"Two seals are perched on a rock. When others need shelter, do they share it? When read from front to back, the seals believe there is definitely no room on their rock for others. But when the book is read from back to front, the seals welcome others to shelter on their rock. A heartwarming story about sharing and compassion."

Infed is a great website that holds great articles on innovative educational thinkers. You can visit this to read short, but powerful articles on some of the greats, as well as new educational theorists.

The common traits that people across all creative fields seemed to have in common were an openness to one’s inner life; a preference for complexity and ambiguity; an unusually high tolerance for disorder and disarray; the ability to extract order from chaos; independence; unconventionality; and a willingness to take risks.

This is simply a resource to begin dialogue and insight into topics such as; dreaming, ceremonies, creation stories etc. It is not entirely comprehensive, however is a good starting point. Have a wander through, there are brilliant extra resources attached also.

These beautiful words by Claire Christian on working with young people, on gratitude, on joy, on taking risks.... if you haven't already, follow her words on Claire & Pearl. She often gives language to the power of theatre with young people - capturing those moments that are tricky to articulate. Yes. Treat yourself.

Where teaching begins. Loris Malaguzzi. "An environment that grows out of your relationship with the child is unique and fluid. The quality and quantity of relationships among you as adults and educators also reflects your image of the child."

' The apparent stifling effect of watching TV on imagination is a concern, as imagination is important. Not only does it enrich personal experience, it is also necessary for empathy – imagining ourselves in someone else’s shoes – and is indispensable in creating change. The significance of boredom here is that children (indeed adults too) often fall back on television or – these days – a digital device, to keep boredom at bay.' Read more by clicking link

2016, Moore, Tracy - Why Theatre Mayjors are vital in the digital age, The Chronical of Education

Launching into Drama as a Pedagogy for Hope. This speech/reading addresses the concept of Drama as a tool to better understand the world, particularly one that is rapidly changing. Page 21 is of particular interest with a list of attributes that aid in creating a drama classroom that provides hope.