How to pronounce “anji” in English

In Anji, there's an incredible amount of really impressive physical risk that takes place.

I brought them to Anji to experience this.

So what is Anji Play?

We know where Anji is now.

So this is what Anji County Kindergarten looked like before 2001.

And that happened in Anji.

The elementary schools in Anji are getting children who are deeply engaged in the process of learning.

When they first started doing this in Anji, the teachers were so impressed by what they were seeing the children do, they were so excited that they were pulling out their phones

what we see happening in Anji, what we see happening in experiences of true play.

So we oftentimes talk about Anji Play in a variety of terms.

And so when you go into an Anji Play school, you see teachers with smartphones taking video of children playing.

now coming to the United States in the form of Anji Play.

This is the party secretary for a small village in Anji.

And this is a very important frame for looking at what's taking place in Anji.

is that all true learning-- and what they decided when they stepped back in Anji-- was that all true learning takes place

So true play, as it emerged in Anji, was defined and continues to be defined by five core values.

Jesse, who is our guest, has been working with Anji Play in China, which I think is a really awesome new way of teaching

And she says to me, Jesse, I'm in Anji County, China.

And so in that period, I've spent time in Anji, China, a lot of time with Ms. Cheng, who has developed this approach.

So false play was a reality for Ms. Cheng in Anji, and it's a reality for us here as parents.

And there's a elegant simplicity to it that I think speaks to what we see happening in Anji Play--

And so it's a really, I think, fitting place to talk about what's happening in Anji, China, what's starting to grow across China, and what's

And so today I'm going to share my view as a parent, because one of the really lasting changes that Anji

In 1999, Ms. Cheng is appointed to the position of director of pre-primary education for Anji County.

She goes from the county seat to a point where 98.5% of children between the ages of 3 and 6 attend a public kindergarten in Anji County.

But beyond that, by creating materials-- and these materials, the materials of Anji-- and there are hundreds of materials that Ms. Cheng has developed

So if you think about it, you have 14,000 kids that are doing this on a daily basis in Anji.

And that shift is just now being embodied in a very systematic approach to education, and that's what's happening in Anji.

And so there's, again, strategies, and there are vehicles for that to take place within Anji.