Feeling the feels · The Learning Garden

Feeling the feels

This week I’m back in a traditional classroom, teaching. TBH it’s hard. I see the looks on some of my students faces - that look of disengaged potential.

Whilst I do my best to organise things that are fun and engaging and stimulating for young minds, sometimes the confines of the walled classroom just don’t help.

So what did I do differently, yesterday, you ask?

I took them outside and into the garden of course!

The shift in mood (mine included) was palpable!

Eyes and demeanour went from low to high. The students began to self organise as we set out on a mission to create mandalas (a favourite of mine) out of found materials that lifted our spirits.

Sometimes it’s that easy. This is something I want to remind us all of.

The simple fact is that schools aren’t really designed for humans. But gardens are - They feed our souls and help to replenish depleted minds.

Just seeing the leaves sway in the wind and being able to interact with different textures and flowers and patterns and insects and the wind!

Anyway - consider this your reminder to create human environments for your students. They need it more than you think.

So do you.

Sam

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Feeling the feels