The school is on a busy road. A chain link fence separates the playground from the traffic, and the kindergarteners play without ever thinking about it except when an errant ball flies over it and it has to be retrieved. But now there is a big hole in the fence where...
From December to May 2025, I will be leading a course based on my book Embracing Challenges in Early Childhood Education. I’d like to invite you to join us as we consider the sticking points teachers encounter when collaborating with children and their research....
“Walk upstairs, open the door gently, and look in the crib. What do you see? Most of us see a picture of innocence and helplessness, a clean slate. But, in fact, what we see in the crib is the greatest mind that has ever existed, the most powerful learning...
The Studio for Playful Inquiry, founded and sustained by Susan Harris MacKay and Matt Karlsen of Opal School fame, is an inspired and inspiring group of educators from around the world who gather virtually on a regular basis to study issues pertinent to...
Announcing the publication of my new book, now available from Routledge! Embracing Challenges in Early Childhood Education is a key resource for early childhood educators, especially those inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach or other inquiry-based,...
