Storytelling and Creativity: Why They Matter

In this part of our Creativity Lab, we bring you the backstory: how daydreaming is vital to brain health. What we know (for now) about time travel. Why having a growth mindset is a strong metric of success. And, most of all, why creativity matters.

Our goal: to encourage your curiosity, deepen your drive to discover and make learning fun!

Time Travel: Fact or Fiction

What if time was not a straight march forward? Could we disrupt our own histories, Back to the Future-style? Or does imagination have its own power for paradox?

Learning Through Story

Our brains are wired for narrative. So can stories inspire deeper learning for life?

Your Brain on Story

Stories are clues to how we experience life. Teens, especially, give stories the power to shape and reshape their identities. They tap into a deep universal need for understanding and meaning.

Daydreaming for Brain Health

Daydreams are defined as a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present. The practice of daydreaming offers many benefits: de-stressing, refreshing, clearing out the cobwebs, inspiring new ideas, and sparking creativity, just to name a few.

Encourage Kids to Daydream More

We spend 50 percent of our life daydreaming. And now, there’s evidence that it’s not just a waste of time.

Wanted: Time Traveler and Co-Captain for a Virtual Summer High School Learning Adventure

At EOY Media, we provide a toolkit to examine the past to reach for our more perfect future. This STEAM-education internship opportunity trains high school and college students to:

Integrate arts and science to raise awareness of social and global issues
Use the tools of technology to innovate the art of storytelling.

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Read, explore, engage!

Time travel can be so draining. That’s why we’ve created a quiet book space for time travelers, teachers, parents and others interested in learning through story.

Edge of Yesterday Book Series

We’ve storified learning! Edge of Yesterday provides a new framework for teens to engage, explore and create. Story with us online, then time travel through worlds with books and teaching tools at the Edge of Yesterday.

Read the adventure
Use the Book Guide