Atelier as Dissent
Location
The Learning Nest Co.
About
Atelier as Dissent: Reimagining Learning Spaces in Early Childhood and Primary Education
This workshop invites educators to challenge traditional boundaries of teaching and learning by embracing the atelier model – an approach that disrupts conventional classroom structures through creativity, experimentation and interdisciplinary practice. Entrenched in the spirit of dissent, the atelier sees children as capable thinkers and makers, teachers as co-researchers and the environment as the third teacher. It rejects rigid, one-directional instruction and instead supports a dynamic environment where ideas flow, materials speak and inquiry drives the curriculum.
This workshop invites educators to challenge traditional boundaries of teaching and learning by embracing the atelier model – an approach that disrupts conventional classroom structures through creativity, experimentation and interdisciplinary practice. Entrenched in the spirit of dissent, the atelier sees children as capable thinkers and makers, teachers as co-researchers and the environment as the third teacher. It rejects rigid, one-directional instruction and instead supports a dynamic environment where ideas flow, materials speak and inquiry drives the curriculum.