Adults can play an important role in supporting children’s creativity by interacting with them in ways that open up new possibilities for learning. This post talks about what a suggestion…
Artworks can support children in imagining the world differently. I draw upon the work of Maxine Greene and John Dewey to explore the proposition that children’s learning through artworks has the potential…
‘We play because we are human, and we need to understand what makes us human, not in an evolutionary or cognitive way but in a humanistic way. Play is the…
This post discusses the symposium presentation ‘Material play: children’s learning with new, found and recycled ‘stuff’ given by Professor Pat Thomson, Nina Odegard and Louisa Penfold at the Australian Association for Research…
This post features an interview with Emma Spencer, Family Learning Coordinator at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (UK). The Yorkshire Sculpture Park sits upon 500 acres of jolly green parkland that…
Late last year I attended and presented at the 2015 ‘Engage’ conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The conference theme was focused on young people’s programs and partnerships with art galleries. You can…
