A new blog post about cultivating curiosity, inspired by #learningpioneers Becky Carlzon Guy Claxton Kath Murdoch How do you cultivate and nurture curiosity? seanpypparis.blogspot.com/2023/02/cultiv… #curiosity #inquiry #curious #inquirer #kindergarten #learning #lifelonglearning

A #kindergarten student gave me a rose for #ValentinesDay.I sat with children who chose watercolours and painted for 45 minutes.Inspired by the beauty of the rose, intrigued by the techniques children shared, challenged by the shapes I observed and resilient in my determination.

Intrigued to start my next book: Early Childhood Theories Today by Ruth Swailes and Dr Aaron Bradbury on my way back to Paris. #EC #earlyyears #earlychildhood #kindergarten

What a treat to visit Emma Adams and Esther O'Connor at The British School! So inspiring to see children have such ownership in their #play and such a variety of #looseparts be so embedded in the #learning environments.

What a great way to start Friday. Welcoming NFT INNOVATOR to BSB. So wonderful to have your insight and brilliant enthusiasm about child centred play based learning. Thank you Emma Adams for facilitating

Exploring drops of colour and the power of materials with Misty Paterson in Brussels! #PopUpStudio

Using personal artefacts to explore personal connections and then find conceptual links! Misty Paterson #PopUpStudio

Using graphite pencils to capture and represent concepts in a given space. Then using the representations as a text to interpret and exploring the stories that live in this text. Misty Paterson #PopUpStudio

Using recyclable materials to represent different perspectives on a claim. Our group chose to unpack the claim that children should not engage in risky play. So much creativity, symbolism and cooperation. Misty Paterson #PopUpStudio

An invitation to experiment with different body parts to shape clay. Misty Paterson #PopUpStudio

One of Misty Paterson’s approaches for #PopUpStudio is CME. This experience explored a C (Concept) of our choice in response to reading Misty’s book, the M (Material) of paper and the E (Experience) of weaving. #playful #artistic #inquiry into #concepts

Synthesising my #learning from #PopUpStudio, I chose the #concept of possibility using different materials.Showing the abundance of opportunities in materials through a model,I was #artistic & #playful exploring direction,length,thickness,dimension,visibility,shape!@PatersonMisty

Twitter has connected me to so many passionate and wise educators that continue to push my thinking! What a joy to then dialogue and connect in person! This weekend meant meeting Lu Gerlach J Rafael Angel Misty Paterson and Esther O'Connor for the first time!

What an insightful weekend with Misty Paterson and #PopUpStudio. Amazing to build on the familiar (#conceptual learning) but to be pushed outside my comfort zone to explore abstract ideas artistically and through a range of materials! Thank YOU, Misty! #lifelonglearning

#Kindergarten viewing #Kusama’s #art in Paris, responding with their own designs and then interpreting their colours with #music using Boomwhackers! Organised by #pyp art and music teachers with homeroom teachers as support! #transdisciplinary #creativity 

What does socio-dramatic play look like in your learning spaces? Thanks to Jo Fahey for pushing my thinking in 'The Power of #Play' through Rachel French A new blog post: seanpypparis.blogspot.com/2023/03/socio-… #kindergarten #pyp #earlyyears #earlychildhood #roleplay #pretendplay #dramaticplay

Anyone for pizza? Some #kindergarten children chose to make and serve pizzas using #looseparts. We talked about how people could choose toppings and one child created a menu! #play #playful #roleoftheeducator #roleplay #sociodramaticplay

Excited to lead a session to explore play at ELSA France today! ELSA’s first in-person event since Covid! English Language Schools Association - France Hosted by International School of Paris #play

It’s a wonderful opportunity to be able to share one’s own developing understanding and perspectives on #learning through #play. A great workshop with English Language Schools Association - France yesterday with such amazing exit cards! #playful

A new blog post about #play and #playful #learning. What connections do you see? Reference to Press Play #kindergarten #earlyyears #earlychildhood #ec #eyfs #earlylearners #pedagogyofplay seanpypparis.blogspot.com/2023/03/playin…