
University World News : Universities team up to create a new kind of playground
Vietnamese universities are working with students at Hoa Binh College of Education in Northern Vietnam to create an innovative ‘learning playground’. The playground, which opened in January 2022, encapsulates principles of frugal design and playful pedagogy and has been produced as part of the ACES project. The project is a case study for how higher education institutions can impact everyday education and illustrates the way in which theory can be manifested in practice. As a novel extension to the classroom,