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Choose Day 

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Hawar International School’s “Choose Day” uses a shorter Tuesday schedule to offer student-chosen activities, enhancing learning through play-based experiences. The initiative also helps parents understand the educational value of play in early childhood.

Please share a brief background of your innovation.

We have a short day on Tuesday for all of our students and it made perfect sense to create a day where they could choose their activities.

How was the innovation planned?

As part of the drive to improve the learning experience and move to a play-based kindergarten, the team decided to use the short day more creatively.

What were the challenges faced during implementation?

One of the biggest obstacles was explaining play-based learning to our community. When parents think of the word “play” they do not necessarily think of all of the learning that happens when at play. We spent time ensuring our parents understood the pedagogy behind Choose Day and detailed all of the benefits.

Give us a brief assessment of your results.

We have happier children and staff; we have a lot more joy in the classrooms as we follow the children’s passions and the natural quest for creativity and artistry, all the while building the skills needed as they progress to the next stage of their learning journey.

In hindsight, what were the most valuable lessons learned while implementing the innovation? Could things have been done differently?

To be fearless is to be bold and that is what our children deserve. I think that as educators, we have enough empirical evidence that sits alongside research-based, best practices to know that Choose Day would be a success. The valuable lesson learned is to be fearless in our pursuit of excellence and to be bold in our conviction to deliver the best outcome for all children. 

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