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Imagination Classrooms // Week 1 wrap

A magician, a driver, a dancer and a mentor on the road talking about Imagination Classrooms. “Hey, what’s an imagination classroom? I don’t know. What’s the imagination? I don’t know. I’m trying to figure that out. Do you know? So, why don’t we go ask some kids? That’s a great idea. Let’s get in the…

Case Study: AIME Becomes the First JOY Corps Enacting the 7 Levers

AIME has pioneered youth mentoring and is recognized for its innovative approach to mentoring. Now, a systems change lab AIME operates in 52 countries. Challenge: In 2020, AIME faced the challenge of aligning its global organizational values with the emerging challenges due to the global pandemic. As AIME adapted, the origins of the JOY Corps…

10 Questions to Prompt Creating an Imagination Classroom Outdoors

We invite you to participate in an imagination classroom development exercise as part of the global 10K classroom project powered by AIME. We believe that imagination classrooms can take on many forms, and we want to hear from people in every country on what they envision as an imagination classroom. We encourage you to think…

What is an Imagination Classroom by Parul

(JOHN LENNON’S IMAGINE TUNE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND) Imagine there’s a classroom It’s easy if you try No walls separating us Above us, only sky Imagine all the students Leading our way Ah Imagine there’s no teachers It isn’t hard to do Just a bunch of mentors Collectively dreaming, too Imagine all the community Being…

What is an Imagination Classroom by Esther

Welcome to Imagination Classroom, a magical place where learning is not just about acquiring information but also about unlocking your creative potential This is a space where your ideas and imaginations can take flight and where there are no limits to what you can achieve, and where everyone is free to let their creativity and…

What is an Imagination Classroom by Kylie

Taking from my past of religious bindings – when asked or taught to worship, there is a church in which you can go to pray/speak with your deity. On the flip side, it’s also taught that your deity is everywhere. You can pray/worship/talk to “god” everywhere and anywhere. Your body is the temple. In the…

What is an imagination classroom by Sarue

The imagination is the golden pathway to everywhere.The man who has no imagination has no wings. What is now proved was once only imagined. Imagination is more important than knowledge. An imagination classroom is a way of giving kids room to question and ponder over things they have experienced or want to experience. It gives…

What is an Imagination Classroom by Blake

Classroom = learning environment.  Imagination = dreams, creations, wonder, curiosity, colorful mind.  Imagination classroom = Experiences of learning that encourage our curiosity, creativity,  wonder and awe.  It is not WHAT we learn that is important as much as HOW we learn. And how we learn how to learn.  Traditional education is trapped in a study…

What is an Imagination classroom by Sarineh

An imagination classroom is a space of stillness. A space where there are options to play, write and explore, but also to do nothing.When we remove the pressure to “do something”, to create or imagine, we can allow ideas to flow naturally. Imaginative moments can come up when doing something labelled mundane and boring, like…