Teaching Loving Kindness to kids by Christine Carter, Phd of Greater Good Parents: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/gg_live/parenting_videos/video/meditating_with_kids/?utm_source=April+RH+2013&utm_campaign=Raising+Happiness&utm_medium=email
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Sacred Shadow Studio Update #1 – Origami-style Tree Shadow Maker
Making sacred tree shadows: Playing with light and shadows is pretty fun! Can’t wait to see how it turns out at Mind Unwind this June. I hope you enjoy exploring the space of the Sacred Shadow as if a 2 year old, in divine celebration of being in the world. Hope to see you there!… Continue reading Sacred Shadow Studio Update #1 – Origami-style Tree Shadow Maker
Walk Through Green Space Could Help Put Brain In State Of Meditation, Study Finds
Entering a more ‘zen’ mindset could be as easy as taking a walk in the park, according to a small new study. New research from scientists at Heriot-Watt University in the U.K. conducted mobile brain electrical activity testing on volunteers to find that the brain enters a meditative state when going through green spaces. The… Continue reading Walk Through Green Space Could Help Put Brain In State Of Meditation, Study Finds
Meditation technique enhances children’s mental health
Mindfulness, a form of meditation, has been shown to help with a wide range of mental health conditions and improve well-being in adults. However, few trials have evaluated its effectiveness in children. Professor Willem Kuyken from the Mood Disorders Centre at the University of Exeter is presenting new research findings from a feasibility trial which… Continue reading Meditation technique enhances children’s mental health
Student’s origami-centered project wins 1st place at state Science Fair
McKinney student’s origami-centered project wins 1st place at state Science Fair Photo courtesy of Tina Huynh – Faubion Middle School eighth-grader Carolyn Huynh shows off her first-place project last week at the state Science Fair in San Antonio. Huynh’s project won the junior division’s mathematical sciences category through its display of how math relates to… Continue reading Student’s origami-centered project wins 1st place at state Science Fair
Parents Encourage Creativity in Kids by Helping Them Tinker – WSJ.com
By MOLLY BAKER[TINKERING Brothers Noah and Jacob take a break from engineering with some recreational gun play near their cardboard-box stronghold.Like a lot of boys, Jacob and Noah Budnitz like to build things. And they like to take things apart. re identifying projects that teach these skills. Photo: Rich Addicks for The Wall Street Journal.… Continue reading Parents Encourage Creativity in Kids by Helping Them Tinker – WSJ.com
Top 10 skills children learn from the arts
You don’t find school reformers talking much about how we need to train more teachers in the arts, given the current obsession with science, math, technology and engineering (STEM), but here’s a list of skills that young people learn from studying the arts. They serve as a reminder that the arts — while important to… Continue reading Top 10 skills children learn from the arts
The Workyard Kit: Teaching science & math through play | KaBOOM!
Posted by Kerala Taylor on January 3, 2013 How do you recreate the value of playing with sticks and dirt? When it comes to playing, industrial designer Cas Holman admits, “You really can’t beat letting kids play in nature.” But that hasn’t stopped her from trying. The Workyard Kit, Holman’s latest invention, riffs on the… Continue reading The Workyard Kit: Teaching science & math through play | KaBOOM!
What is the Outdoor Classroom by Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson’s new book, Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms, clarifies the vision of the outdoor classroom, and explains simply and clearly how it addresses the needs of today’s children. He kindly agreed to share some extracts with Collage readers. I hope these selections encourage you to get and read this excellent book. The Outdoor Classroom: Fulfilling a… Continue reading What is the Outdoor Classroom by Eric Nelson
Natural Play in the Preschool Yard by Mary Rivkin
Imagine a circle of 15″ high logs, tops flattened, spaced just so a four-year-old can leap from one to the next, and if she tumbles, the ground is close. Sometimes the new walkers lay claim to the circle because the logs are just right for cruising. Another time, the threes cluster in the circle to… Continue reading Natural Play in the Preschool Yard by Mary Rivkin