Suzanne Axelsson
Together on the Square
Many years ago now I started a project called "Together on the Square". The aim was to "teach" empathy by exposing the children to...
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Suzanne Axelsson
19 nov. 20205 min läsning
Responding NOT following
Responding to the children not following the children is key in Original Learning - plans are made, activities designed to provoke...
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Suzanne Axelsson
17 nov. 20208 min läsning
The Story of... dinosaurs...
I still have memories of being interested in dinosaurs as a young child. I have certain memories of books and conversations I had about...
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Suzanne Axelsson
4 nov. 20205 min läsning
The Story of Rough and Tumble Play
Rough and tumble play. It really is an arena of great learning - but as the responsible adult it is also a period of 100% focus. The...
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Suzanne Axelsson
21 okt. 20207 min läsning
The Story of the Observer Child
This week some of my words from my interview with Sally at the Play First conference were quoted, and I noticed that there was a lot of...
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Suzanne Axelsson
20 okt. 20207 min läsning
The Story of connection
"Intimate attachments to other human beings are the hub around which a person's life revolves, not only as an infant or a toddler or a...
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Suzanne Axelsson
19 okt. 20205 min läsning
The story of Childhood and Play
What is the essential childhood experience of play? This question was asked of me over on Instagram. And to try and get a wider...
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Suzanne Axelsson
10 aug. 20208 min läsning
Original Learning...
I first wrote a blog sharing my thinking about Original Learning in October 2017... And I have just returned to that post to reflect on...
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Suzanne Axelsson
5 aug. 20207 min läsning
The Story of... the in-between
During the Play First Summit I talked about relationships as being key... the process of listening to understand rather than listening to...
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Suzanne Axelsson
3 aug. 20207 min läsning
The Story of... participation
I write, hold presentations and workshops about democratic learning a lot. And when I do I always start with how I define democratic,...
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Suzanne Axelsson
31 juli 202011 min läsning
The story of a Play-space
I often find articles and comments about how playgrounds and play-spaces limit children, often in connection with the promotion of...
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Suzanne Axelsson
29 juli 20205 min läsning
The Story of Circles
Over the years I have used a lot of circles as ways to explain my thinking. And while I like circles I still find them a little too neat...
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Suzanne Axelsson
28 juli 202011 min läsning
The Healing Powers of Play
This is the last in the series connecting to the talk for Play First Summit 2020 arranged by Teacher Tom and Sally Haughey of Fairy Dust...
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Suzanne Axelsson
23 juli 20205 min läsning
The Story of Healing, chapter 2
I have decided to write several chapters on this topic of storytelling in more manageable bitesize reads as I realised that this too was...
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Suzanne Axelsson
20 juli 202013 min läsning
Philosophy with children during a pandemic
Dialogue is essential Equally listening. What I have found over the years is that working philosophically with children has enabled me...
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Suzanne Axelsson
17 juli 20205 min läsning
A visit to Aspen Preschool in Norsborg
In April 2018 I made a visit to Aspen preschool in Norsborg in Botkyrka, part of the greater Stockholm area. Botkyrka is also an area in...
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Suzanne Axelsson
16 juli 202021 min läsning
The Art of Healing
For me, the atelier, or art studio, is so much more than just a place to make arty things... it is a place of discovery, recovery and...
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Suzanne Axelsson
30 maj 20206 min läsning
The story of ... voice
Sagan om ... röst (på svenska efter bilderna) this post comes from a place of both sadness and strength. Ever since starting my blog I...
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Suzanne Axelsson
13 maj 202015 min läsning
Engagement in the Early Years - Engagemang i Förskolan
(på svenska efter foto-bilder) In the AnjiPlay kindergartens in China, the words Love, Risk, Joy, Engagement and Reflection are their...
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Suzanne Axelsson
12 maj 202015 min läsning
Love and joy in the early years... Kärlek och glädje i förskolan
(texten finns på svenska efter bilderna) For me love and joy are interwoven, and rather difficult to pull apart. When I write about...
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