The Nordic way – How to discover the joy of learning via a game-based approach
How can we follow the Nordic way and immerse students in playful learning?To answer this question, I decided to interview the developers of the New Shores.
Read MoreAuthor: Ola Solinska-Nowak
I am an English-Polish translator and an art lover. In my professional life, I usually combine both of my passions, writing and translating texts about art, literature, education, architecture and life-style. I work for a Poland-based association, the Centre for Systems Solutions with which I co-edit the blog Games4Sustainability, but I'm also a member of the PAKT Association, and I cooperate with a number of other cultural-oriented organizations. In my free time I love reading books, cooking and travelling.
Can we avoid a catastrophe?
The IPCC report released in October 2018 is “…like getting a troubling diagnosis from your doctor.”. So what is the diagnosis? 12 years to a catastrophe.
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Play New Shores on International Day of Democracy. Aim for SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Democracy is a universally recognized ideal and one of the key principles of the United Nations (defined as goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).
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Play fair on the World Environment Day
You may raise environmental awareness among youth and inspire them to think about the Earth in a more long-term perspective by engaging them in serious games. The closest opportunity to get familiar with one of them – New Shores – a Game for Democracy coincides with the celebrations of the World Environmental Day!
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End Plastic Pollution on Earth Day and beyond!
When plastic was invented in 1907, it was considered a breakthrough. For many decades, people experienced only the benefits of this light and easily accessible material, not knowing the damaging consequences it has for natural environment, human health, and the climate.
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Water Games for World Water Day 2018
With water covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and making up nearly 60% of human body, this valuable resource is vital for all of us, ensuring proper functioning of our organisms, supporting agriculture, production and transport. Yet, with growing population and environmental degradation, we are at a point where around 60 percent of […]
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Does curiosity really kill the cat?
All of us had this frustrating experience of trying to win an argument. There is always someone who simply knows better and won’t change his mind.
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How to love democracy?
Democracy has become the political version of spinach. Although almost everyone knows it’s good and healthy, only few people actually eat it.
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Is climate change really such a remote problem?
While the overall awareness of climate change is growing, paradoxically, a lot of people chose to ignore the elephant in the room.
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