Gaia sends the Wonder Kids two enchanting visitors who leave behind trails of creativity and musical notes that linger like whispers in the frosty air.

Puppetry creates a container in the forest in which care, kindness, and social interaction is encouraged.

At the School of Wonder, we strive to establish an environment in which Wonder Kids can become conscious global citizens who act in service to the environmental and social causes of our shared home.

“The future can be how we want it to be! We just have to build it!”

The Wonder Magicians are the creative teachers and guest artists who guide the Wonder kids through adventures – but they’re also so much more. Here you’ll learn about the incredible people who facilitate the after school programs and Wonder Camps!

“Something that I've learned from this opportunity has been that social emotional growth can happen and it's way faster than I would have thought” - Nicole (5th grade teacher)

The theme of this recent Spring Break Camp, Guardians of the Community, brought the Wonder Kids on an adventure to explore the people and places in our neighborhood who care, protect and give personality to Brooklyn’s local culture. In the five mini fields trips throughout the week, here is what they discovered.

Essayist, poet, and wonderer Maria Popova speaks at the New York Society of Ethical Culture in Manhattan, and School of Wonder reports back on what we learned.

A few Wonder Kids scurry across the park — printed-off ballot forms in hand — asking voters to come by the poll to vote for their most aligned manifesto. There is an hour before the poll closes and already voters are coming through to have their voice heard. Real electoral democracy happening before everyone’s eyes!

Using the map to find the portal, the group reaches the back end of the Wonder Village. A black squirrel scurries across the group—Gaia is sending the group a guide to the portal! The Wonder Kids follow the squirrel, crossing beyond the previously set Wonder Village boundaries into a newfound freedom together.

Everyone runs over to the Temple and starts to envision what the space could look like. The most immediate realization is that there are no flowers in the Temple. With paint brushes and watercolor palettes, the Wonder Kids decide to bring the Temple of Flowers to life on paper.

Your kid’s desk is the atelier of wonder, where all the creativity and inspiration happens. Here are some basic conditions to create an inspiring space, and some key supplies good to have them handy when they want to express themselves creatively.

Our outdoor after school program takes place in the “Wonder Village” - a whimsical forest in Prospect Park where kids go on missions that lead them to play together and build relationships.

This is a free activity for parents to bring some wonder to their beach days - Building a DIY fort with your children is always an unforgettable experience! You just need to bring two blankets, some string and a few more optional things, such as clothespins or hair ties.

The design of all our work is based on the Wonder Compass — a learning framework composed of four main areas of knowledge: community, creativity, autonomy, and earth stewardship.

We have been creating and embarking on immersive adventures since 2017. Read about some of the past adventures on this blog.

The Wonder Adventures are clues games and gymkhanas with an exciting story as a common thread. Guided by fantastic beings (rocks, trees and other natural elements of the park) who speak through podcasts and lead the adventurers to a imagination team game following maps, solving puzzles and doing creative missions along the way.

Spying on Humanity was one of our first adventures back in 2017. It was designed as a mission in which kids had the opportunity to make observations about human interactions, feelings and discoveries in a park setting by pretending they were spies.

This week at the School of Wonder we are celebrating that our Executive Director and Founder Marta Pascual Barea has been awarded with the GFEL prize for her role shaping the future of Education and Learning.

Dazzled. Overwhelm. Brewing excitement.

Parents and children awaiting their instructions.

Shyly stepping forwards, confidence rising as envelopes are passed and stickers are assigned.

What happens next?