Identity as a Third Skin: How the School Playground Narrates Who We Are and Where We Want to Go Artist and thinker Friedensreich Hundertwasser proposed his theory of the five skins to explain how people inhabit the world: the skin of the body, clothing, the home, social identity, and finally, the planet. When we translate […]

Choosing a Good Board Game: A Gift that Trains the Brain and Creates Bonds When special moments arrive in which we want to give a thoughtful gift to a child, we usually look for presents that delight them, that entertain them, and that bring something beautiful to their lives. Among this range of possibilities, board

Renaturalizing the School Library: Plants, Neuroarchitecture and Well-being in Learning BY EDUCACIONLAB Renaturalizing the School Library: Plants, Neuroarchitecture and Well-being in Learning The school library is much more than a place to store books. It is a space where the nature of learning, creativity, and students’ emotional well-being converge. When we integrate plants and natural

Teaching How to Observe It seems paradoxical that in 2015, living immersed in a time dominated by the sense of sight, someone would feel the need to teach how to observe. We process more images than in any other historical period; even phone calls have been replaced by face-to-face encounters through Skype, Hangout, or Oovoo;

More Than Recess: How to Design a Playground that Enhances the Child’s Brain 21 Keys for Creating a Neuroeducational School Playground A playground that is well designed both neuro- and pedagogically is not simply a recreation space, but rather a living laboratory for learning, regulation, and bonding. Each proposal, invitation, texture, color, plant, and shape

Ecosophy: Ecological Philosophy in the Classroom BY EDUCACIONLAB Ecosophy: Ecological Philosophy in the Classroom «If I had not spent long hours lying in the grass, watching or listening to those brothers of mine, perhaps I would not have understood so well how much life this great earth holds in its breast, all the infinitely small

Curiosity, Emotion and Bond: The Neuroeducational Triangle That Transforms Learning Why curiosity, emotion and bond are the foundation of learning: a neuroeducational perspective Neuroeducation has revealed that learning does not depend solely on teacher explanations. The brain needs to be in an appropriate emotional, motivational, and relational state to activate its cognitive networks. Therefore, understanding

The Keys of Neuroarchitecture for Transforming School Libraries into Teaching Spaces 1. Introduction: the library as extended brain of the school For decades, the school library has been understood as a consultation and silence space. However, advances in neuroeducation and neuroarchitecture demonstrate that the library can become one of the most powerful spaces for developing

Route of Change Growth mindset and route of change: a neuroeducational model for transforming behaviour and learning Growth mindset, developed by Carol Dweck, has demonstrated that students’ beliefs about their capacity change how their brain responds to error, effort and challenges. When a student thinks “I am like this”, their brain interprets the obstacle as

Conflict as Opportunity Conflict as opportunity: how the DESEA model improves coexistence from neuroeducation. Conflict is a natural part of school life. It does not appear because something “is going wrong”, but because students live together, think differently, mature at different paces and experience intense emotions. The key is not to avoid it, but to