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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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