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It’s time for a revolution in education.

Rewilding is a movement that looks at childhood and adolescence from an evolutionary perspective while embracing the sweeping opportunities and challenges driven by life in the 21st-century.

Regenerative agriculture increases soil biodiversity: healthy soil, rich in entangled life and site-specific nutrient, nourishes flora and fauna. Regenerative learning increases diversity in knowledge: healthy education, rich in entangled knowledge, and site-specific resources, nourishes and inspires diverse children of all ages.

Regenerative learning happens on city streets, at home, in classrooms, online and in the countryside. We will be sharing twenty-six years of regenerative education with diverse children of all ages across multiple locations: fourteen years in Africa: learning under a tree in Botswana, in a house in Johannesburg and on a farm in the Eastern Cape- followed by twelve years of regenerative learning in London and Rome.

Understanding the 'wild' mind helps us to better support 21st-century children. From the Pleistocene to the present, humankind has been driven by curiosity and engaged in multifaceted learning inspired by observation, experimentation, and shared experience. A child at play is thinking, creating, innovating, and daring. Play is essential for learning, and it's not just for children. Enjoyment and challenge are fuel for learning. Keeping the fun alive in education is not frivolous: it is providing vital nutrients. A flourishing education system uses this energy to empower developing connections and support intellectual freedom.

The standardised systems are stagnating. Parents, students and teachers are increasingly expressing frustration at education systems that are not fit for purpose in today's world. Curricula are balkanised, testing is biased, and homework is gruelling and uninspiring. There must be a better way to prepare young people for an increasingly interdisciplinary and interconnected world.

There is freshness in the air. Like the smell of rain, it brings hope for replenishment and change. We invite students, carers, educators, and community members to share their stories, ideas, and visions for enlightened 21st Century education. Please add your voice. We want to hear from you.

Let's Work Together And Rewild Learning.

“I believe that children and childhood were at the heart of prehistoric existence, its continuity, and its development.”

Jonathan Kingdon

“The evolutionary perspective does not automatically lead to a “back to nature” approach to education. The modern world is different from our hunter-gatherer past, so changes in educational practices would be expected. However, understanding our evolved abilities to acquire cultural skills and knowledge is essential if we wish to design maximally effective educational environments.”

Peter Gray

“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.”

Carl Jung