REIMAGINE WHAT SCHOOL CAN BE
Lasting change in schools rarely begins with new initiatives or redesigned spaces. It begins when the people within a school take time to reflect on who they are, what they believe, and how their decisions shape the everyday experience of learning. When that internal work is given attention, questions of culture, environment, and design are no longer about fixing problems, but about creating places that feel purposeful and worth belonging to.
This belief sits at the center of Thomas Riddle’s work. Drawing on decades as a teacher, school leader, and designer of immersive learning environments, he works alongside educators who sense that school can be different from what it has become. Through speaking, coaching, consulting, and writing, Thomas helps leaders begin with personal transformation and extend that work outward into the spaces, stories, and cultures that shape learning every day.
Begin transforming your learning environment today.
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IMMERSIVE LEARNING SPACE GUIDE
Ready to transform your classroom into an engaging, dynamic learning environment? Download our FREE Immersive Learning Spaces Planning Guide! This comprehensive guide is packed with insightful questions to help you create captivating spaces that spark student engagement and boost learning outcomes.
Those who follow Thomas' work include leaders in the fields of education, business, entertainment, design and non-profits, partially growing from the success of his global education initiatives, Adventures in Learning with Indiana Jones and Star Wars in the Classroom, as well as his popular TEDx talk, Reimagineering Education.
His keynotes, workshops and consulting sessions leave participants excited, emboldened and empowered to change their lives as well as their world.
Click below to watch Thomas' encore presentation of Reimagineering Education at the TEDxGreenville Salon.
IF YOU DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
WE CAN HELP.
From classrooms to boardrooms, Thomas has a proven track record of combining imagination and creativity with technical know-how to generate innovative ideas that can transform your school or business. Whether you need an engaging speaker or workshop facilitator or want to get equipped to design your own immersive learning experiences, Thomas can work with you to bring the art and science of learning design to your school, company or organization.
New Book Now Available
Imagineering Education: A Guide to Creating the Most Magical Schools on Earth invites educators and school leaders to rethink what is possible when schools are designed as experiences, not just collections of schedules, policies, and programs. Inspired in part by the principles behind Disney Imagineering, Thomas Riddle explores how story, space, and culture can be intentionally shaped to create learning environments that are engaging, immersive, and deeply human. Grounded in more than three decades of work in education, the book offers a compelling vision for schools where curiosity is sparked, belonging is felt, and learning becomes something students want to be part of.
Grab the Companion to Imagineering Education
Bring wonder, purpose, and creativity into your classroom with Imagineer Your School: 11 Ways to Transform Education. This powerful, practical guide is packed with real-world strategies inspired by Disney Imagineering—designed to help educators create immersive, emotionally engaging learning experiences that spark curiosity and ignite student engagement.
Start designing the most magical learning spaces on Earth today!
THE IMAGINEERING EDUCATION COURSE
Sign up for our self-paced online course that empowers educators to transform their classrooms into immersive, story-rich environments where curiosity thrives and students feel truly engaged. Drawing inspiration from the world of theme park design—and the visionary work of Disney’s Imagineers—this course blends storytelling, intentional space design, and student-centered strategies to reimagine what learning can look and feel like. Whether you're a teacher, administrator, or community advocate for education, you'll walk away with practical tools, creative ideas, and a renewed sense of purpose to make school a place of wonder, meaning, and deep learning. It’s time to dream bigger—and design better.
The magic is in the design. The wonder is in the experience. The future is in your classroom.
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