Once again World Forum team member Kirsten Haugen has found something unique to ponder. So check this out and think about whether it has any application for your program.
A paper published by researchers at the Stanford University and the University of Minnesota, "Awe Expands People’s Perception of Time, Alters Decision Making, and Enhances Well-Being," concludes...
"When do people feel as if they are rich in time? Not often, research and daily experience suggest. However, three experiments showed that participants who felt awe, relative to other emotions, felt they had more time available and were less impatient.
"Participants who experienced awe were also more willing to volunteer their time to help others, more strongly preferred experiences over material products, and experienced a greater boost in life satisfaction.... These changes in decision making and well being were due to awe’s ability to alter the subjective experience of time. Experiences of awe bring people into the present moment, which underlies awe’s capacity to adjust time perception, influence decisions, and make life feel more satisfying than it would otherwise."
Inspiring Spaces not only talks about how to create inspiring classroom spaces, but also is highly inspirational through its generous display of creative classroom spaces. The book is built around seven principles of design:
An inspiring environment is essential for helping young children learn. The Rating Observation Scale for Inspiring Environments challenges teachers to examine classrooms in a totally new way — with an eye for what is aesthetically beautiful and inspiring.
This groundbreaking tool assesses classrooms in a whole new way!
This book is a companion observation guide for Inspiring Spaces for Young Children.
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Is that why all these time crunched people go around saying AWESOME all day? To capture that which is lost... Their ability to stop and look around and see the wonders of their everyday life.
First Church Preschool
Temple, Texas, United States
Our center recently had the team from Inspiring Spaces come and help us execute a classroom makeover. We did our two year old class and it has turned out beautifully. You can do this by re-using and re-purposing items you already have, painting a few walls and changing lighting. Our two year olds will enjoy this new environment, and experience the beauty of nature in their everyday world.
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