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Annual Report 2022

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Imagination Circle Session May : In Defense of a Place Called School

6. Imagination Circle spotlight: In Defense of a Place Called School In March 2020, when schools had closed in most countries and people everywhere were searching for new ways to live, learn and work together in a world locked down by a global pandemic,Morna McNultystarted asking her students to reimagine school. Morna is an arts and education specialist teaching at Towson University in…

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Imagination Circle Session - April - Learning through Curiosity and Imagination

Friends,Did you know 98% of 4-5 year olds have a genius level imagination? This is what a NASA study found several years ago. If you’ve watched this George Land TEDx talk, you’ll have seen that the study also showed that by the time they’re 10 years old, just 30% of children are still at that level of imaginative thinking. And by age 15, this has dropped to 12%. So what do we…

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Imagination Circle / March Monthly Session - The Forest of Imagination

Friends,One day in 2020, artist and filmmaker Andrew Amondson dropped into a conference session where Dr Penny Hay, researcher into creative pedagogies, asked everyone to draw themselves as a tree – “What if you could plant a tree that would save the world… and what if that tree is you?”. Something went click, connected, and they’ve been working together on Forest of Imagination ever since. What…

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Imagination Circle Updates Moving into 2023

Plenty has happened since our last update in November and there’s plenty on the horizon. Here’s a quick view: 1. Save the date: Next co-working session – Thursday 8 March Our next co-working session is set for Thursday 8 March. Focus areas: building knowledge around imagination practice in our education systems, populating an imagination resource base, designing the life and work of the…

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Imagination TV : Educating at the Margins

Imagination is the beginning of human thought and action; action drives change. We want to see imagination in action to transform education, and we’re inviting you to be part of the change. Join this series of Imagination TV sessions hosted specially for the LearningPlanet Festival, to hear from communities around the world using imagination to rethink the challenges of our time. In this first…

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Imagination at LearningPlanet Festival!

Imagination is the beginning of human thought and action; action drives change. We want to see imagination in action to transform education, and we’re inviting you to be part of the change. Discover this series of Imagination TV sessions hosted specially for the LearningPlanet Festival by AIME and LearningPlanet, to hear from communities around the world using imagination to rethink the…

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Imagination TV : Imagination in times of Climate Crisis

On Thursday 27 November, live on IMAGI-NATION {TV}, AIME and #LearningPlanet hosted a 90-minute round-the-world special following the close of COP 27.  In this time of climate crisis, space needs to be carved for imagination. This Imagination TV session will bring together leaders tackling the climate crisis with imagination. Whether leading new campaigns for climate action, flipping classroom…

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Summary of Imagination Circle Launch!

Ever had a new thought or idea pop into your mind and wondered, “Where did that come from?”…Probably from your imagination. Imagination is the beginning of human thought and action; action drives change. We want to see imagination in action to transform education, and we’re inviting you to be part of the change! Discover the session here! What happened at the Imagination Circle session? On…

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Healthy adult and children relations - Edition 1

Hi, My name is Vhutali and I am an AIME Global Mentor in South Africa. I am working on a systems change project on Healthy Child-Adult Relations where I will be having 100 conversations in 100 days to imagine a future of healthy adult and children relations. Listen to the podcast below and get in touch if you would like to spend some time chatting with me. Safety of minors all around the…

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Quick-fire questions with Adriana from Operation Crayweed

1) What’s the environmental impact of the current work – what’s the carbon capture, research impact etc. Impact of Operation Crayweed to date: Operation Crayweed is considered Australia’s most successful seaweed restoration project to date We have reversed local extinction of crayweed in Sydney and re-established crayweed forests in 7 reefs, representing about 8,000 m2 restored (and continuing…

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Teacher Appreciation Week - 10,000 Imagination Classrooms

Teacher Appreciation Week is just around the corner, and it’s a chance to show our gratitude for our educators’ kind work and dedication. These individuals play a role in sparking creativity in the minds and characters of the next generation, and it’s fantastic to celebrate their efforts. Our society’s innovation comes from the imagination sparks in the classroom, compassion for one another, and…

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Imagination Classrooms Week 1 wrap

“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 Embassy. I reckon we take this Embassy all the way around Australia, ask students and teachers what an imagination classroom would look like. I think so. Can help them build it? I…

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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 model powered by AIME began to emerge. The JOY Corps…

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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 outside the box and consider the themes of nature, unlikely…

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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 part of school You   You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I…

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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 curiosity run wild! This is not your typical classroom with boring…