Case Studies

The receipts. The full story.

Six partner schools and centres, opened up. The starting point, the rollout, the educator-reported outcomes, and what they'd say to the next school weighing it up.

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An educator team gathered outside after a School of Play professional learning session
A partner team, after the session
schools
6
Documented case studies
Australia + Thailand + Singapore
600+
Schools partnered
Beyond the case studies
25+
Countries delivered
Active programs today
Multi-year
Average partnership
Not a one-off
The matrix

Five partners, scanned at a glance.

Use the matrix to spot the school or centre closest to yours. Then click through for the full story.

SchoolContextPrograms adoptedHeadline resultRead
Shrewsbury International School Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
International school · Whole school · 3-day whole-community intensiveWhole-staff keynote + workshops · Student sessions · Parent community sessions1,700+ people reached in 3 daysRead
Clyde Creek Primary School
Victoria, Australia
Government primary · Years P–6 · Whole-school multi-year partnershipSchool of Play curriculum · Respectful Relationships · Student Agency + Next GenWhole-school curriculum adoptionRead
Mossgiel Park Primary School
Victoria, Australia
Government primary · Years P–6 · Whole-school multi-year partnershipSchool of Play curriculum · Respectful Relationships · Student Agency Leadership100% whole-school adoptionRead
Singapore American School
Singapore
International school · K–12 · Multi-year whole-school partnershipWhole-staff play PD · PEGG framework sessions · Facilitation skills workshops4 visits, never the same program twiceRead
Precious Cargo Woodville Park
South Australia, Australia
Early learning centre · Kindergarten · First-year curriculum partnershipSchool of Play Curriculum · Kindergarten activitiesRising confidence and communicationRead
Mayfield Early Learning
Australia-wide · 45 centres
Early learning centre network · Curriculum rolloutSchool of Play Curriculum · Early learning activitiesGrowing confidence, resilience and belongingRead
Read in full

The full case-study reads.

Six studies, each one opened up: the numbers, the story slab by slab, and the educator or leader who said it best.

Educators gathered in a school gym after a School of Play staff workshop in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok

Headline1,700+International school · Whole school

Three days. Four stakeholder groups. Workshops and keynotes for all staff, all students, parents and school leadership, a whole-community play event unlike anything we'd delivered before.

3
Days of sessions
4
Stakeholder groups
1,700+
People reached
100%
Custom designed

“Three days that changed how our whole community thinks about play.”

School Leadership, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok

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Two people playing a card game together on a hall floor during a session
Victoria, Australia

Clyde Creek Primary School

HeadlineWhole-schoolGovernment primary · Years P-6

Six-plus rounds of staff PD. The full curriculum, Respectful Relationships embedded, Student Agency and Next Gen Leadership running side-by-side. Embedded culture, not a one-off program.

6+
Staff PD rounds
2
Leadership programs
Whole-school
Curriculum adoption
Multi-year
Partnership

“Play is now embedded culture, not a program we run on Fridays.”

Jodie Bray, Principal

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A paper gratitude tree titled The Mossie Tree of Gratitude on a school corridor wall at Mossgiel Park Primary
Victoria, Australia

Mossgiel Park Primary School

Headline100%Government primary · Years P-6

A school that no longer feels like the same school. Daily five-minute play rituals across every classroom, a student-led wellbeing voice, calmer playgrounds and 30+ hours of staff PD across the year.

100%
Whole-school adoption
30+
Staff PD hours
Daily
Five-minute rituals
Student-led
Wellbeing voice

“Calmer playgrounds, calmer classrooms. The shift in tone is visible.”

Lynn Ordish, Principal

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Adults paired up and laughing during a play-based professional learning session
Singapore

Singapore American School

Headline4International school · K-12

Four visits across multiple years, a different bespoke program every time. PD that met the staff exactly where they were, connection, facilitation, embedding play as everyday habit.

4
Visits over the years
All staff
Reached every time
100%
Bespoke design
Ongoing
Multi-year partnership

“The frameworks translate. The energy is universal.”

Deputy Principal, Singapore American School

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Precious Cargo Early Learning
South Australia, Australia

Precious Cargo Woodville Park

HeadlineRising confidenceEarly learning centre · Kindergarten

Our first early learning centre case study. A kindergarten room using the School of Play Curriculum to build confidence, communication and connection in their youngest learners, in their educators’ own words.

Confidence
Growing, term on term
Communication
Sharing ideas with peers
Independence
Greater day to day
Educator-loved
Easy to follow and run

“It encourages children to communicate confidently and build meaningful relationships with their peers.”

The educator team, Precious Cargo Woodville Park

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Mayfield Early Education
Australia-wide

Mayfield Early Learning

Headline45 centresEarly learning centre network

One of 45 Mayfield early learning centres across Australia rolling out the School of Play Curriculum. Educators are reporting real growth in confidence, resilience and a stronger sense of belonging across the centre.

Confidence
And independence, growing
Resilience
Leaning into challenges
Belonging
A warm, inclusive culture
45
Centres in the network

“It provides a strong framework for meaningful play-based learning while still allowing educators to adapt experiences to the interests and needs of their children.”

The educator team, Mayfield Early Learning

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The pattern

Four whole-school partnerships. Same shape.

Across our four deepest whole-school partnerships, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, Clyde Creek primary, Mossgiel Park primary, Singapore American School, the same arc shows up: a willing leadership team, a well-designed pilot, ongoing PD that meets the community where it is, and energy that compounds visit after visit. Precious Cargo Woodville Park is a newer, earlier-stage partnership, and the story below is what that looks like at month twelve.

01
Willing leadership
A principal or deputy who says yes once and means it.
02
Whole-school pilot
Not a single-class trial. Curriculum across every classroom from term one.
03
Student cohort
A year-long student leadership group that runs play across the school.
04
Ongoing PD
Termly staff PD so new starters land into the culture, not outside it.
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