Episode 34

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12th Jul 2021

Anna Yudina, Genius Of Play, (USA) In Conversation with Edx Education

Episode 34- Heather Welch Edx Education will be in conversation with Anna Yudina, Senior Director of Marketing at the Toy Association.

Anna is one of the driving forces behind the Genius of Play initiative an award winning program that promotes children, families well just about everyone to play. The Genius of Play movement to raise awareness of play as a crucial part of child development and encourage families to make time for play in their daily lives. The Genius of PlayTM has generated over 18 million engagements and over 2 billion impressions among its target audience.

Today we are chatting to Anna about, play based learning, value of play, the Genius of Play initiative and trends in the USA on play.

Here are the highlights:

{1:37} About The Genius of Play

{4:50} Bringing play back to families

{8:15} Rediscovering the fun of unstructured play

{11:52} Changing play habits during lockdown

{15:12} What to look for in a good quality toy

{20:02} The trends in 2021-2022

{22:09} Play for adults

#edxeducation #geniusofplay #learningthroughplay

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About the Podcast

Play, Learn & Create with Edx Education

This podcast series discusses play being creative and learning for all children. Join Heather Welch sharing knowledge, information and support on play based learning we will explore the benefits, value, different stages of play and so much more.

Play, Learn & create with Edx Education. This podcast series discusses play being creative and learning for all children. Join Heather Welch sharing knowledge, information and support on play based learning we will explore the benefits, value, different stages of play and so much more.

Play to the untrained eye can look meaningless, however there is a lot more going on than you can see. When children are playing, they are engaged, their imagination is sparked and they are developing confidence and key foundation skills. Play is the way children learn about the world and themselves especially in the early years.

We have spoken with many educational experts, founders of charities, award winning author, international presenters, expat parents and so many more.

#learningthroughplay #handsonlearning #parents #teachers #family #educationforall

About your hosts

Heather Welch

Heather is a play advocate, educator, marketer and current International Brand Manager at Edx Education.  She has lived and worked all around the world: in Australia, Singapore, UAE and now based inn the UK.  Right now, she develops educational toys for children to spark their imagination and learn from one another. Heather is a Play Ambassador for The Genius of Play and a Trustee of a UK charity ‘Gecko on the Move’ providing educational opportunities to children around the world.
 
Heather currently hosts this podcast, ‘Edx Education In Conversation with….’ and has written many ‘learning through play’ articles and has given advice on the subject around the world. Edx Education have a play blog on the website, podcast, games and videos and free downloadable resources for home learning in the Teachers/Parents section over at www.edxeducation.com/teachers/parents. Let’s play and learn together.

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