Building Blocks of Play

About Course

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning.” Fred Rogers

These were online workshop series conducted by renowned international trainers Aliya Jafari and Samara Gupta’s Online Workshop Series, hosted by Chughtai Institute of Leadership and Learning, CILL in collaboration with Pangea SparkEd: Borderless Learning. Their vision as trainers is to empower teachers and students for a brighter future. This series was designed to inspire educators, leaders and parents  to strengthen their practice of play-based learning, equipping them with practical strategies to foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in their learning spaces.

Drawing on the philosophies of Reggio Emilia and the IB Early Years Programme, the series highlights how play fosters inquiry, creativity, agency, and holistic development. Practical strategies for designing, documenting, and extending play will be demonstrated, with opportunities for participants to apply them in their own settings. The aim is for educators to leave with a deeper understanding of play as pedagogy, strategies to create inquiry-rich environments, and tools to align play-based learning with curriculum.

Upon completion, participants will be certified as Pangea SparkEd’s Play-Based Learning Practitioners.