Our series of technical briefs, 'Putting SDG4 into practice', bundles our knowledge and experience of different themes in various country-specific contexts. Each edition zooms in on a specific building block of quality education, and how VVOB strengthens them in its partner countries. This third technical brief is all about learning through play.
Learning through play has gained momentum in early childhood education ECE and beyond for good reason. It is proven to enhance wellbeing and involvement, foster a breadth of skills and cultivate creativity and imagination of early childhood learners.
"Governments know this, but translating well-meaning education policies into concrete classroom practices is a complex process that requires long-term and sustainable commitment", says VVOB Programme Director Tom Vandenbosch. "This technical brief convincingly argues for widespread integration of learning through play in ECE, but more importantly to do so in partnership with established education institutions in a given country."
This third publication in our series of technical briefs:
- zooms in on the proven positive effects of learning through play on a child's wellbeing and involvement in learning,
- discusses characteristics and types of learning through play,
- and delves deeper into VVOB's approach to implementing learning through play, with case studies from partner countries Vietnam and Zambia.
This technical brief is available for download below, but please do not hesitate to contact us at info@vvob.be if you wish to receive one or more hard copies, or for any other questions.
Available in the 'Putting SDG4 into practice' series:
#2: Professional learning communities
#4: Enhancing adolescent wellbeing, learning and opportunities