Learning Is Not Linear: Revisiting is a Captivating Journey
Learning is not linear.Learning is not circular.Learning is messy. The Revisiting Journeys Framework begins with this understanding. Yet many educational systems are built on the assumption that learning should move forward in predictable, orderly ways. We plan experiences with clear beginnings and endings. We expect outcomes to appear on schedule. We measure progress by how […]
When Nature Leads: The Powerful Beauty of Letting Materials Teach
Nature magnified for a new perspective
From Loose Parts to Transformative Revisiting Journeys
How Unscripted Materials Became a Pedagogical Commitment to Children’s Ideas My journey into loose parts did not begin with a theory or a framework. It began with watching children work—carefully, repeatedly, and with deep intention—when they were given materials that did not tell them what to do. At first, I understood loose parts as many […]
Colorful Feelings: Revisiting How Young Children Use Color to Explore Emotions
Lately, color has been the focus of our learning—how it mixes, how it shifts, how it transforms depending on the surface beneath it. In our previous exploration, we studied how different backgrounds dramatically change the way children perceive a hue. But recently, our classroom’s attention turned inward. This time, instead of asking, What does this […]
Illuminating and Revisiting Color: How Children Discover Vibrancy on Black vs. White Backgrounds
Children’s Chalk Art on Black Background
Beyond the Rainbow: An Intriguing Journey into Black, White, and Shadow
William Blake once wrote, “If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” I returned to that line as I watched the children in my program shift from their lively, layered explorations of color into something that felt quieter and more distilled. For weeks, the room had been […]
Revisiting Journeys into Light and Color: Curiously Creating Beauty in New Ways
There are moments in teaching when children lead us into spaces of wonder we could never have planned. The revisiting of color theory through light was one of those moments—a slow, unfolding dance of curiosity, testing, and discovery. In the atelier, our journey began as so many do: with paint. The children had spent days […]
Revisiting Journeys in Color: Chronicling the Wondrous Hidden Language of Hue and Emotion
There is a moment when color reveals itself as more than pigment — when a child stirs two shades together and pauses, watching one hue surrender into another. The magic is quiet but transformative. It is not simply about “mixing colors” but discovering new ways of being, expressing, and remembering. In that soft unfolding, color […]
Stained by Wonder: Revisiting Journeys Through Natural Ink Making
“Assorted natural spices arranged for ink making — small bowls filled with turmeric, paprika, cinnamon, and cocoa powder on a rustic wooden surface, highlighting the rich earthy tones and textures used for creating natural pigments.”
Revisiting Journeys: Understand The Evolving Freedom of Learning and the Threads That Bind Us
Each morning, as I walk along the shoreline in San Diego with my toddler, we notice together how the tide quietly reshapes the sand. What was there yesterday is reimagined overnight — a pattern altered, a shell revealed, a pool deepened. The rhythm of the waves mirrors something profound about how young children learn. They, […]