Informal Learning for Children

Harvard HGSE

Love and friendship, health and wealth, ethical and spiritual beliefs … we absorb so much of life’s essentials from friends and family, our communities, and the media – in other words, outside formal school. This course is an introduction to the world of informal learning: what it is, how it works, and how educators can harness it to help children and adolescents learn and prosper. We engage with researchers, creative talent, and senior executives from Sesame Workshop, producers of…