Experiencing awe and wonder adds meaning and joy to life. How do we develop the capacity to feel awe, and how do we help children and adolescents experience this wonderful event in daily life?
The Schubert Center for Child Studies will host a panel discussion titled “What Makes You Go ‘Wow!’ – A Conversation Exploring the Development of Awe in Children and Youth” Wednesday, April 17, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University, Ballroom C.
This panel will highlight ways to develop the capacity to feel awe through reading, music, nature and creative endeavors such as pretend play. Members of the community are invited to attend this session to discuss the benefit of adding more “awe” into our lives.
The event will begin with a chance to mingle with local student artists and view their work while enjoying refreshments.
The panel will feature the following Schubert Center associates:
- Cara Byrne, lecturer in the Department of English at the College of Arts and Sciences and a research advisor on diverse children’s literature, who will share a children’s literature perspective;
- Erin Hopkins, a PhD student in the Department of Music, who will share a musical perspective;
- Monica Marshall, astronomer at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, who will share an astronomical perspective; and
- Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who will discuss creativity and play.
Learn more and register to attend.
This event is part of the Cleveland Humanities Festival.