Episode Details

What helps students feel that their learning matters? And what happens when an educator steps away from work to ask the same question of her own life?

In this episode, I speak with Loni Bergqvist, an educator and school development consultant who has supported more than 50 schools to rethink how young people experience learning. We explore what high-quality project-based learning looks like, how teachers build the conditions for student agency and belonging, and why lasting change depends on working together.

Loni also shares the story behind The Sabbatical Diaries. We talk about stepping back, reconsidering the place of work in our lives and making room for the parts of ourselves we’ve put aside.

It’s a conversation about meaningful learning, thoughtful change and finding your way back to yourself.