Does art make you smart?

Does art make you smart?

You don’t have to be Picasso to paint a picture, or Einstein to figure out that given time, space and a box of markers, children can quickly fill a blank canvas. Kids and crayons just naturally go together. Put a paintbrush in tiny hands, and big things happen. But did you know that actively involving […]

How to develop concentration, independence in children

“Concentration and distractibility are particular sensitive indicators of a variety of conditions affecting children.  Highly concentrated activity suggests that the child’s finding satisfaction and challenge in a task.  Distractibility suggests trouble of some kind, social, psychological or whatnot.”  –Jerome Bruner, Under Five in Britain Zach began the 18th hole of miniature golf.  Twelve-year-old Zach was […]