ShiftED Podcast #102 In Conversation with Stephanie Lord-Darby • Play Isn't the Break From Learni...

Movement is the foundation for learning, not the reward for finishing it. On this episode of the ShiftED Podcast, we speak with Stephanie Lord-Darby, an early childhood educator and program coordinator at GymbaROO-KindyROO in Australia, about the neuroscience behind play. Stephanie unpacks "firing and wiring," why stillness is actually a form of balance built through movement, and how "provocations" let children choose their own path into a topic rather than following a scripted outcome. She also shares why connection, not routine, is the real starting point for a new school year. A grounded, practical listen for anyone setting up an early years classroom this fall.   / stephanie-lord-darby-95180130a