Building a honeycomb
Seniors (50+) are back to school. They are taking stimulating classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of California State University Channel Islands. Origami Memory Gymnastics is a participatory class to retain brain fitness. It engages seniors in arithmetic, logic, and reasoning exercises through origami. It also facilitates the discussion of the latest research on dementia therapy and prevention.
In building a honeycomb collectively, seniors imitated honey bee’s genius in mathematics and engineering, learned and folded hexagons as the most sturdy and economical geometrical structure in honeycomb.
Origami has been used as art therapy for Alzheimer, autism, and other neurological conditions. Doing origami stimulates brain’s prefrontal cortex and improves cognitive function. It has been advocated by neuroscientists to retain brain fitness and make memories stick.
In building a honeycomb collectively, seniors imitated honey bee’s genius in mathematics and engineering, learned and folded hexagons as the most sturdy and economical geometrical structure in honeycomb.
Origami has been used as art therapy for Alzheimer, autism, and other neurological conditions. Doing origami stimulates brain’s prefrontal cortex and improves cognitive function. It has been advocated by neuroscientists to retain brain fitness and make memories stick.
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