PLAY IS ONES BRAIN’S FAVORITE WAY OF LEARNING
Those who play rarely become brittle in the face of stress or lose the healing capacity for humor. Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity. Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning. “Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.” – Abraham Maslow. Play is so integral to childhood that a child who does not have the opportunities to play is cut off from a major portion of childhood. Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold. “Do not keep children to their studies by compulsion but by play.” -Plato. Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn. The opposite of play is not work. It’s depression. We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
KE0759 A I.C Kanzinwa Child and Youth Development Centre staffs, A.I.C Kanzinwa Academy teachers and support staffs deliberately engages registered beneficiaries at A.I.C Kanzinwa Academy; a reputable and epitome of success school, Church-based private primary school who are also pupils here in various ball games such as volleyball, basketball, badminton etc. We have a team that comprises of staffs that plays against pupils’ teams during games time. This is made to bring about team work, oneness and relaxation setting after zeal and passionate work and studies. This is also made to promote Communication and collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving, leaning to learn and creativity and imagination since they are 4 core competencies out of 7 that Competency Based Curriculum advocates.
“If you can’t change the status quo, make the status quo, change.”
Royce White.
