Child playing with educational resources on a school desk. Rwanda.

In conversation with VSO's play-based learning experts

To celebrate the first ever International Day of Play, hear from volunteers and teachers from a VSO project in Rwanda, that is championing play-based learning as a tool for three to six year old.

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Let’s Learn Through Play is a four-year VSO project funded by the Lego Foundation running until 2025. By working with schools, parents, communities and decision makers, the project supports play-based learning as the foundation of early childhood education in Rwanda.

Hear from:

  • Celestin Karekezi - National Early Childhood Care and Education Facilitator
  • David Harurukundo - Early Childhood Care and Education Facilitator
  • Denyse Ayinkamiye - a primary school teacher from Kigali

So far the project has reached

86,623

86,623 children

1,686

1,686 teachers

730

730 school leaders

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Young children play with the volunteers

Let’s Learn Through Play (Twigire Mumikino Rwanda)

Championing play as a tool for creative, engaged and resilient learners in Rwanda.

Children playing. Nyamasheke, Rwanda.
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Levelling the playing field in early learning - Let's Learn Through Play

Here volunteer Anisa Hay from the USA talks about her role on our ‘Let’s Learn Through Play’ programme in Rwanda. The programme is funded by the Lego Foundation and promotes play-based learning as the foundation of early childhood education.