Branches Atelier Educator Tour - Thursday, November 19th, 9am to 3pm 2026

Branches Atelier Educator Tour

The Environment as the Third Teacher

Creating Beautiful, Intentional, Dynamic, and Responsive Learning Environments

Date: November 19, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Branches Atelier School, Culver City, California
Cost: $125 per participant — includes lunch and the Branches Atelier Environment Observation & Reflection Guide.

Presented by:

• Patricia Hunter McGrath, Founder & Executive Director, Branches Atelier School; Atelierista and Pedagogical Consultant

• Christina Bianchi, Pedagogista and  Educational Consultant

About the Educator Tour

Join us for an inspiring day of observation, dialogue, and reflection as we explore the environment as the third teacher.

Through guided visits to our indoor and outdoor learning environments, participants will consider how thoughtful design, beauty, intentional organization, and responsive spaces communicate our image of the child and support independence, creativity, relationships, and belonging.

Each participant will receive the Branches Atelier Environment Observation & Reflection Guide, a thoughtfully designed resource featuring guiding questions, opportunities for observation, generous spaces for written reflections and sketches, and prompts to help educators bring new ideas and intentions back to their own schools.

The day includes guided classroom observations, exploration of our outdoor environments,  garden atelier,s and indoor atelier spaces along with pedagogical conversations, opportunities for reflection, and lunch.

Included with Registration

• Guided indoor and outdoor learning environment tours

• Classroom observations and pedagogical discussions

• Branches Atelier Environment Observation & Reflection Guide

• Opportunities for individual and group reflection

• Lunch

Registration: $125 per participant, including lunch and the reflection guide.