At iOi we’re passionate about interdisciplinary skills and promoting the value of learning as more than just for education. Our IM theme Learning and play explores this fascinating link. However, as this EdSurge podcasts shows us, the collaboration and experimentation that comes with music education can contribute to lifelong flourishing as well. If you were…
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As we’ve explored before, the arts are an inspiring and accessible way to increase empathy. This article from Thrive Global looks at the concept of ‘conscious listening‘. Through music we can of course learn about a culture other than our own. But by sharing the music of others we can also strengthen bonds with and…
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We love learning about the positive effects of simple, creative activities; it’s at the core of what we do at iOi and IM. Even better in this case, dancing is also a naturally communal activity that reinforces social bonds and benefits us all. So, feel the rhythm, catch the beat, and keep it moving. If…
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While tackling stress is important and has wide-reaching benefits, creative practice such as music could do so much more. Applying the creative skills gained to STEM subjects can unlock even greater learnings. It’s a test of the essential nature of the ‘A’ in STEAM. Playing and practising music brings a range of health and educational…
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We’re so excited to bring you the news that the first performance-based Cultural Residency at the Imagination Lab, the Institute of Imagination’s events space, will be BitterSuite‘s project, The Firebird Lab. The residency explores our Imagination Matters theme Empathy and will be series of multi-sensory workshops exploring the theme, using Stravinsky’s The Firebird as a…
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We’ve talked a lot about cultivating empathy through creativity. Expanding on this thought, this article on The Conversation, from Elizabeth Reid Boyd, Arts and Humanities Lecturer at Edith Cowan University, looks at the concept of ‘moral imagination‘. It’s rare in all our explorations that we exercise and ‘train’ this tool, and especially with such a…
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Now to a piece from Dezeen, where multi-sensory projects are multi-purpose. Advertisers, in this case Adidas, are engaging in collaborative installation projects to align their commercial message to wellbeing. Through special environments that immerse customers in multi-sensory spaces, partners are enhancing experiences and solidifying their brands. American rapper Childish Gambino has built a multi-sensory “wellness centre”…
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A lovely article from Nathan Dunne of The Guardian, showing us how understanding others can be a pretty basic art. With screens and space removing us from each other, something as simple as life drawing connects us. An intimate study of an unknown body reminds us of our own memories and feelings, and that others…
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