Annie Friday is joined by Playworker Adele Cleaver to talk about the newly declared International Day of Play that will take place on June 11 annually. The United Nations adopted this official day after play advocates and global partners proved the need for it through surveys, research, and data showing that children worldwide don’t believe adults take play seriously enough. Play can ignite and enhance learning experiences and help humans process emotions, sort through traumatic events, and make new discoveries about themselves and the world around them. Adele offers tips on talking to your learning institutions and other play stakeholders to raise awareness regarding the benefits of play. Adele also shares some of her recent favorite play memories with inspiration from the Orleans House Gallery, the GLUE Collective, Suzanne Axelsson of Interaction Imagination, Penny Wilson of Assemble Play, and of course The Playwork Foundation.
The reality is that UNICEF estimates that about 160 million children globally work rather than play and learn. By declaring June 11 as International Day of Play, advocates hope that adults and decision-makers can invest in, provide for, protect, respect, and support play. Play is not only essential to childhood but also to humanity.
Find more info on Adele Cleaver at Big Blue Play or on social media as @AdelePlayworker
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Annie Friday is an educator, entrepreneur, podcast host, and birth doula. Most recently, Annie co-founded Blue Bridge Agile Learning Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blue Bridge serves families engaged in self-directed education pursuits. Annie considers herself a recovering teacher engaged in the ongoing process of deschooling and relearning everything she has ever known about education. Annie is a public school parent who is actively working to decenter school in her family life. Annie believes all learning needs to be learner-led, consent-based, and rooted in play. Annie holds a master’s degree in early childhood education. Her teacher and family training focuses on supporting young children through play, nature, and mindfulness. Annie lives in Michigan with her husband and two young children. Together they enjoy playing outside hiking, camping, boating, and skiing as well as inside with board games, video games, dancing, doing yoga, and cooking.
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