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Play-based learning builds cognitive abilities of children- Deputy Minister

Accra, Oct.11, GNA- Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, Deputy Minister of Education, has underscored the importance of play-based pedagogies in building the cognitive abilities of children in schools.

“Play-based learning inspires confidence among the learner, makes them bold, and gets them engaging to be able to speak, listen actively, and enjoy the learning experience,” he said.

The Deputy Minister said this at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of Sabre Education, an NGO that focused on early childhood education.

“It is one thing having a play-based curriculum and another thing having the appropriate play-based pedagogies that will deliver instruction out of that curriculum,” he said.

He said Ghana, through the partnership with Sabre Education, Right to Play, UNICEF, and Lively Minds, developed a formidable play-based system for early childhood education.