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4-Week Online Course for Early Years Educators of 3 to 8-year-olds.
Register now for the next course starting on October 27th, 2025.
Have you ever wondered what play looks like in different countries and settings?
The power of play: International conversations
How do you find time for children to explore concepts, acquire knowledge and skills, and follow their interests and passions through PLAY?
Join Dr. Jo Fahey as she and 12 international educators journey through four unique online modules that will provide you with a strong foundational understanding of the Power of Play, and its various forms in both indoor and outdoor settings around the world.
This course will challenge your thinking, inspire you and your children to push the boundaries and encourage you to reimagine the POWER of PLAY!
Deepen your understanding of the way in which play can be integrated into different settings, and the profound benefits play has in a child's development.
Join Dr. JO Fahey and:
Discover how to incorporate more play into your classroom or learning context to unlock children's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional capabilities.
Learn how educators around the world are facilitating play. Stories will be told, and photographs shared to give you inspiration and ideas for your own context.
Find out what the latest research has to say about the benefits of play, and realize the powerful implications for your own learning environment.
Through this course you will:
Meet your program leader, Dr. Jo Fahey
Dr. Jo Fahey has the lived experience of teaching and learning with young children for many years in both national and international settings.
For over 30 years, Jo has alternated between teaching in schools and preschools, working in the university sector, and leading professional learning for educators - particularly early years educators - in Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.
Jo has conducted extensive research leading to a doctoral dissertation. This, in turn, led to the publication of her book, ‘Ways to Learn Through Inquiry: Guiding Children to Deeper Understanding’, published in 2012 by the International Baccalaureate.
Jo's thirst for understanding how young children learn keeps her up-to-date with international and national developments in early childhood education.
Your Program Leader
Meet your global Power of Play educators.
We know that the research shows that play can improve children's abilities to plan, organize, get along with others, and regulate emotions. Yet, the push for academic standards all too often threatens children's right to play.
'The Power of Play: International Conversations' is designed to help you understand the far-reaching benefits of play for the 3-8 year old children you teach, and to advocate for their right to it.
Reimagine the
POWER OF PLAY!
The power of Play: International conversations
Access to a private online group forum so you can share ideas, ask questions and receive feedback from your peers. (Recommended but not required)
Group Forum
Journey through four unique self-paced video modules. Each module is structured into four lessons that include:
video interviews with educators from around the world, photographs, images, and videos of active play spaces from seven international early years settings, and
practical tips and ideas, and professional learning engagements for you to participate in.
Video modules
THE COURSE INCLUDES
Weekly group Q&A calls with Dr. Jo Fahey where you can ask questions and get feedback on your learning process.
These Zoom calls are optional but will provide you with the opportunity to clarify understandings, share ideas, and collaborate with other participants.
You will also receive a workbook with powerful professional readings to enhance your learning, outline solutions for finding time for play, and clearly articulate innovative ways to combine play and curriculum with 3 to 8-year-old children.
Group Calls
Self-paced learning to enhance your
learning process.
Bonus Workbook
Access to a private Facebook group so you can share ideas, ask questions and receive feedback from your peers. (Recommended but not required)
Group Forum
Journey through four unique self-paced video modules. Each module is structured into four lessons that include:
video interviews with educators from around the world, photographs, images, and videos of active play spaces from seven international early years settings, practical tips and ideas, and professional learning engagements for you to participate in.
Video modules
THE COURSE INCLUDES
Weekly group coaching calls with Dr. Jo Fahey where you can ask questions and get feedback on your learning process.
These Zoom calls are optional, but will provide you with the opportunity to clarify understandings, share ideas, and collaborate with other participants.
You will also receive a workbook with powerful professional readings to enhance your learning, outline solutions for finding time for play and clearly articulate innovative ways to combine play and curriculum with 5 to 8-year-old children.
Group Calls
Self-paced learning to enhance your
learning process.
Bonus Workbook
what educators are saying
“As an educator with over 20 years of experience, I have to say I really expected coming in and thinking that this course would be like, Oh, I’ve heard it all, I've seen it all, but Dr. Jo really surprises you, and I had a blast during this Power of Play course.”
JUDY IMAMUDEEN,
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BELO HORIZONTE
"I would recommend the course to others! The reason for this is that I found it to be really comprehensive in regard to the areas of play."
ELEANOR PUNDYK,
AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Judy Imamudeen,
The American School of Belo Horizonte
Eleanor Pundyk,
Amsterdam International Community School
Help to develop confident, curious, lifelong learners for €450
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YOUR INVESTMENT
The cost of the 4-week course is €450. Limited spaces are available.
Register before September 27, 2025, to save €50 per participant.
*Groups of four or more participants from the same school receive a €75 discount per person.
You will see how educators co-create environments that are conducive to discovering and fostering children's creativity, agency, and understanding.
You will learn how educators nurture children’s belief in themselves as independent, capable and competent learners.
These are well-structured, in-depth lessons, with distinct provocations designed to make us think… and to enable children to ENGAGE WITH JOY!
Find out about how play helps children connect concepts and skills, apply their knowledge and spark their ideas.
Why enroll?
Frequently Asked Questions
Registrations for the Power of Play will end on October 22, 2025.
1.Creating Environments for Play
2.The Role of the Educator
3. Play at Different Ages
4. Sensory Play and Self Regulation
If you have completed Module 1 and do not love this course by the end of your first week, we will offer you a full refund - no questions asked.
(Still have questions? Email us at admin@prolearnint.com)
This is your opportunity to see play spaces in early years settings across the globe and hear about the rich opportunities for learning from the educators who facilitate them.
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Be an advocate for a child's right to learn through play!
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