Theory & Practice

The research into play and learning consistently highlights the profound role of play in fostering cognitive, social, emotional and physical development in young children. Assistant Principal and Play and Learning Specialist, Gillian Corbally, outlines what we know, and what she learned in her own older classes, about this powerful connection.

There is certainly an abundance of wonderful and compelling research that shows the potential of the powerful connection between play and learning but for me, the most actionable and useful findings came from getting hands on and exploring ideas with the children in my own class who were in the midst of it.