Author: Dan Barnard

  • Three Things that Play can do in a University (or indeed anywhere) Part 3: Focus

    Three Things that Play can do in a University (or indeed anywhere) Part 3: Focus

    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In the first of this series of 3 blogs I identified 3 things that play can do to help bring university students to a place where they are ready to learn: Play can help people bond with each other; to relax in each other’s company…

  • Three Things that Play can do in a University (or indeed anywhere) Part 2: Energising and Awakening

    Three Things that Play can do in a University (or indeed anywhere) Part 2: Energising and Awakening

    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In my previous blog I identified 3 things that play can do to help bring university students to a place where they are ready to learn: Play can help people bond with each other; to relax in each other’s company Play can energise and awaken…

  • Three Things that Play can do in a University (or indeed anywhere) Part 1: Bonding

    Three Things that Play can do in a University (or indeed anywhere) Part 1: Bonding

    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Counterplay was a brilliant experience for me in so many ways, and made a big difference to how I approach things both as an artist and a teacher. I’m going to focus in a series of 3 short blogs on some ways it has affected…