Dedicating Space for Curiosity and Exploration
By turning a plain old hallway into a destination that every class visits regularly to tinker and play, a school made limited resources go further and saw student enthusiasm soar.
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Go to My Saved Content.At Dyce Primary School in Aberdeen, Scotland, an ordinary corridor that was once used only to get from one place to another has become a treasure trove of resources where students construct, create, and explore new ideas. Each class has scheduled time in the makerspace-like 鈥淐onstruction Corridor鈥� every week, where imaginations have a chance to run wild. Teachers observe the students at play during choice time there to note what鈥檚 drawing their attention and then tailor classroom instruction to tap into that interest. With the themes and activities in the corridor changing regularly, every visit makes the most of students鈥� natural desire for novelty鈥攁nd the time there feels more special.
To learn more about the research behind the practices seen in the video, check out the links below.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics鈥� (2018)
- Kayleigh Skene, Christine M. O鈥橣arrelly, Elizabeth M. Byrne, Natalie Kirby, Eloise C. Stevens, and Paul G. Ramchandani鈥檚 (2022)
- Rachel Parker, Bo Stjerne Thomsen, and Amy Berry鈥檚 (2022)
- Matthias J. Gruber and Yana Fandakova鈥檚 (2021)
- Judith M. Harackiewicz, Jessi L. Smith, and Stacy J. Priniski鈥檚 (2016)
Dyce Primary School
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