Christina Witcomb

Initiative Lead @ the LEGO Foundation. Tweets are my own.

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Let’s all create pop-up playgrounds! 👏
@play_groundnyc and @ChangexHQ have been collaborating to create pop-up playgrounds across the city. Read more and get inspired here ��
https://t.co/y4Zh5X78jq

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Too often, parents are over-stretched and under-supported, and it can be difficult for them to incorporate #PlayfulParenting. Read @aaronleemorris take on how better policies can help parents with their children’s development.
https://t.co/ZvzAHx1X24

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

As children grow, play is how they learn best. Play can benefit the whole family and will help boost you and your children’s mental wellbeing. Here is why bringing more play into your every day is so important: https://t.co/e1a2TsyAQ4

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Can play really come from anywhere and anything?

We put this to the test in an experiment. For inspiration on how to turn everyday moments into play visit: https://t.co/DsENSSPJZA and share your ideas in the comments. #BuildAWorldOfPlay #PlayPledge

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Congratulations to the LEGO® Prize Winner 2021, Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at @medialab. He is awarded the prize for an extraordinary contribution to improving the lives of children through opportunities to create, play, and learn. @mres #AllInForAllKids

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Good news from Paris! 🇫🇷

At #GlobalCitizenLive, the @LEGOfoundation has just announced a $70 million grant to support UNICEF’s work delivering COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX.

This will boost vaccine equity worldwide and turn vaccines into vaccinations.

https://t.co/wPk0yKcT0N

[Bo Stjerne Thomsen @BoStjerne]

As adults we need to remain engaged in learning, play and creativity to thrive in life. How learning through play as a child can help you succeed as an adult.

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Never before have so many children missed out on school - 1.6 billion. #COVID19 has caused the biggest education emergency of our times. We need to act NOW to #SaveOurFuture
@savefuturenow

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Pretend play helps develop reasoning skills, social development, and creativity according to research. Learn more about the different types of play that support learning and development from @BoStjerne in our latest blog post.
https://t.co/Ub7cmnCNIh

#HomePlayLearn

[Jenny Anderson @jwestanderson]

We are home. We are trying. @qz wants to help: We are all teachers now: resources for parents and kids cooped up at home (my story) https://t.co/BOiU5tgmyd via @qz

[Christina Witcomb @ChristinaWitcom]

@interact_minds @AmosLightnin @Dokk1Aarhus Congrats @AmosLightnin. Great news!

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Check out the full recording from the first ever virtual LEGO Idea Conference!

https://t.co/EWFYatKOs7

#LEGOIdea2020
#CreativityMatters

[Christina Witcomb @ChristinaWitcom]

It’s a wrap! First-ever virtual #LEGOIdea2020 is in the bag. #CreativityMatters

[Christina Witcomb @ChristinaWitcom]

@carlyciarrocchi @LEGOfoundation Ready for virtual #LEGOIdea2020 #CreativityMatters @LEGOfoundation

[mastodon.social/@AnnMariePT @amptMN]

Help spread the word: after cancelling their conference, the @LEGOfoundation team has put together a 24 hour interactive create-a-thon later this week with 90 minute sessions from around the world! Join @okgo 's Damian Kulash and I from 4:00-5:30 am CET (Danish time). (1/3)

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Drumroll ... the LEGO Prize Winner 2020 is awarded to

AnnMarie Thomas, Director, and Founder of the Playful Learning Lab for her remarkable work to create learning through play experiences for children

Learn more in this video https://t.co/EfJo47UE1I

#LEGOIdea2020

[Christina Witcomb @ChristinaWitcom]

Such an amazing team. We managed to turn a 3-day conference into a virtual experience in a week #CreativityMatters @LEGOfoundation #LEGOidea2020

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Learn why creativity is a crucial part of the New Ukrainian School reform from the Minister of Education and Science Hanna Novosad.

@MON_UKRAINE

#CreativityMatters

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Happy to announce that Damien Kulash will be speaking at the #LEGOIdea2020 conference. Damian is the frontman for the polymath rock group @okgo and has directed the band’s long string of boundary-pushing music videos including this one shot in zero gravity https://t.co/lQ42HEnKUt

[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

LEGO Foundation CEO John Goodwin talks about how EdTech and play can power high-quality learning in schools in new @wef blog post https://t.co/lDoNB3llo3

#WEF2020