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Marco, Principal of Global Kids Play School Marco presenting for Oxford University Press
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Meet Global Kids Play School’s Principal

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M.A. Developmental Psychology & TESOL Certified IB Faculty 25+ Years Experience

With a master’s degree in Developmental Psychology and master’s in TESOL, Marco has taught a wide variety of students including toddlers, kindergarten, primary, secondary, and adults. Marco is a trained and certified International Baccalaureate (IB) Faculty.

In his over 25 years of teaching and conducting teacher training programs, he has created and delivered Professional Development workshops and seminars for thousands of teachers in countries across the region as well as presenting at conferences in Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia. He has a keen interest in the use of games in the EFL classroom.

Marco is a freelance presenter under Oxford University Press Japan and Macmillan Education Asia. He authored four storybooks and is currently writing Child Learning Through Child Play: A Teacher’s Guide In Teaching Children.

"Learning should be Active Not Passive, Memorable not Memorized."

Author & Publisher

Authored four children's storybooks and currently authoring a comprehensive guide for educators on play-based learning.

Regional Speaker

Presented at major education conferences across Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia.

Publisher Partnership

Proudly serves as a freelance presenter under Oxford University Press Japan and Macmillan Education Asia.

Marco, Principal

A Message from Our Principal

Global Kids Play School

Global Kids Play School believes that children learn best through play. Children are natural learners; they are curious, interested, and enthusiastic about learning new things. The best way to teach children is to build on play and their natural learning styles.

At Global Kids Play School, play is recognized as a child's right, and it is essential to the child's optimal development. Play is essential to the development of children's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being. We view children as competent, curious, and capable of complex thinking and rich in potential and experience.

We, in Global Kids Play School, see children as active collaborators and contributors in the process of learning. Together, teachers and learners plan, negotiate, reflect on, and construct the learning experience. We dare to be different.

Marco
Principal, Global Kids Play School