THOUGHTBOX PRESENTS

Practical classroom journeys for teaching the things that usually get squeezed out.

“Learning for Life”

THE CHALLENGE

Most educators already know what matters. You see students struggling with anxiety, belonging, identity, the state of the world they’re growing up in. But there’s rarely time, structure or permission to address these things properly. So they surface sideways. In behaviour. In distraction. In moments you nurture between lessons.

THE ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE
Young people need more than knowledge to thrive. They need to know themselves. To belong with others. To feel their place in the living world. These are not extras. They are essentials. Research across psychology, neuroscience and ancient wisdom points to the same truth: without them, no education is whole.
THE JOURNEY
Imagine a classroom where learning feels alive. Where a lesson begins not with facts to remember but with a question that opens a doorway. What does happiness really mean? What can I learn from other cultures? What is my relationship with nature? Here, wisdom is not delivered. It is discovered.
THE PEDAGOGY
Students think with their heads, feel with their hearts and act with their hands. They reflect, they question, they explore together. A lesson becomes less like a lecture and more like a campfire. A place to pause, share stories and find meaning. Classrooms calm. Relationships strengthen. Conversations deepen. This is where education matters most. Not only in what we know, but in who we become.

  • The lessons have left such a positive feeling in our class, recognising that by working together we can help care for ourselves, each other and the planet.

    Sarah Bowley | Y5 teacher | Manor Park School

  • I just love teaching ThoughtBox lessons. Thank you for making it so easy and so very interesting and engaging for us all!

    Jo Parkes | Head of Department | St Francis School Pewsey

  • The children are really loving the ThoughtBox content and are responding to it brilliantly. Thank you so much.

    Corinna Travis | Deputy Head | Abbey Gate College

  • I am absolutely loving the ThoughtBox primary resources. They provoke brilliant conversation and philosophical thinking. Thank you for putting this brilliant curriculum together!

    Mary Lawson | Head of Juniors | Wallhampton Prep

  • The ThoughtBox lesson plans are high quality, easy to use and highly informative. Their innovation and relevance have enhanced our curriculum exponentially. Thank you for creating such thoughtful, evocative and inspiring lessons.

    S Hosty | Assistant Headteacher | Manchester Health Academy

  • We love ThoughtBox! Because the activities are so interactive, it means that students are very active and fully engaged during class discussions and paired activities. Guided questions really allow everyone to contribute meaningful ideas as well as learning to ask thought-provoking questions during the lessons.

    Marloes Herber | Deputy Head – Kivukoni School

  • Since using the ThoughtBox curriculum, there is a buzz in the air: pupils and teachers have embraced it and it has become part of the school culture.

    Jon Whybrow | Headteacher | Amesbury Prep School

  • It seems to me that you have encompassed what education is truly about…learning to live, to be, to think and to respond in a way that teaches us to be fully human…

    Anita Van Rossum | Director | Earth Protector Schools

Free Resources

Personal + Social + Earth Journeys
Every pack is a ready to use set of classroom journeys. Each one is an editable PowerPoint you can open, adapt, and make your own. Use them for 15, 30, or 60 minute inquiries across the curriculum.

You’ll create your free key on the next step. We’ll only ask one short question once.

Differentiated for learners aged 5-18

450+ editable PowerPoint lessons

Supports OFSTED standards

“Learning for Life resources draw on more than a decade of action research in regenerative education and align with the Triple WellBeing Framework. Young people grow courage to face uncertainty, kindness to walk alongside others and awareness of everyday choices that shape their world. For schools, this means real substance behind a simple promise: education is not only about knowing, it is about becoming. .”

Rachel Musson, ThoughtBox Director of Education

These resources are a gift: a starting point. For schools that want to embed this kind of learning more deeply, our programmes and courses offer the support, skills and community to make it part of everyday practice.”

REMEMBERING WHAT EDUCATION FORGOT

Learning for Life

AN INVITATION FOR EDUCATORS WHO SENSE SOMETHING IMPORTANT IS MISSING
THE CHALLENGE

As young people journey through education, their backpacks fill with facts and formulas. But the future awaiting them asks for more. Anxiety rises. Social pressures tighten. Climate change darkens the horizon. No textbook prepares them for this. Learning for Life fills that gap.

These resources are offered as a gift, trusting that together we can grow the kind of learning the world is calling for.

So what does learning really need to hold?

THE ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE
Young people need more than knowledge to thrive. They need to know themselves. To belong with others. To feel their place in the living world. These are not extras. They are essentials. Research across psychology, neuroscience and ancient wisdom points to the same truth: without them, no education is whole.
THE JOURNEY
Imagine a classroom where learning feels alive. Where a lesson begins not with facts to remember but with a question that opens a doorway. What does happiness really mean? What can I learn from other cultures? What is my relationship with nature? Here, wisdom is not delivered. It is discovered.
THE PEDAGOGY
Students think with their heads, feel with their hearts and act with their hands. They reflect, they question, they explore together. A lesson becomes less like a lecture and more like a campfire. A place to pause, share stories and find meaning. Classrooms calm. Relationships strengthen. Conversations deepen. This is where education matters most. Not only in what we know, but in who we become.
FREE RESOURCES

Personal, Social and Earth Journeys

Every pack is a ready to use set of classroom journeys. Each one is an editable PowerPoint you can open, adapt, and make your own. Use them for 15, 30, or 60 minute inquiries across the curriculum.

Personal journeys
For self awareness, identity, meaning, and inner life.
Social journeys
For belonging, relationships, justice, and community.
Earth journeys
For nature connection, climate, and everyday choices that matter.
Differentiated for learners aged 5 to 18
450 plus editable PowerPoint lessons
Supports Ofsted expectations
Learning for Life resources draw on more than a decade of action research in regenerative education and align with the Triple WellBeing Framework. Young people grow courage to face uncertainty, kindness to walk alongside others and awareness of everyday choices that shape their world. For schools, this means real substance behind a simple promise: education is not only about knowing, it is about becoming.
Rachel Musson, ThoughtBox Director of Education

These resources are a gift: a starting point. For schools that want to embed this kind of learning more deeply, our programmes and courses offer the support, skills and community to make it part of everyday practice.