By Zuzana Vasko (PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University; Artist) For me, one of the great values of imagination is that it affords us the ability to empathise with others. It is a feat of imagination, after all, to understand what it might be like to be in the situation of another, to feel […]
Category: Imaginative Ecological Education (IEE): Activities & Insights
Learn how to engage imagination in learning to support the development of ecological understanding and sense of place.
#185DaysOfWalks
By Bela Luis (Grade 1/2 Multi-age Teacher, MEd student in Outdoor Learning) In the spring of 2017, I visited a small school named Brandt Argyle, just north of Winnipeg, Canada. I took many lessons away from that visit, but the one that resonated with me most was that of their daily morning walks. I decided […]
Naturally Inspired, Imaginative Writing: The Walking Curriculum & Intermediate Students
By Darcie Booth (Grade 5 Teacher/MEd Student in Imaginative Education) Why should intermediate teachers use the Walking Curriculum (Judson, 2018)? Simply stated, it emotionally connects your students to their natural surroundings and awakens their imaginations. The Walking Curriculum can inspire, improve and increase written output for your students’ creative writing. As a Grade 5 classroom […]