Subterrain Ant Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkBd2p2piU&feature=related

FactoryReef in Croatia

Check. it. out.

CCM video from Saturday

Observations:

_Stairs - too many
_Where do you put the strollers?
_Children don't perceive obstacles. They just step on things or jump over them.
_Run from one place to another
_They use their whole body to move around
_Abuse exhibits and space
_Varying levels of involvement from Parents

Add more observations if you notice any.

826 Valencia

Here's the link to 826 Valencia, Dave Egger's non-profit writing workshop/tutoring center.

http://www.826valencia.org/

We should check out the Chicago one!

Link to images

Here is the link to my flickr images. look on the side under the set titled "studio".

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27344784@N08/sets/72157607181075705/

Good Magazine - Playground Article

Couldn't link the article directly so I've uploaded it to our folder on the portal. Check it out.

Thoughts on Sir Ken's Creativity Talk

-unpredictability of what the world will be like in 5, 10, 15 years__how do we prepare children for this?

-children innately have creativity, curiosity, fearlessness...how do we evoke/harness these qualities in adults?

-Hierarchy of subjects in education:
top - math, lang
humanities
arts
art and music
drama and dance
-the most useful subjects are those geared towards work...is this what the goal of education is?
-the system of public education is geared towards university entrance
-academics, academic inflation

-Intelligence is interactive (brain isn't divided into compartments)...this is how the space should be as well
-educating the whole being