BE Hubs & Schools

Our DVLS curriculum is currently being delivered at:

BE Hub, Arrington, UK (for students aged 11-16).

Patchwork BE Hub, Abington Woods, UK are potentially starting a 7 - 11 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

A fun learning hub offering up to three days a week of Da Vinci Life-Skills (DVLS) transdisciplinary projects and maths & English Skill ups, as a flexible addition to self-directed home learning. We provide a relaxed, biophilic learning environment of up to 9 students aged 11 - 16 years old, specialising in entrepreneurship, design, the arts and vocational learning.

We are excited to be announcing the program for our second year at BE Hub Arrington after a wonderful first year. In our first year we made an alien animation film, designed products and games, adventured in Ancient Greece, built land art, went on trips to biophilic houses and redesigned our learning space! So we are looking forward to an enticing array of new DVLS projects for the next academic year. Come join the adventure!

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

Three day a week flexible learning from Sept. 2025

The DVLS Curriculum and Assessment framework are inline with the current national (and international) developments in PBL (project-based learning) and portfolio-based skills assessment. DVQs (Da Vinci Qualifications) have been accepted as a trusted qualification by a few universities so far and this is something that BE All (Biophilic Education Alliance) is working on expanding.

To help our older students be exam ready BE Hub Arrington are offering support with English, maths, art and DT GCSEs. Please contact us for more specific information on exam support.

Fees for Semesters 1 & 2 2024/25

Students can sign up for one to three pathways.
Fees must be paid upfront at the beginning of the semester.

Additional costs: CGP maths and English work books, 1 group novel for each pathway (1 per Semester), extra resources for PEPs. Extracurricular clubs costs are shared by the group. We have a 20% discount on all NEC online exam courses, parents will need to pay NEC directly for online support and the exam centres directly to sit exams.

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'

Patchwork Education Village are located in the stunning Abington Woods, 10 mins South of Cambridge, UK. In 2024/25 they are launching a new BE Hub to deliver the DVLS Food and PEP pathways 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.

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 Hubs & Schools

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

BE Hub Arrington 2024/25 Dates, Timetable and Fees

Three day a week flexible learning from Sept. 2025

Fees for Semesters 1 & 2 2024/25

Come for a trial day

Patchwork BE Hub, Abington Woods, UK

Patchwork Education Village are located in the stunning Abington Woods, 10 mins South of Cambridge, UK. In 2024/25 they are launching a new BE Hub to deliver the DVLS Food and PEP pathways 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.

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.