Progress Report 2012 - Lego

The value of play
and learning
The LEGO Group has a strong philosophy on play
and learning. It is part of our heritage and reflected
in our name, which is really an acronym covering two
Danish words LEg and GOdt, which translates as
‘play well’. To support the right to play as a universal
right for children comes without saying. Great
efforts are done in collaboration across the LEGO
Group including our department for educational
products and the LEGO Foundation including the
LEGO Learning Institute, which carries out academic
research in the field of play and learning. A part of
this work is our full support for the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child. And as one
element of children’s right to play, we believe that all
children in the world have the right to play and learn
with products that are safe both online and offline.
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The LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation
participate actively in supporting these
developments through a series of initiatives which all
come together to support our overall philosophy. The
next sections outline some examples.
To highlight a few we;
• are involved with UNESCO on “Strengthening the
Engagement of the Private Sector in Education”
• participate in OECD’s Innovative Learning
Environments programme
• work with the EU Commission for Education and
Culture to influence dialogue through panellists
• work with the Clinton Global Initiative committee
on Early Childhood Education
• are members of the Partnership for 21st Century
Skills in United States schools
• are members of the Global Business Coalition for
Education to promote access to education for all
and the right to quality learning experiences
• engage with Ministries of Education across
the world; influencing dialogue and providing
inspiration for the ministries in promoting more
playful learning environments for children
Improving childhood in partnership
It is a fact that childhood – and thereby the
possibilities of the individual child to develop to
its full potential and contribute meaningfully as
a global citizen – looks very different in different
locations of the world.
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