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December Exchange Topic: The Power of Play The Provocation: Are we over-parenting our kids, turning childhood into a résumé-building exercise, and unintentionally taking the joy, freedom, and spontaneity out of play?
What if, in our efforts to give children every opportunity to succeed, we're taking away some of the very experiences that help them grow? This month, we'll explore how adult expectations, overscheduled lives, and the pressure to prepare children for the future may be reshaping childhood. Together, we'll consider what children gain from unstructured play, taking risks, experiencing boredom, and having the freedom to figure things out for themselves—and whether our desire to help is leaving enough room for childhood to simply be childhood.
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Across Wichita, people are already building more, better, and different ways to educate kids- often without a playbook, working from instinct and conviction rather than a manual.
The Education Exchange is a FREE monthly gathering for those reshaping the future of K-12 education, built on one conviction: education gets better when the people doing the hardest parts of it stop working alone and start talking to each other.
Each session brings the community into one room for a structured evening of shared learning, honest discussion, and connection – a recurring space to exchange ideas, resources, and support with people doing the same hard work in different spaces.
Each month, join us for a workshop and resource exchange, a
socratic discussion and a social hour.
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703 E Douglas Ave, Suite 250, Wichita, KS, United States, Kansas 67202
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