Suzanne Axelsson
The Art of Listening to Understand
For over a decade I have been focusing on listening as a form of democracy - not me listening to the children, but how we all can listen...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 18 apr. 2022
- 14 min.
The Future of Play
On Sunday 17th April I was featured in Kathimerini national newspaper in Greece, interviewed by Lina Giannarou who then wrote an article...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 23 feb. 2022
- 10 min.
The story of the unique child
The 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...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 20 okt. 2021
- 4 min.
The Original Learning Approach to Traditions
Holidays are not something I teach or teach about… they are, instead, an opportunity to discover our multiplicity - after all, each...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 1 feb. 2021
- 5 min.
The Story of... Traditions
Traditions are an important part of creating belonging... they can also contribute to exclusion, and they have a tendency in ECE settings...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 10 dec. 2020
- 17 min.
The Wonder of Learning
I 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...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 23 nov. 2020
- 7 min.
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
- 5 aug. 2020
- 7 min.
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
- 23 juli 2020
- 5 min.
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 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
- 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
- 21 nov. 2019
- 6 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...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 4 nov. 2019
- 3 min.
Belonging
Today 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...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 12 aug. 2019
- 3 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...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 9 juli 2019
- 10 min.
Collaboration between adults and children
So how comfortable are you adding to the work of others...? here is what some teachers wrote down at one of the workshops at Boulder...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 12 juni 2019
- 5 min.
Skills for philosophy with children: 1
Those of you who have followed me for many years will know that I have been working with children using philosophy with children... not a...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 7 juni 2019
- 12 min.
The Competent Child - The Competent Teacher
Over the years I found that I swing from having great faith in educators to suddenly feeling overwhelmed and that we are never going to...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 20 apr. 2019
- 4 min.
Harnessing the Power of Play
I 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...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 8 mars 2019
- 15 min.
The Political Nature of the Reggio Emilia Approach
I am not a particularly political person... I have said this before... and this is not a post about politics - but this post does touch...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 19 feb. 2019
- 3 min.
The Importance of Rest-time for Creativity
I have read about 18 things highly creative people do differently... and realised that all 18 of them I could check off... actually did...
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