Wonder Blog
Wonder Blog
inspiration for wonder
Social-Emotional Recess
“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 Temple of Flowers
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.
The Perfect Desk for the Creative Child
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.
The Wonder Village
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.
The Wonder Compass
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.
Top 100 visionaries in Education and Learning
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.
La cita de Albert Einstein sobre el proceso creativo
A (Success, Erfolg) = X (Work, Arbeit) + Y (Fun, Muße)+ Z (Silence, Mund zu Halten) is the formula of creativty that Einstein left us. Also painters Francisco de Goya y Pablo Picasso explored about how they got the inspiration to create.
Albert Einstein on the Creative Process
A (Success, Erfolg) = X (Work, Arbeit) + Y (Fun, Muße)+ Z (Silence, Mund zu Halten) is the formula of creativty that Einstein left us. Also painters Francisco de Goya y Pablo Picasso explored about how they got the inspiration to create.
Albert Einstein, Master of Wonder
Wonder opens the door to some of our most magical skills, such as curiosity, ingenuity and initiative. It awakens us, and becomes the first step on the journey of new discoveries, resolved mysteries and innovative solutions that will help bring about human progress.
The Outdoor Classroom
Environmental education, social emotional learning, experiential learning, outdoor education, creativity, sustainability, mindfulness, community engagement… isn’t it all we’ve been talking about in the last years? We’re making it happen in Fort Greene Park
5 Tips for Outdoor Learning
Want to bring your classroom to the park? Today we share 5 tips for teachers and schools bringing their classrooms outdoors. You don’t need to bring the desks! Nature is a great natural classroom - here are some ideas for transforming your lessons into experiential learning ones.
Autonomy: A Learning Goal
Autonomous children are not only a blessing for their parents! It’s also a key learning element for the children to build their self-confidence, find purpose and walk their own paths. The world needs children who rule the art of living and thinking with independence.
Ingenuity, the design-thinking child
Design thinking requires developing a visual and systemic mind and being versed in Math and Physics to learn the techniques and mechanisms for action. That said, it also needs a great relationship with curiosity, empathy, and wonder to really understand the needs and possibilities.
Following the fairy of curiosity
Today I followed my curiosity and ended up in a viewpoint with some of the best views of the Pyrenees. It is called Mirador de Santa María and is located in Panticosa, Valle de Tena, on the Aragonese side of the Pyrenees. This magical pathway was irresistible.
What We Mean By Wonder
It’s time to take Wonder seriously! This is not about unicorns in a swimming pool, but rather about the inner ability to keep our curiosity alive and in service of finding the path towards what we hope.
The Four Learning Elements
Our children are the future. And we need to prepare them to lead the regeneration of our planet and the reconnection of humankind. What fundamental skills do they need to fulfill this mission?
The Wonder Method
Welcome to the blog of School of Wonder, where we present our “adventure-based learning” method to teach creativity and SEL skills
Creativity: A Learning Goal
Forging a sustainable future for the planet requires creative minds. School of Wonder exists to help children remember the wonder in the simple forms of Nature and to equip them with the creative and social emotional tools that can transform their dreams into very real inventions and creative solutions.
Adventures with Gaia
Inspired to help Gaia, the mythical Mother Earth, the Wonder Kids embark on imaginative and real journeys throughout the most magical corners of Prospect Park, following maps and completing missions along the way.