

A saxophone of spoons and buttons. A cello from an oil can. In Paraguay, one recycler's experiment strikes a chord with the human spirit, as 30 slum children grow into a world-class "recycled orchestra". Read Full Story »

'Be The Change' Idea

Find ways to mirror nature in your lessons today. [more]