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We were curious to speak to Mariah about journeys and movement and how the two concepts are connected.

Here are some questions we talked about, which you can also reflect on yourself:

• If you were a dance, what kind of dance would you be, and why?

• What has dance and movement brought into your life when it comes to human connection?

• Share how the work at HundrED creates movement when communication, collaboration, bravery, creativity and innovation, are in the room.

• What you are hoping to change through the work you do?

• Youth’s voices being heard. How do we talk about human flourishing when we often leave the most important people out of the conversation?

• Insights from this summer's journeys: People, places, human exchange and your insights from traveling to Mongolia.

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Luis Alberto Camargo

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Luis is the Founder and Director of OpEPA, an organization that brings nature-based education and regenerative action to life across Colombia and beyond. His work has reached over 160,000 young people and educators — not by talking about nature, but by putting them inside it.

A weaver of movements as much as a builder of programs, Luis co-founded Catalyst NOW, The Weaving Lab, and the Regenerative Communities Network, connecting changemakers into living, collaborative systems. As Vice-Chair for Latin America at the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, his thinking is shaping policy at a global scale.

Recognized by Ashoka, the World Economic Forum, and the Richard Louv Prize, Luis brings a rare combination of grassroots depth and global reach to every conversation — and to this one.

Join us as we explore concepts like nature's role for identity, belonging, well-being and transformation. What we sometimes forget, is that we ARE nature.

We were curious about these questions, questions that you could ask yourelf and work with in your communities:

• If nature could describe you, what ecosystem would you be?

• What part of yourself comes alive outdoors that disappears indoors?

• When do you feel the most alive and why?Why is that, what’s the science behind?

• Biomimicry: How can ecosystems inspire the way we design schools, communities, and organizations?

• If every student spent one hour outside every day for the next twenty years, what kind of society would emerge?

• What's the science behind nature and well-being, neurotransmitters : oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine, endorphins … cortisol.

• Belonging, diversity. What do forests and oceans know about belonging and diversity that some humans seem to have forgotten?

• Indigenous people. What knowledge do indigenous people carry that others should know ?

• Loneliness. How is loneliness partially a loss of connection with the living world?

• Climate. Why should humans see themselves as participants rather than observers? How can this have an impact on how we take care of nature? ”A child who spend time in nature will take care of it”.

Join the conversation, and share your best practices!

With love,

Emily & Yvette

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What if we approached our lives the same way we approach great learning projects; with curiosity, reflection, and the courage to redesign?

In this episode of unboxED, we welcome Loni Bergqvist, an educational innovator who has spent more than a decade helping schools transform learning through Project-Based Learning (PBL). She spent a sabbatical year reflecting on her new direction and has recently launched her PBL-Drawer.

Having worked with leading organisations including High Tech High (USA), Innovation Unit (UK), Kata Foundation (Denmark), and Imagine If (Denmark), Loni brings a unique international perspective on how meaningful learning can shape both schools and society.

Rather than talking only about education, our conversation explores three interconnected themes: redesigning ourselves, redesigning education, and redesigning meaning.

Redesigning Yourself

We begin with a reflective question:

If your life were a project exhibition, what would be hanging on the walls right now?

Loni shares her own journey through unexpected career turns, moments of uncertainty, and the decisions that shaped her path. We explore what happens when life doesn't follow a carefully designed plan, why taking a different route can become our greatest teacher, and how embracing uncertainty can open doors to growth and purpose.

This part of the conversation is an invitation for listeners to reflect on their own turning points, the projects that have shaped them, and the stories they are still writing.

Redesigning Education

Project-Based Learning is often described as a teaching method, but Loni argues that it is much more than that. It is a way of reimagining school itself.

We discuss the principles behind PBL and the growing movement towards place-based learning in Denmark. Together we explore questions such as:

• What makes learning truly transformational?
• Why do authentic projects create deeper engagement?
• What aspects of education are impossible to measure, yet matter the most?
• How can schools become places where young people contribute to their communities rather than simply prepare for the future?

The conversation highlights how meaningful learning emerges when students work on real challenges, collaborate with others, and see themselves as capable of creating positive change.

Redesigning Meaning

Our final theme moves beyond schools and into society.

In a time marked by increasing polarisation, rapid change, and uncertainty, how do we create lives filled with meaning? What role do relationships, belonging, and community play in learning? And what can education contribute to a more compassionate and connected society?

Together we reflect on humanity, purpose, and the importance of designing learning experiences that help people not only succeed, but also flourish.

Why This Conversation Matters

Loni reminds us that project-based learning is ultimately about much more than projects. It is about developing the agency to redesign our lives, our schools, and our communities.

Whether you're an educator, leader, parent, or lifelong learner, this episode offers thoughtful reflections on how curiosity, collaboration, and meaningful work can become powerful forces for personal and societal transformation.

Connect with Loni:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lonibergqvist/