Making learning fun for children
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Making learning fun for children
Janine
Sat, 02/16/2019 - 10:32
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Play-based learning could be a game-changer in our education system. It’s had an impact on more than a hundred and 50 thousand Jordanian children. Courtesy #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - Play-based learning could be a game-changer in our education system.
It's had an impact on more than a 150,000 Jordanian children.
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Now in a first of its kind for the continent, the Africa Play Conference is taking place in South Africa.
The conference aims to promote quality early-childhood learning.
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Education ministers from across the continent are expected to attend the event, which runs from the 25-27 February.
LEGO Foundation Director Kerry Kassen and UNICEF's Sanjay Wijesekera explained the benefits of play-based learning and incorporating a play-based approach to teaching in South Africa.
Wijesekera stated that play-based learning is still a field being studied but research has shown it physically builds executive functions of intelligence, social skills, and the emotional development of the child.
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