The Science of Awe
Learn from educators and students about how we can create more inspiring, awe-filled learning environments. We will be joined by special guest Aran Levasseur, the Innovation Lead and Humanities Faculty at San Domenico School in California, along with several of Aran’s high school students who will discuss exploring awe has impacted them in learning and life.
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A printable poster showcasing the eight wonders of awe.
How Awe Walks Helped My Students Slow Down
Students at San Domenico School in California are finding wonder, peace, and inspiration in nature. Written by Aran Levasseur from San Domenico School in California. In 2023, Aran began taking his 10th-grade “Myth and Meaning” classes (which explore the sacred and meaning in world religions, nature, philosophy, and psychology) on Awe Walks to discover if this mindful immersion in nature would, in fact, cultivate awe in teenagers.
Awe in Education: Creating Learning Environments that Inspire, Motivate, and Heal
Learn how awe enhances academic learning, motivation, and well-being in an online, self-paced course.
Could your life be more awesome? This quiz will help you find out. It includes items from three scientifically validated scales, along with some new items created for this quiz by Greater Good Science Center staff and members of Dr. Keltner’s Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory.
An awe practice to try with preschool, elementary, middle, and high school students. Students learn about and create mandalas as a way to experience the awe of visual design.
Finding Delight Through Your Five Senses (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
We enjoy the world through our five senses, so why don’t we do more to heighten them? We explore the techniques and science of the senses with Gretchen Rubin.
