Nube Lab

Creative education for a sustainable future

Nube is reimagining education for a world in crisis. Traditional systems aren't preparing us for the challenges we face today. We use art, play, and experimentation to turn everyday experiences into powerful learning moments. By strengthening creativity and emotional intelligence, we help people of all ages develop the critical thinking, adaptability, and empathy needed to build a better future.

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Overview

HundrED has selected this innovation to

HundrED 2022

21st Century Skills in Latin America and the Caribbean

Updated April 2025

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2012

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6.2K 2022

5.6K 2023

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Target group

We aim to contribute to a transformative and accessible education, where creativity and sensitivity are key tools for people to face today’s challenges with critical thinking, imagination and adaptability.

About the innovation

About Nube

We are a foundation that transforms education by integrating art and creativity into the learning process of children, youth, and adults. We design meaningful educational experiences that spark imagination, strengthen social-emotional skills, and open up new ways of thinking about the world.

Why Nube Lab?

We live in a world that is changing exponentially. The skills of the past are no longer enough. Today, we need to prepare people to think critically, solve problems from multiple perspectives, collaborate, and act with empathy and vision. At Nube Lab, we believe that creativity and art are the best starting point to activate those capacities.

How do we work?

We began in public education, aiming to impact the entire educational community: students, teachers, and families. Soon, we realized that creativity transcends age and context, which led us to expand our approach to reach the broader community.

- Nube Workshop:
In our workshop, we connect with people of all ages through creative activities that nurture sensitivity and imagination.

- Nube in Schools:
We train and support teaching teams to foster creativity in children and youth throughout the school system, maximizing our impact.

- Nube Everywhere:
We transform everyday spaces into creative experiences for everyone, through installations and public activities.

- Nube Resources:
We share our vision and methodology across multiple platforms—from our kiosk to TV programs and printed publications.

- Nube in Public Policy:
We work to position creativity and sensitivity as critical dimensions in developing future-ready skills, influencing key players in the educational and social systems.

Impact & scalability

Impact & Scalability

Nube Lab aims to integrate contemporary art in education. Their method, based on building collaborative networks of artists as educators, has proven numerous successful experiences, that has democratised access to art and culture for more than eight thousand children in Chile. Nube Lab uses accessible materials that are easy to find, which gives the project the potential to scale.

HundrED Academy/Advisory Board Reviews

The long-term training of teachers and artists allows the innovation to expand nationally. They also have the potential to scale to other countries through the development of virtual training.

Nube Lab generates impact because it allows children to learn and think about global problems through art, also teachers are trained in order to guide students. The work with artists and workshops visits is a way of learning outside the classroom.

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Media

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Diversity as a Resource: Migrant Experiences at Nube In 2016, Nube welcomed students from various countries, using this diversity as a creative resource. Activities were designed to reflect personal experiences and promote coexistence based on conversation and close interaction. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1845/?tmstv=1744176824

The Artistic Life of Objects At Nube, recycled objects—once considered waste—are given new life through the creative process. By reusing materials, children transform and revalue these objects, uncovering their artistic possibilities. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1848/?tmstv=17441768811848.pdf

Tallereando: Collaborative Practices at Nube At Nube, tallerear means gathering in artists' studios to explore and discuss their creative processes. These informal meetings foster the exchange of ideas, techniques, and references, ensuring that Nube’s activities remain innovative and pedagogically effective. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1854/?tmstv=17441769701854.pdf

Counterpoints of the Art + Education Binomial at Nube Nube operates at the intersection of contemporary art and education, exploring how to teach something that has no single form, and how to convey both techniques and abstract concepts. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1830/?tmstv=1744176580

Art and the Body: Unlearning and Experimentation This text explores how the Nube Method integrates the body and encourages an "unlearning" of traditional school postures. Its activities allow children to experiment with diverse positions and use their bodies in expansive, exploratory ways. https://nubelab.cl/download/1827/?tmstv=17441765231827.pdf

Doing Workshop This text explores the notion of the “Workshop” at Nube—a space for making, where learning happens through discovery. Far from pre-defined solutions, Nube focuses on learning by doing and activating everyone’s engagement to foster collaboration. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1823/?tmstv=17441763371823.pdf

Technologies of Enchantment This text explores art as a form of technology—one that can transform ordinary objects into magical experiences. Nube’s years of experience show how materials, actions, and ways of seeing come together to foster constant creative exploration. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1858/?tmstv=1744177012

Open Knowledges: A Reflection on Nube’s Activities Nube is a creative lab with diverse outcomes across its initiatives. This text proposes evaluation criteria that highlight “open knowledges”—flexible forms of learning that transcend the classroom. These knowledges allow for multiple paths and outcomes, adapting to the uniqueness of each learner. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1851/1851

Verdeizar: The Aesthetic Dimension of Sustainability Explore an invented concept that guides Nube’s core principles: “Verdeizar.” It is both an ethic and an aesthetic—one that goes beyond sustainability to include low-cost or recycled materials, collaborative human relationships, and the value of processes. See article: https://nubelab.cl/download/1861/1861.pdf

Implementation steps

How can the Nube Method be brought to any context?

We work with schools and communities through programs tailored to their specific needs. But here are some key principles that summarize our method and can guide its implementation anywhere.

Engage the body in the process:

We engage the body in unexpected ways, connecting doing with thinking.

Use simple, accessible materials:

Everyday and reused materials promote sustainability and adaptability.

Embrace aesthetics:

Beauty sparks curiosity, activates the senses, and invites new ways of seeing the world.

Integrate play as a learning tool:

Spontaneous exploration connects knowledge with everyday life.

Artist-teacher as mediator:

A creative pedagogy that merges artistic sensibility with educational purpose.