The Re-imagine Learning Network

Play2Learn Champions and Fellows

These Ashoka Fellows and Champions represent some of the world’s best and most effective playful learning programs, based on innovation, reach and impact.

Andrew Mangino

The Future Project, USA

Empowering the next generation to build America's future

WASH United

Thorsten Keifer

Nairobi, (and in different locations), Kenya

Skateistan

Oliver Percovich

Kabul & Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan

Azize Leygara

CACA, Turkey

Unleashing children's potential in post-conflict environments through play

Center for Inspired Teaching

Aleta Margolis

United States

Emrah Kirimsoy

Agenda! Children Association, Turkey

Creating active Changemakers through games and play

PUPA

Mary Anne Amorim Ribeiro

Brazil

Sharath Jeevan

STIR Education, India

Creating a teacher-led movement to improve children's learning in developing countries

Montserrat Del Pozo

Colegio Montserrat, Spain

Transforming the school system into a playful and interactive experience

Maria Gabriela Arenas

TAAP Foundation, Venezuela

Leveraging the power of playful learning to promote peaceful co-existence

Wannakanok Pohitaedoh

Luuk Rieng Group, Thailand

Using play to turn children from victims of violence to promoters of peace

Lively Minds

Alison Naftalin

Ghana & Uganda

Rawan Barakat

Raneen, Jordan

Shifting memorization-based education to an interactive and imaginative environment

Imagination Foundation

Mike McGalliard

Global

Fabretto Children's Foundation

Kevin Marinacci

Nicaragua

Design for Change

Kiran Bir Sethi

India

Tiwale Dream A Dream

Vishal Talreja

Bangalore, India

Admir Lukacevic

Idrott Utan Granser, Sweden

Promoting a more inclusive society through sports and play

Beatriz Diuk

DALE!, Argentina

Using interactive play to alleviate children's illiteracy

College Catts Pressoir

Guy Etienne

Haiti

Raphaelle Ayache

Safarni, Egypt

Humanizing intercultural relationships for children to break the cycle of elitism

Raul Mendoza

Germinalia, Mexico

Unleashing creativity for social development in indigenous and low-income communities

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Play2Learn Participants Collaborate to Engage Students in STEM through Gaming

Grant Hosford and Jan von Meppen, two participants in the LEGO Foundation and Ashoka Re-imagine Learning Challenge, met in Pasadena, California this month to collaborate on tools that improve learning through gaming. The meeting exemplifies a rapidly growing focus on engaging students through entertaining and immersive learning.

Sep 08, 15

Jaclyn Licht

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Education reform

Building the Makerspace of Your Students' Dreams

A learning space differs in both look and feel from the traditional classroom. In the past year, we've met social entrepreneurs with an eye on education who are creating cost-effective methods to infuse schools with the type of culture and design that students need to better develop their curiosity, creativity, and imagination, and better achieve desired learning outcomes.

Jul 30, 15

Ashoka Changemakers

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Educators Innovating Learning From the Inside Out

Teacher-researchers, design-thinkers, teacherpreneurs. . . Educators of all types have the potential to exercise their creativity, collaboration, and playfulness to improve education.

When devising strategies to make education work for the 21st century, it's natural to think first about students. How do we prepare children for a rapidly changing world? For jobs that don't exist yet? For the creative problem solving required to tackle emerging global challenges?

Jul 30, 15

Ashoka Changemakers

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Play2Learn Champions and Fellows

These Ashoka Fellows and Champions represent some of the world’s best and most effective playful learning programs, based on innovation, reach and impact.

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