Education

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘that’s funny”

- Isaac Asimov

The Education (R)evolution:

Empathy, Creativity, & Project-Based Learning

We’ve been keeping an eye on all the amazing education reform initiatives happening around the world. As the Ashoka Foundation puts it, “School is boiled down to a process of memorization, regurgitation, and forgetting that information. It’s a system designed to create well-disciplined employees, not entrepreneurs and innovators” There is an alternative system: “one that’s rooted in 21st-century learning skills and creativity, imagination, discovery, and project-based learning.”

We believe play has the power to unlock many of those 21st-century skills.

If you’re interested to hear more about our adventures in education, check out some of the work we’ve done with the Grove Community School and the Beanstalk Project.

To keep up to date with the countless and still-growing education reform initiatives, follow Education Revolution: Mass Creativity & Play.

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Now how can we play together?

Are you an educator or youth group leader?

Pre-Order a Toy We have a limited run of the CONNEXIONS™ Toy for educators and are taking pre-orders now. Our Educational Package includes a 10-piece set and workbook on teaching empathy and creative dialogue in the classroom, with activities for groups of varying ages and sizes
Or just leave it to the professionals and order a workshop for your school or camp here. (You can download a PDF of our Workshop Outline here)

Are you a facilitator?