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What problem does it solve?

The SEEDS Regenerative Inquiry Cycle provides a precise, cyclical framework for guiding educators to design place-based learning experiences that are regenerative, rather than merely restorative or project-based.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Five-stage cycle: Sense, Envision, Experiment, Design to Last, and Share, enabling deep attunement, expert engagement, prototyping, ongoing stewardship, and honest impact assessment.
• Emphasis on quality of attention and non-human bio-empathy, ensuring projects begin with attunement to place and include ecological voices.
• Documentation-based assessment across stages, ensuring learning is visible throughout rather than focusing on a final product.
• Age-appropriate adaptation for early childhood and primary contexts, with explicit stewardship handoffs to future groups.

Quick Start

Provide the learning group and place context, then follow the five-stage template to design a SEEDS inquiry cycle.