The Christina School District is embarking on a pilot project to incorporate play-based learning for young learners.
At a meeting last week, the Board of Education heard from Aaron Selekman and Erin Cassel, two experts helping develop the program, which the district hopes to launch in January. Cassel explained to board members that the idea of play-based learning is grounded in research and in line with state priorities.
“This is not a new idea, but it’s now both research-based and policy-supported,” she said…