Get to Know Us
Our journey, vision, mission and values, and the community growing around them.
Our Journey
The idea of the Hub is one which has been evolving over the past eight years; what started with an unplanned exit from mainstream education to home education for Jo's family, led to a growing desire to see innovative learning opportunities embedded in a heart shaped learning community for young people in Bristol. Jo initially explored opening a progressive school in Bristol and was in active conversations with Lumiar and Learn Life. The realities of trying to open an official school became evident and these conversations were simply part of the learning journey.
Over this time Caroline has been growing Bravely and her growing passion for innovative learning experiences as well as taking her son out of mainstream education. Fabienne's passion for flourishing education continues in her PhD research at the University of Bristol.
The Hub idea became a reality when Caroline, Fabienne and Jo all connected at the end of 2022. Together, they have had the privilege of having global conversations with many inspiring pioneers and disruptors of the education system; these conversations have been exploring what would post-industrial education in a tech driven world look like? Some of these have been captured in Fabienne's weekly podcast.
The reality is we don’t know what the future of education looks like, but as a team they are excited to explore the ‘what’ as well as the ‘why’ with young people, educators, parents, researchers, and anyone else who has a niggle of a question that is saying ‘is our education system equipping our young people to be future ready?’
The team are in the early stages of this journey – they invite you join them; they invite your young people to join them, they invite you to share with others…
Vision
To create an environment and grow a community which equips young people are future ready, confident and courageous with a deep sense of self and equipped to respond to the challenges the world faces.
We are using community spaces in these early years but we have a big dream for our own space; a place co-created and designed by the young people enabling our mission to fully develop.
Mission
Our mission is:
To create a safe and nurturing environment rich in learning opportunities, enabling young people to pursue their passions and discover a deep sense of self.
To enable passion led learning
To learn and grow together from a physical location embedded in a city-wide network
To develop a community of life long, life wide, life deep learners.
Values
Curiosity
We're life long, life wide, life deep learners - learning from and with each other. We are curious about how the world works and our role within it.
Community
We’re inclusive, we appreciate difference and we know we’re stronger when we journey together. Community is at the heart of our Hub.
Courage
We’re brave, we boldly communicate, we’re willing to be vulnerable and we’re prepared to take risks.
Integrity
We’re true to what we believe, we honour and trust ourselves and each other. We’re open and honest with our successes and our failures.
Meet the Hub Team
Our team bring a diverse range of skills and extraordinary breadth of experience across many different disciplines.
We have a core team consisting of Caroline, Jo & Matt, and a fantastic Advisory Board. Alongside this, some amazing learning guides and wider collaborators who add to the rich tapestry of our team.
Our Parent Community
We have a growing parent community and are currently planning an exciting programme of online and in-person events. Stay connected to learn more.
A huge thank you to one of our partners, MoSAIC for helping us with AI image generation and teaching us how to do it!
Stories & testimonials
“'For me, as a teacher-researcher in the School of Education, the partner HUB is such a beacon of hope as far as rich, creative, empowering education is concerned. Students want to be there, they are free to engage in different ways, and at their own pace and are valued for who they are. This is a joy to witness.'”
Dr Lucy Wenham · researcher, School of Education, University of Bristol
“Streams provided my daughter with a nurturing and safe space when she needed it most. The support, encouragement, and sense of belonging she experienced there made a deep and lasting impact on her confidence and wellbeing. We’re incredibly grateful for the staff and the ethos of the Hub—it truly helped her reconnect with learning and herself.”
Hannah · parent in our community
“The facilitators at Streams Learning Hub are truly child centred, they have a strong nurturing stance which supports teens to become their best. My son loves attending and his confidence grows as he continues to enjoy all that they offer.”
Amy · parent in our community
“As a working single parent, it's been a relief to find somewhere organised and expansive that my son could go and learn in a structured way without all the restrictions and rules school poses. I love how forward thinking everyone is and the evolving of the learning opportunities and the community.”
Vicky · parent in our community
“Every young person is celebrated for who they are, and each time I step into the hub I am struck by the dedication and passion of the facilitators. This is a truly inspiring space, and we are very grateful to be part of it.”
Janey · parent in our community
“My daughter has attended Streams art sessions for the past two years. Streams has given her a sense of belonging and the support we have both been given has just been amazing.”
Charlotte · parent in our community
Say hello
If you or someone you know has a skill or passion you would like to share with our young people, we would love to hear from you.