Local educator Kiana Jones founded the Jones’s Jewels Learning Center with the belief that early education shapes confidence and character. Kiana stopped by to share how learning can be fun, engaging ...

Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...

Play-based learning blends joy and purpose, giving children the freedom to explore while meeting developmental and academic goals. With intentional design, it fosters creativity, problem-solving, and ...

A new study from LEGO® Education shows that teachers believe learning through play is more effective than traditional methods, and students say they want more of it in the classroom. LEGO Education is ...

"There's lots of different ways to teach children. And one of the ways that we really believe in is called a play-based curriculum... Research has shown that engaging children in learning through play ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

Educators, child development experts, and parenting resources are uniting around the idea that play-based, hands-on activities are essential for toddlers’ and preschoolers’ growth. Research and ...

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A bill to require instruction based in play has passed the Iowa House unanimously. House File 2652 would require 90 minutes of play-based instruction for half-day preschool, ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to more accurately describe how Mansfield Elementary’s test scores compare to those of other schools in Connecticut. When the doors to Mansfield Elementary ...