Suzanne Axelsson18 apr.14 min.The Future of PlayOn Sunday 17th April I was featured in Kathimerini national newspaper in Greece, interviewed by Lina Giannarou who then wrote an article...
Suzanne Axelsson23 feb.10 min.The story of the unique childThe Unique Child - first written in 2017 I love social media, I love the fact that we can share ideas online no matter where we are in...
Suzanne Axelsson20 okt. 20214 min.The Original Learning Approach to TraditionsHolidays are not something I teach or teach about… they are, instead, an opportunity to discover our multiplicity - after all, each...
Suzanne Axelsson1 feb. 20215 min.The Story of... TraditionsTraditions are an important part of creating belonging... they can also contribute to exclusion, and they have a tendency in ECE settings...
Suzanne Axelsson10 dec. 202017 min.The Wonder of LearningI am sorting through my computer and getting rid of old things, and rediscovering notes, and essays and all sorts as I do this... And I...
Suzanne Axelsson23 nov. 20207 min.Together on the SquareMany years ago now I started a project called "Together on the Square". The aim was to "teach" empathy by exposing the children to...
Suzanne Axelsson5 aug. 20207 min.The Story of... the in-betweenDuring the Play First Summit I talked about relationships as being key... the process of listening to understand rather than listening to...
Suzanne Axelsson23 juli 20205 min.The Story of Healing, chapter 2I have decided to write several chapters on this topic of storytelling in more manageable bitesize reads as I realised that this too was...
Suzanne Axelsson20 juli 202013 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...
Suzanne Axelsson12 apr. 20206 min.Reflections... part 1Over on my Instagram I have started to share photographs that I randomly choose from my photos and add reflections - what memories does...
Suzanne Axelsson21 nov. 20196 min.Malaguzzi Inspired...Just over three years ago I was invited to Toronto, Canada to participate in the Rhythm of Learning "The Rhythm of Learning in Nature is...
Suzanne Axelsson4 nov. 20193 min.BelongingToday or tomorrow I will get my answer as to whether or not I have been approved to be a Swedish citizen. It has got me thinking about...
Suzanne Axelsson12 aug. 20193 min.The Thinking Pause...Over on my Instagram I use the hashtags #slowdown and #lookclosely often... usually including photos of bugs and flowers, raindrops or...
Suzanne Axelsson9 juli 201910 min.Collaboration between adults and childrenSo how comfortable are you adding to the work of others...? here is what some teachers wrote down at one of the workshops at Boulder...
Suzanne Axelsson12 juni 20195 min.Skills for philosophy with children: 1Those of you who have followed me for many years will know that I have been working with children using philosophy with children... not a...
Suzanne Axelsson7 juni 201911 min.The Competent Child - The Competent TeacherOver the years I found that swing from having great faith in educators to suddenly feeling overwhelmed and that we are never going to...
Suzanne Axelsson20 apr. 20194 min.Harnessing the Power of PlayI am a big believer in play. for me it is an essential ingredient in life. And for those of you getting to know more about my idea of...
Suzanne Axelsson8 mars 201915 min.The Political Nature of the Reggio Emilia ApproachI am not a particularly political person... I have said this before... and this is not a post about politics - but this post does touch...
Suzanne Axelsson19 feb. 20193 min.The Importance of Rest-time for CreativityI have read about 18 things highly creative people do differently... and realised that all 18 of them I could check off... actually did...
Suzanne Axelsson28 jan. 20194 min.What is Love?Valentine's Day is one of those (many) traditions that I wonder why it is celebrated in early year's settings... It is a tradition...