The Pedagogy of Enchantment: Discovering sensitive and aesthetic pathways in the context of the atelier

This study explores the emergence of the Pedagogy of Enchantment, a concept under construction that seeks to reimagine educational experience through aesthetic sensitivity, listening, and imagination. In dialogue with thinkers such as Loris Malaguzzi, Gaston Bachelard, John Dewey, Rubem Alves, and Paulo Freire, this article positions enchantment as both a poetic and political act in education. The atelier, understood as a space for research, creation, and transformation, becomes a fertile ground for investigating how aesthetic experience and imaginative processes can foster more humanising and participatory forms of learning. Drawing from narrative inquiry and phenomenological reflection, the study highlights lived experiences within atelier-based practices and proposes enchantment as a lens through which education can be re-enchanted, valuing the beauty of everyday life and the transformative potential of imagination.