Suzanne Axelsson
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
- 10 aug. 2020
- 8 min.
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
- 31 juli 2020
- 11 min.
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 2020
- 5 min.
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 2020
- 11 min.
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
- 20 juli 2020
- 13 min.
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
- 16 juli 2020
- 21 min.
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
- 13 maj 2020
- 15 min.
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 apr. 2020
- 6 min.
Reflections... part 1
Over on my Instagram I have started to share photographs that I randomly choose from my photos and add reflections - what memories does...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 1 mars 2020
- 8 min.
Play with uncertain outcomes... aka risky play
(finns på svenska efter andra sekvens av bilder) I am a big fan of what is for the most part called risky play, but I have found that the...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 8 jan. 2020
- 11 min.
Autism: waterplay
“I would like to rephrase Dr. Stephen Shore’s statement “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” to...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 3 dec. 2019
- 12 min.
The Story of eating together...
18 months ago I engaged in a dialogue in an Australian group about whether or not children should stay at the lunch table when they had...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 30 nov. 2019
- 4 min.
The illusion of "fun"
Over the years I have engaged many times in dialogues about the fact the word "fun" being used as a key word in the...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 6 nov. 2019
- 4 min.
To plan or not to plan... play-based learning
I am a huge believer in the power of play. I think it is one of the strongest languages children have to communicate with and make sense...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 21 okt. 2019
- 3 min.
The here and now educator
I feel that often as educators we are often looking into the future too much... planning the direction, needing to know where we are...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 19 okt. 2019
- 4 min.
Visit to ArtPlay, Melbourne
While in Melbourne I was fortunate enough to be able to visit ArtPlay and sit in one of their "dreaming" sessions. A dreaming session is...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 18 sep. 2019
- 24 min.
Raising Climate Activists
(på svenska efter bilderna) A long time ago I was told that I would never be able to have children... after failed IVFs and years of...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 8 sep. 2019
- 4 min.
Sand and Water Play
Another post sharing inspiration and reflections from AnjiPlay in China... this time with a focus on Sand and water play to find out more...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 20 aug. 2019
- 5 min.
One step at a time...
Since my visit to Anji, China in May I have been sharing posts containing images of the settings for 3-6 year old children. These posts...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 20 aug. 2019
- 8 min.
Hur undervisar din tredje pedagog?
(This post How is your Third Teacher Teaching? can be read in English here) Under åren har jag haft den stora privilegium att besöka...
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