BE Schools & Hubs

Our DVLS curriculum is currently being delivered at:

BE Hub, Arrington, UK (for students aged 10-14).

Patchwork BE Hub, Abington Woods, UK (for students aged 11 - 16) and potentially starting a 7 - 10 year old primary hub in the next few years.

Empathy Middle School, Bali, Indonesia (for students aged 10-14)

Chatmore British International School, Bermuda (For students aged 14 - 18)

“We are called to be the architects of the future”

― Buckminster Fuller

We have opened our first BE Hub at a site 25 mins south of Cambridge. We are currently offering a flexible three day a week timetable for students aged 11 - 14 years old. We cover standard school subjects through the Da Vinci Life-Skills project-based curriculum and more traditional Skills-ups in a nurturing biophilic environment.

Versatile Classroom

We have a well stocked open planned classroom for an cohort of 10 students. With computers for research, sofas for watching presentations and a maker space workshop

Large Hall

We have use of the large village hall and the municipal kitchens beneath the classroom.

Outside learning

Our Hub backs onto the Wimpole Hall country estate with acres of grassland and woodland, we also have access to a nearby playground/park.

Arrington Village Hall

The site has ample parking and is set back off the main road for safe drop of and pick ups.

Three day a week flexible learning from Sept. 2024

Students can sign up for one to all three days a week.

Fees for Semester 2

From 9th Jan. - 12th July 2024 we will be delivering a three day curriculum, with our Production, Enterprise and Multiverse Games pathways. Students aged 10 - 14 can sign up for a full project in one to three pathways. Projects run from January to July, so we accept payments in two instalments.

Please also check our extra curricular clubs and holiday workshops page for continual updates .

Come for a trial day

We are welcoming new students. Please contact us if you would like to come and visit the BE Hub or come for a trial day for 10am - 4pm. We charge £50 per student for trial days. We will then send you our admissions form.

Check out the stop frame animation film our students made last semester - 'Storm on Planet Gelida'

We are taking bookings for September 2024

Patchwork Education Village are located in the stunning Abington Woods, 10 mins South of Cambridge, UK. In April 2024 they are launching a new BE Hub to deliver the DVLS Food and PEP pathways. Their plan is to continue delivering the DVLS Curriculum into 2025 and beyond as part of their community village project.

Jeremiah Hall

The old scout hut at Abington Woods has all the facilities to deliver a DVLS Food Pathway, with its large community kitchen and science facilities.

Granta River

The river Granta boarders the property on two sides and is perfect for natural swimming in the summer months.

Outside learning

Abington Woods offer 2 acres of old woodland and meadows with many areas for adventure and learning skills. The site also boarders the local park with skating and basket ball facilities.

Permaculture Gardens

Patchwork have starting planting their orchard and are now ready to install a fruit and vegetable garden. They also have plans for a CSA (Community Supported Agricultural system) on a nearby farming field.

Personal Exploration Projects - An introduction to PEPs

From April to June 2024 Patchwork Education Village will be offering a short taster version of the DVLS PEP Pathway on Mondays, 10am - 4pm.

Students will be designing their own passion projects. They can join the onsite team building a forge, pursue an art GCSE, build their own company or so much more, the choice is theirs.

The price for this 10 week project is £490

The Food and PEP pathways will continue at Abington in full in September 2024 for the following school year.
To enrol contact: abingtonwoods@gmail.com

Food Pathway - Introduction to Cooking and Growing a Permaculture Garden

From April to June 2024 Patchwork Education Village will be offering the DVLS Food Pathway on Fridays, 10am - 4pm.

Over 10 weeks Students will be introduced to the Food pathway that explores the UK national curriculum (particularly biology, chemistry and geography), 21st century life-skills and students interests through the lens of Food. They will be cooking and designing and building a permaculture garden in the beautiful meadow at Abington woods.

The price for this 10 week project is £490

The Food and PEP pathways will continue at Abington in full in September 24. To enrol contact: abingtonwoods@gmail.com

There are discounts for students that attend both Mondays and Fridays and BE Hub Abington have a partnership agreement with the BE Hub at Arrington and can therefore offer discounts if students are also attending pathways there. Contact us for more details.

Empathy Middle school launched in January 2022 as an addition to the beautiful family run Empathy Primary School. Our Co-founder Zach has been delivering our full DVLS curriculum to a growing cohort of students.

Classroom without walls

Students at Empathy have a full biophilic connection with the local flora & fauna and the local culture in our bamboo structured, open air classrooms, surrounded by rice paddy fields.

