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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:

• Nature inspires beauty
• Color generates interest
• Furnishing defines space
• Texture adds depth
• Displays enhance the environment
• Elements enhance ambiance
• Focal points attract attention

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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