Definition
Fostering joy and well-being is a major artery in the heart of the i5 classroom.
It invites you to create learning experiences that allow students to experience their full emotional selves–feeling delight, pleasure, wonder and surprise. Other feelings, including sadness, loss, disappointment and anger, are welcome as they are a natural part of our human experience. Recognizing and caring for one’s own and others’ holistic selves is critical to responsible leadership. Equipping your students with the tools to understand themselves, others and the world around them prepares them to navigate business world challenges while maintaining their mental and physical well-being. This method creates opportunities for students to understand their emotional landscapes so they can lead with confidence and empathy and cultivate healthy collaborative relationships in the workplace. By incorporating practices that invite and celebrate emotions your students can develop life-long skills for overall wellness.
Research Ties
Read more about this method’s ties to literature on teaching, learning and responsible leadership
Signature Moves
Delighting
Infusing fun, surprise, wonder, and celebration into the teaching and learning experience.
Sensing
Providing space for students to notice and navigate a range of emotions within themselves and others.
Contemplating
Guiding students in reflection about their inner, spiritual, and physical selves through contemplative practices and meta-reflection.
Rippling
Enabling students to grasp the profound impact of individual and collective actions in an interconnected world
Case Studies
Real-life examples from educators around the world.
Using board games to tackle real life and challenging topics
Improv theater has students moving and thinking in the classroom
Gamifying courses to make the mundane more enjoyable
Spending a semester with a tree to develop eco-literate mindsets
How a professor seamless integrates a transdisciplinary lens
An experiment on balance fosters growth and leadership