Euan Wilmshurst – Head of Advocacy & Communication, The Lego Foundation In Conversation with Edx Education.

<p>Episode 45- Heather Welch, Edx Education today we will be in conversation Euan Wilmshurst – Head of Advocacy and Communication <a href='https://learningthroughplay.com/'>The Lego Foundation</a></p> <p>Euan is part of Foundation’s senior leadership team, responsible for advocacy, communication and strategic partnerships across the organisation, building a future in which learning through play empowers children to become creative, engaged, lifelong learners on a global scale.</p> <p>Today we are chatting with Euan on learning through play, importance and barriers of play based learning around the globe.</p> <p> </p> <p>Here are the highlights from this episode:</p> <p>(01:14) Euan’s and Lego’s passion for play-based learning </p> <p>(03:11) Children’s learning throughout the pandemic and how it inspired ‘play.com’ </p> <p>(05:41) The barriers for play-based learning in today’s world </p> <p>(08:44) The children’s ‘skill-gap’ in less developed countries </p> <p>(12:23) The importance of play in adult life </p> <p>(15:42) How play-based learning can combat problems with children’s mental health </p> <p>(18:14) Countries that www.learningthroughplay.com are focussed on helping </p> <p> </p> <p>#legofoundation #learningthroughplay #creativitymatters</p> <p> </p>