The Curiosity Approach is an early childhood program created by Lyndsey Hellen and Stephanie Bennett of Great Britain.
Their program sets up an environment that encourages children to use their natural inborn curiosity. They believe that with so many competing technological resources giving children simple, natural objects to play with allows them to think more critically.
“The more a toy does the less opportunity a child has to think.”
They encourage children to “play, investigate, and find out things” on their own initiative. Their classrooms look nothing like the traditional, typical classroom most of us are familiar with.
Gone are bright colors, and plastic. Rather neutral more natural colors are seen in a room that looks more like home than a classroom. A variety of random objects encourage children to take risks, and discover independently from adult guidance.
This approach allows children to be self- directed. My middle grandson loves all things science along with a big dose of superhero. The other day he was doing one of his favorite experiments where he projects onto the ceiling colored water through a flashlight.
He called me over a little later to show me the “radioactive spider” he had added to the mix. As the light shone through the spider did seem to glow in the amber liquid. What I loved most about this is he had the freedom to problem solve, and came up with the idea to add the spider on his own.
Luckily, there was no adverse reaction, and he doesn’t appear to have the ability to climb walls like his hero Spider-Man.
By “utilizing authentic resources, natural environments, outdoor opportunities, fostering questions, and exploring using the five senses,” inquisitive minds are developed.
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