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Kristen Blum

Keep playing

The author explains the importance of play for learners in higher age groups.

Jennifer Wong-Powell

A collaborative inquiry into the work of children

In this article, the author investigates the use of collaboration in learning through play. In the heart of Old Town in Vilnius in Lithuania, a group of early years PYP practitioners have begun this academic year with a learning commitment. The professional learning that we have undertaken has formed purposeful and productive collaboration. It has […]

Sara Croucher, the PYP Coordinator at Dwight School Seoul in South Korea

Design cycle and unit of inquiry

A PYP coordinator narrates how grade 2 students used the MYP design cycle and command terms in working on their unit of inquiry task. Inquiry involves an active engagement with the environment in an effort to make sense of the world, and consequent reflection on the connections between the experiences encountered and the information gathered. […]

Re-defining play, re-imagining learning

Redefining play – re-imagining learning

PYP curriculum manager Cécile Doyen joined innovators, opinion shapers, and educational specialists at a conference organized by the Lego Foundation in Billund Denmark to consider the question:” How will we convince the world to redefine play and reimagine learning?” Examining the latest research on brain development and play led to stimulating discussions on how play […]