Permaculture Garden

Students have built a large permaculture garden to produce food for the school kitchens and they have helped design a nutritious, sustainable and ethical vegan menu for all the students.

Outside learning

We take our students on regular trips outside the school to help them connect with each other, the local community and the local ecosystem.

Farmers Market

Our students run a monthly farmers market for the local community, learning about commerce, trade and civic responsibility.

Chatmore is another beautiful family run independent school in the heart of Bermuda. From September 2023 they are delivering our DVLS curriculum as a hybrid model with iGCSEs to their high school students and are working towards an external accreditation for our DVQs (Da Vinci Qualifications).

Beautiful environments

Chatmore is set in a stunning Bermudan villa, surrounded by lawns, woodlands, vegetable gardens, etc. and the sea is a short drive away in all directions. Students make regular visits to the local marine biology labs to study the ocean.

Cooking

On our January 2023 pilot at Chatmore the students considered the ethical and sustainable issues around our diets and all designed delicious vegan burgers.

BE Time

Students are able to practice BE time silent reflections sitting in the branches of this ancient tree, listening to the local bird song.

DVLS Projects

During our pilot, students also battled Roman Gladiators in our Multiverse Games pathway, designed a company that could improve the world in Enterprise and created a symbolic emblem to represent themselves in PEP.

BE Schools & Hubs

BE Hub, Arrington

Versatile Classroom

We have a well stocked open planned classroom for an cohort of 10 students. With computers for research, sofas for watching presentations and a maker space workshop

Large Hall

We have use of the large village hall and the municipal kitchens beneath the classroom.

Outside learning

Our Hub backs onto the Wimpole Hall country estate with acres of grassland and woodland, we also have access to a nearby playground/park.

Arrington Village Hall

The site has ample parking and is set back off the main road for safe drop of and pick ups.

Sept. 2023/24 Timetable and Fees

Three day a week flexible learning from Sept. 2024

Fees for Semester 2

Come for a trial day

BE Hub Arrington Sept. 2024/25 Timetable and Fees

We are taking bookings for September 2024

Patchwork BE Hub, Abington Woods, UK

Jeremiah Hall

The old scout hut at Abington Woods has all the facilities to deliver a DVLS Food Pathway, with its large community kitchen and science facilities.

Granta River

The river Granta boarders the property on two sides and is perfect for natural swimming in the summer months.

Outside learning

Abington Woods offer 2 acres of old woodland and meadows with many areas for adventure and learning skills. The site also boarders the local park with skating and basket ball facilities.

Permaculture Gardens

Patchwork have starting planting their orchard and are now ready to install a fruit and vegetable garden. They also have plans for a CSA (Community Supported Agricultural system) on a nearby farming field.

Personal Exploration Projects - An introduction to PEPs

Food Pathway - Introduction to Cooking and Growing a Permaculture Garden

Empathy Middle School, Bali

Empathy Middle school launched in January 2022 as an addition to the beautiful family run Empathy Primary School. Our Co-founder Zach has been delivering our full DVLS curriculum to a growing cohort of students.

Classroom without walls

Students at Empathy have a full biophilic connection with the local flora & fauna and the local culture in our bamboo structured, open air classrooms, surrounded by rice paddy fields.

Permaculture Garden

Students have built a large permaculture garden to produce food for the school kitchens and they have helped design a nutritious, sustainable and ethical vegan menu for all the students.

Outside learning

We take our students on regular trips outside the school to help them connect with each other, the local community and the local ecosystem.

Farmers Market

Our students run a monthly farmers market for the local community, learning about commerce, trade and civic responsibility.

Chatmore British International School, Bermuda

Chatmore is another beautiful family run independent school in the heart of Bermuda. From September 2023 they are delivering our DVLS curriculum as a hybrid model with iGCSEs to their high school students and are working towards an external accreditation for our DVQs (Da Vinci Qualifications).

Beautiful environments

Chatmore is set in a stunning Bermudan villa, surrounded by lawns, woodlands, vegetable gardens, etc. and the sea is a short drive away in all directions. Students make regular visits to the local marine biology labs to study the ocean.

Cooking

On our January 2023 pilot at Chatmore the students considered the ethical and sustainable issues around our diets and all designed delicious vegan burgers.

BE Time

Students are able to practice BE time silent reflections sitting in the branches of this ancient tree, listening to the local bird song.

DVLS Projects

During our pilot, students also battled Roman Gladiators in our Multiverse Games pathway, designed a company that could improve the world in Enterprise and created a symbolic emblem to represent themselves in PEP.