The Heart School
Champion for Play and Imagination
There are certain universal urges that can be witnessed in children’s play – things they just feel compelled to do and driven to repeat, in many ways and with many objects. These patterns of play are innate.
When we know about urges we can prepare our environment. We do not have to keep guessing what a child will want to learn next. We can provide for the urge and let the children lead the way!
"I’ve just finished watching your webinar on the heart of documentation. And wow. I loved it. Everything you’ve shared really truly sings to my soul as a teacher.
I just wanted to thank you. I feel inspired all over again. I do know I’m not crazy for loving the authentic way that I teach my beautiful children (well a little crazy, but who isn’t).
Thank you Kimberley and Anja, you are so appreciated."
10+ videos, 4 heart guides, 1 toolkit and more
About universal play patterns and how to use these to create a space that fosters free play and imagination
The how, what and why of loose parts and the difference between loose parts and core resources
What playmemoirs and loveletters are and how to use them to make documentation and planning authentic, meaningful and joyful
To reflect and examine your role as adult in the child's play and why, what and who to plan for
The difference between play urges and interests and how to plan for it,
What pure creative imaginative play looks and feels like and how to accomodate pottering and tinkering
Playing and imagining are exactly what our children are born to do. We did it ourselves, and we delight in the imagination of our wee ones as it is familiar to us, and it just ‘feels right’. How do we ‘set a table’ in today's environment that feeds the imagination?
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