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Bringing Play into Schools with Sarah Aiono

August 01, 2023 • Vicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell • Season 4 • Episode 26

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Today we’re chatting to Sarah Aiono, international speaker, coach, teacher, researcher, CEO of Longworth Education and one of Aotearoa New Zealand's leading play pedagogy experts all about the biological need for all humans to play, the need for us as parents and educators to slow down childhood, how the early academic pushdown is harming children and how Sarah and her passionate team help teachers implement evidence-based play pedagogy in their everyday classroom practices.

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Her journey to starting Longworth Education
About play advocacy
If teenagers do still biologically need play
About the Play Pedagogy Philosophy
That childhood needs to slow down
That childhood is not preparation for adulthood
Why we must challenge the rhetoric about meeting certain milestones
About the biological imperative that play is for children
Why play outside is so critical for children's development
How we can advocate for our children's strengths and passions, ensuring educators and schools recognise the diversity of children's knowledge and skills.

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Sarah is an international speaker, coach, teacher, researcher, CEO and one of Aotearoa New Zealand's leading play pedagogy experts. She has extensive experience as a classroom teacher, having taught students from all year levels, with a particular focus on those with challenging behaviour and learning needs. She is passionate about helping teachers implement evidence-based play pedagogy with fidelity in their everyday classroom practices. She is a postgraduate course advisor, Neuro fellow and HundrED Academy member and hosts the popular podcast series Play Conversations. She is also 8 years into her journey as a part of a worldschooling family, alongside her husband and two teenage children.

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