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LEARNING THROUGH PLAY:
A KEY TO SCHOOL READINESS


Audience in board room

On Saturday, April 25, 2009, more than 325 early childhood educators and administrators from family child care, child care center, preschool and elementary school programs gathered at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, VA to hear from local and national experts on the importance of learning through play.

The program, tri-sponsored by Fairfax Futures, Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County’s Office for Children, provided an opportunity for participants to share best practices, meet other early childhood educators in the community and learn new strategies for incorporating “playful learning” into early childhood curriculum.

Speakers included:

Dr. Richard Moniuszko
Dr. Richard Moniuszko,
Deputy Superintendent, Fairfax
County Public Schools
Anne-Marie Twohie Anne-Marie Twohie,
Acting Director, Fairfax County Office for Children
Roberta Golinkoff Roberta Golinkoff,
H. Rodney Sharp Chair of Education,
University of Delaware
Stuart Brown Stuart Brown,
Founder, National Institute of Play,
Carmel, CA
Joan Isenberg Joan Isenberg,
George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA
Jolie McHenry Jolie McHenry,
Child Play Center,
Harrisburg, PA
Kathy Buerk Kathy Buerk,
Child Play Center,
Harrisburg, PA
Sylvia Zwi Sylvia Zwi,
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School,
Washington, DC


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