This is not about doing more. It is about noticing what is already there and enjoying learning.
What if we use awe, wonder and innovation as an antidote to stress, pressure and anxiety?
Awedinary existed in my brain long before it had a name.
My phone notes are packed with things I've noticed over the years: ordinary things that, with a deeper look, turn out to be completely extraordinary. Sleep, for example. Sleep is hilarious when you actually think about what it involves and what it looks like from the outside.
I have more than a decade of these ‘noticings’ – started partly for fun, partly as a gratitude practice, and partly because world events can feel overwhelming. Paying attention to how brilliant the everyday world is has always helped ground me when anxiety creeps in.
I’ve always been a teacher who advocates for enquiry-led learning. Curiosity is very much my bag. But the pivotal moment for Awedinary came after I qualified as a coach and gained a whole new perspective on the power of asking great questions – and what they unlock for learning, for wellbeing and for progress and possibility.
Kate Wadsworth
Founder of What if Education?®
and Author of Awedinary
More about Kate.
Teacher, educational consultant, coach and author, I founded What if Education?® to bring change into education and curiosity and creativity into learning.
Working with educators in all their forms… leaders, teachers and parents, my philosophy is that learning is far too special a thing to be endured. It should be fun in the moment, meaningful for the future and enjoyed by all.
Recognising that we can’t wait for systemic change to make education happier, less stressful and more relevant, I work in the UK and all over the world with people and teams helping them make change happen on the ground.
My book Awedinary, The Wonder of Everyday Things underpins my most recent venture. Written to help teachers and parents bring awe and wonder into learning, but it doesn’t stop there… it has been designed to be enjoyed by all from 2 to 122, because curiosity, creativity, awe and wonder hold the keys to a life-long love of learning, for everyone.