Physical Environment - Where we learn matters

• Natural light is important  Natural Light and Mental Health

• Greenery affects Growth Mindset  Growth Mindset:  The Link Between Plants and Mental Health

• Space and time to move  How Movement and Gestures Can Improve Student Learning

• Options when we must sit  Flexible Seating Options

• Frequent opportunities to learn outdoors  Benefits of Teaching a Class Outdoors

• Daily walking and exercise  The Daily Mile

• Power of positive interactions  Brain Science of Positive Relationships

Cognitive Stimulation - Reigniting natural curiosity

• Frequent sense of wonder  A Sense of Wonder:  Creating and Maintaining Interest in Education

• Ongoing Aha “lightbulb” moments  Aha Moments Linked to Dopamine-Producing Regions of the Brain

• Ignite intrinsic motivation  4 Ways to Build Intrinsic Motivation in Students

• Promote imagination, creativity, and design thinking  Destination Imagination:  Creativity in a Wold of Complacency

• Lead with project-based learning  Research Makes Powerful Case for Project Based Learning

• Engage the experiential learning cycle  Experiential Learning Institute

• Learning “HOW” to learn  Learning to Learn

Emotional Freedom - The deep joy of learning

• Experience the “joy of learning”  Here's How Creativity Actually Improves Your Health

• Develop a deep longing to know more  Fostering More Vibrant Schools

• Recognize and understand personal learning styles  Mind Tools:  Learning Styles

• Provide playful experiences  Learning Through Play at School - A Framework for Policy and Practice

• Connect the joy of making to learn  STEM for Elementary School Students - How to Instill a Lifelong Love of Science 

• Create meaningful connections with the environment and community  The Importance of Connecting Classrooms to the Real World

• Make learning “light” as opposed to heavy or burdensome  The Zone of Proximal Development:  A Teacher's Guide

Future Path Finding - Passion for the journey

• Connect learning and our future  How Thinking About the Future Makes Life More Meaningful

• Link academics with real life  A School Rooted in Real-World Learning

• Flame the fire of passion within each person  Passion Projects in Elementary School

• Close the learn, teach, learn cycle  Learning Retention - How to Make Information Stick

• Feed the body and the soul