Evolutionarily speaking, we are built to enjoy learning. Neuroscientists (and those of us who spend time with young children) know this to be true—but institutionalized education tends to dim the joy ...

A new study from LEGO® Education shows that teachers believe learning through play is more effective than traditional methods, and students say they want more of it in the classroom. LEGO Education is ...

PAX East is hosting a large variety of panels this year on a large variety of topics. One of those topics is the value of video games in education. While many people might see games as a distraction ...

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Learning can be an exciting journey filled with creativity. Minecraft Education proves just that – combining education and play to create fun ways for children to learn and feel involved in the ...

Enid, 30, and Izidoro, 33, are teachers at Itambabiniga Primary School in Kyaka Settlement in Kyegegwa District of Uganda. The school hosts almost 3,000 children, many of whom are refugees from the ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

From their earliest days, children explore and make sense of the world through play. In the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) for early years, play is not a pause from ...

Connecticut’s recent legislation supporting play-based learning in pre-K and elementary classrooms embraces a transformative approach long supported by child development experts: learning through play ...

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