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The Power Of Storytelling

An important component within the theory of Cosmic Education is telling beautiful stories. Stories inspire children and make them curious. Nowadays people call this the Narrative Learning Environment, and here again, Maria Montessori was way ahead of her time. Stories entice children to do research, something which is perfectly suited for the elementary child. Knowing the power of stories, Nienhuis has launched a beautiful line of stories, some of which also have a direct relation with the great lessons. To address the child’s imagination, the dinosaur for example tells the story of his own life. In addition to this, four teacher stories have been published to re-inspire a child to work again with some materials they learned while in primary school. You do not want an elementary child to say: ‘The primary materials are boring!’ - you want to inspire them to make new discoveries with these amazing materials!

As Albert Einstein said: ‘Imagination is the highest form of research.’

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