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Spotlight on Children’s Interests with Kirsty Liljegren

14 March 2025

Kirsty Liljigren invites us to pay careful attention to what lies beneath children’s interests and the opportunities they present. She asks us to ‘raise our antennae’ and listen to the opportunities to create nurturing environments that support individual and collective inquiry and understanding.

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How do we elevate the importance of a service philosophy and collaboratively use it to guide. . .

Listen

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