It’s so encouraging to see a building for children win an award from architecture’s most prestigious body, the RIBA. In fact, three of the four finalists were educational buildings. Children Village shows that functional buildings for children can still be well-designed and inspiring. Children Village, a new school complex on the edge of the rainforest…
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What sounds like progress to us is someone responding to the needs of a changing world. Charles Ofori Antipem‘s inspirational story is about adapting solutions without conceding to limitations. With rapid growth expecting highly-qualified STEM experts, this Ghanaian entrepreneur is anticipating the call and making sure that his community is ready to answer it. “Sir,…
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As our thoughts turn to the new academic year ahead, it seems obvious that schools need to create an inspirational environment for young people. And not just to increase learning; for us, making children feel safe, happy and engaged is a goal in itself. So why is the practice so far behind the thinking? Sharing…
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The school environment is about more than just learning, but any challenge becomes particularly pertinent when it affects children’s school days. With a bold plan in a city with so little green space, a joint initiative is on a mission to fight overheating by drastically overhauling schoolyards and playgrounds. And the dream doesn’t stop there,…
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“It’s what Leonardo da Vinci did”, say the STEAM-advocate trio of scientist, researcher and professor. It does neatly explain the essential inclusion of humanities, languages, music, design and new media (to highlight a few) into scientific education. Think of the ‘A’ as the glue between the elements, allowing teachers and students to bridge the gap…
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From May to August on Imagination Matters, we’re focusing on the theme of Empathy. Imagination helps us put ourselves in the minds of others, see things from their perspective and consider how our actions impact them. We’re delighted to share an article from our Imaginator for Empathy, Dame Darcey Bussell, DBE. Read her thoughtful examination…
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In our quest for inspiring innovation, creativity and solutions through imagination, what if one of our vital tools is broken? Speaker, author and activist, Manish Jain, believes our education system is producing a society which actually creates issues such as poverty and global warming. His solution for this is a radical theory called ‘unlearning’. This…
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We’re passionate about anything that inspires imagination, creativity, and a love of learning in children. With primary school art falling lower and lower on the list of priorities in favour of letters and numbers, we’re losing this vital part of educational development. Primary art specialist Emily Gopaul shows us how to avoid leaving art out…
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We’re always looking for new and creative ways to inspire learning. In this article, Chris Weller brings together the current thinking around how we learn and how we can do it better. It’s an invaluable list of practical things we can all do to make learning more effective and, most importantly, more enjoyable. Kids can and…
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