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Malaguzzi Inspired...
Just over three years ago I was invited to Toronto, Canada to participate in the Rhythm of Learning "The Rhythm of Learning in Nature is...
Suzanne Axelsson
21 nov. 20196 min läsning
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The power of a name...
One of the things I have noticed on my visit to Greece is my inability to read Greek... its a completely different alphabet... while I...
Suzanne Axelsson
18 nov. 20193 min läsning
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To plan or not to plan... play-based learning
I am a huge believer in the power of play. I think it is one of the strongest languages children have to communicate with and make sense...
Suzanne Axelsson
6 nov. 20194 min läsning
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Provocations in context
In the course of the last two months I have found myself participating in deep and interesting dialogues about the phenomenon -...
Suzanne Axelsson
2 okt. 20197 min läsning
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Original Learning
(på svenska efter bilderna) In the last few years I have been shaping and refining my idea of Original Learning... It is my reaction to...
Suzanne Axelsson
25 sep. 20196 min läsning
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One step at a time...
Since my visit to Anji, China in May I have been sharing posts containing images of the settings for 3-6 year old children. These posts...
Suzanne Axelsson
20 aug. 20195 min läsning
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10 Rules for teachers...
I love the fact that the Swedish preschool curriculum does not have goals for the children... but goals for the teachers and the...
Suzanne Axelsson
27 juli 20198 min läsning
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Never a Child
I have been spending the afternoon thinking about play and about childhood... and thinking about myself as a child. When it struck me,...
Suzanne Axelsson
26 juni 20192 min läsning
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The Story of Light
Over the years I keep coming back to light as a tool for play, a tool for learning, a tool to explore and experiment... In a way light,...
Suzanne Axelsson
24 juni 20195 min läsning
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To help or not to help...
To help or not to help. This is a post I first wrote in 2013, but I still find it is relevant to share again... We strive to support...
Suzanne Axelsson
18 juni 20195 min läsning
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The Competent Child - The Competent Teacher
Over the years I found that I swing from having great faith in educators to suddenly feeling overwhelmed and that we are never going to...
Suzanne Axelsson
7 juni 201912 min läsning
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Observation - The Sherlock Holmes Approach!
Sometimes something catches your eye and you just have to read it... my two 14 year old daughters love Sherlock Holmes, so when I saw the...
Suzanne Axelsson
4 juni 20195 min läsning
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The Child at the Centre
This is the first in a series about my visit to China to learn about AnjiPlay... This and coming posts will be my process of sorting my...
Suzanne Axelsson
18 maj 20193 min läsning
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The Story of ... being invisible
being visibly invisible This is something I strive to be... The idea is that I want to be visible in the sense that the children know...
Suzanne Axelsson
6 maj 20192 min läsning
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The Story of... Time
This is one of those posts that actually I was kind of saving for my book, but due to the response I have received after my keynote in...
Suzanne Axelsson
1 maj 20199 min läsning
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Valpurgis - Valborg - FIRE!
At the end of April in Sweden there is the Valborg celebration - where bonfires are lit around the country to give the sun strength and...
Suzanne Axelsson
27 apr. 20197 min läsning
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One week
I have now been in Athens for a week. And in this time I have held two evening sessions - one on democratic learning and how I have used...
Suzanne Axelsson
9 apr. 20193 min läsning
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The joy of play and learning
Often I feel that there is status in happiness. That success is measured in happiness - and that as parents and educators we should be...
Suzanne Axelsson
27 mars 20194 min läsning
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Mess, chaos and the Reggio Emilia Approach
What looks like chaos to you might be a source of creativity to young learners, so don't be so quick to clear things away... Most often...
Suzanne Axelsson
26 mars 20195 min läsning
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Looking to the future
The #FridaysForFuture movement is very much a part of my home-life now. Both my daughters are engaged in their different ways, one here...
Suzanne Axelsson
17 mars 201910 min läsning
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