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How to Succeed with Nature and Project-based learning with Deborah

44 min · 21. juli 2026
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The podcast episode featured Tiffany interviewing Deborah from Regenerate Education Lab about project-based learning and creating optimal learning environments. Deborah shared her background in alternative education and her current work developing a nature-based, project-based school at Foothill Frolic Farm. She explained the importance of flexibility, real-world tools, and student interests in education, using the analogy of a charcuterie board to represent diverse learning elements. The conversation highlighted the benefits of combining project-based learning with outdoor education, citing reduced stress and increased engagement. Deborah provided practical advice for parents on creating outdoor learning spaces in their own backyards, suggesting elements like a mud kitchen, digging area, and water station. She also discussed her upcoming platform for designing and documenting project-based learning experiences. The discussion emphasized the goal of fostering lifelong learners who are curious and capable of finding their own answers. About Deborah: Deborah DeLisle is the founder of Regenerate Education Lab, where she helps families, educators, and schools create optimal learning environments that inspire curiosity, capability, and a lifelong love of learning. With more than 25 years of experience between public education, alternative education, nature-based learning, homeschooling support, and microschool and teacher tool development, Deborah believes that meaningful learning happens when children engage with the real world through authentic experiences, relationships, and purposeful work. She is currently helping launch Foothill Frolic Farm & Forest School in Kingsport, Tennessee, while also coaching homeschooling families and developing innovative tools that make project-based learning and educational documentation more accessible for educators. Leading a movement she calls: Regenerate Education, her passion is helping adults rethink what education can be—not by adding more curriculum, but by intentionally designing environments where children naturally become curious, confident, capable, and deeply connected to both their communities and the natural world. Free Resources: https://regen-lab-flow.base44.app/resources [https://regen-lab-flow.base44.app/resources] About The Ultimate Homeschool Community: https://linktr.ee/ultimatehomeschool [https://linktr.ee/ultimatehomeschool]

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How to Succeed with Nature and Project-based learning with Deborah

The podcast episode featured Tiffany interviewing Deborah from Regenerate Education Lab about project-based learning and creating optimal learning environments. Deborah shared her background in alternative education and her current work developing a nature-based, project-based school at Foothill Frolic Farm. She explained the importance of flexibility, real-world tools, and student interests in education, using the analogy of a charcuterie board to represent diverse learning elements. The conversation highlighted the benefits of combining project-based learning with outdoor education, citing reduced stress and increased engagement. Deborah provided practical advice for parents on creating outdoor learning spaces in their own backyards, suggesting elements like a mud kitchen, digging area, and water station. She also discussed her upcoming platform for designing and documenting project-based learning experiences. The discussion emphasized the goal of fostering lifelong learners who are curious and capable of finding their own answers. About Deborah: Deborah DeLisle is the founder of Regenerate Education Lab, where she helps families, educators, and schools create optimal learning environments that inspire curiosity, capability, and a lifelong love of learning. With more than 25 years of experience between public education, alternative education, nature-based learning, homeschooling support, and microschool and teacher tool development, Deborah believes that meaningful learning happens when children engage with the real world through authentic experiences, relationships, and purposeful work. She is currently helping launch Foothill Frolic Farm & Forest School in Kingsport, Tennessee, while also coaching homeschooling families and developing innovative tools that make project-based learning and educational documentation more accessible for educators. Leading a movement she calls: Regenerate Education, her passion is helping adults rethink what education can be—not by adding more curriculum, but by intentionally designing environments where children naturally become curious, confident, capable, and deeply connected to both their communities and the natural world. Free Resources: https://regen-lab-flow.base44.app/resources [https://regen-lab-flow.base44.app/resources] About The Ultimate Homeschool Community: https://linktr.ee/ultimatehomeschool [https://linktr.ee/ultimatehomeschool]

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