Wonder Blog
Wonder Blog
inspiration for wonder
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.
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.
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 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.
Environmental Education
Wonder Kids can explore the state of our environment through a lens of wonder and curiosity instead of fear.
Adventure-based Learning
The School of Wonder is developing a unique methodology combining experiential learning, story-telling and outdoor education. To create a unforgettable learning experience we follow these four steps.
The Need for Creative, Social and Emotional Skills
Humanity is necessarily moving towards more evolved tasks and more flexible mindsets, led by the new possibilities of technology and global connection.