This is episode 2 of a four-part series of Participate podcasts on the topic of sustainability with partners working with the LEGO Foundation’s Tech and Play Initiative. On this episode we talk to the team at Plug-in-Play (PiP) project that introduces Learning through Play and Technology (LtPT) through innovative approaches to support the delivery of Science Elementary Technology (SET) to improve learning outcomes for upper primary students in Rwanda. These approaches include making and tinkering, coding and robotics. Responding to the Government of Rwanda’s commitment to leverage technology to promote holistic skill development among children, the PiP project works in partnership with key stakeholders at the national, regional, and district levels to implement LtPT approaches in upper primary classrooms.

Welcome to the first episode of a four-part series of Participate podcasts on the topic of sustainability with partners working with the LEGO Foundation’s Tech and Play Initiative.  Participate is supporting the initiative with an online Community of Practice, Tinkerspace, that brings together a diverse group of partner organizations across the globe dedicated to the Lego Foundation’s goal of supporting Learning Through Play

On Today’s episode we talk to the amazing team from The Kenya Play (KPLAY) program whose approach is to integrate Learning Through Play with Technology (LtPT) in Kwale and Kilifi counties of coastal Kenya.

The Right to Play project, named the Plug-in-Play (PiP) introduces Learning through Play and Technology (LtPT) as an innovative approach to support the delivery of Science Elementary Technology (SET) to improve learning outcomes for upper primary students in Rwanda. Responding to the Government of Rwanda’s commitment to leverage ICT and technology to promote holistic skill development among children, the PiP project works in partnership with key stakeholders at the national, regional, and district levels to implement LtPT approaches in upper primary classrooms.

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On the this episode of the Participate podcast, we will talk to the amazing team at The Brazilian Creative Learning Network (BCLN), supported by Lemann Foundation. They have extensive experience transforming public schools in Brazil, and are now partnering with LEGO Foundation to bring playful learning to school systems in Brazil through the Creative Schools Program.

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Participate is a platform where the world collaborates. We believe that people should be able to learn when, where and how they want. Great podcasts tell great stories, and our partners at Participate have stories to tell. We’ll talk to them about what they do, how they do it and why it’s important. We’ll also talk to them about how they’re building their community and the ways they’re helping us all learn together.

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