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About Us

Founded by Susan Shea and her team in 2015, Phonetic Planet has grown into a hub of child-centered educational resources that champions purposeful and culturally conscious learning.

Susan’s love for purposeful, life long, learning, alongside her wide spanning career in Montessori education, has supported the creation of material such as the Phonetic Planet readers, Kestrel and Robin, the written interview and travel series ‘In Conversation + On Location’, and the many resources available on childhood and child development.

Phonetic Planet’s work is complemented by the Small Hands Project, and Susan’s external engagements as a featured speaker at educational and parenting conferences both in-person and online.

To see what Susan and Phonetic Planet are up to in real time, check out Instagram and LinkedIn.

Meet Susan and the team

Clouds in the sky very much resembles the thoughts in our minds! Both changes perpetually from one second to another. - Mehmet Murat Ildan

Phonetic Planet recently had the chance to learn a little about the work of Hope And Play from Saskia Marsh, who is one of its trustees and a former UN official who was based in Gaza between 2006-2009. Link in bio. **************************************************** photo credit @hope_and_play_charity

December is the time for remembering the past and reaching toward the future. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

I wish for a world that views disability, mental or physical, not as a hindrance but as unique attributes that can be seen as powerful assets if given the right opportunities. – Oliver Sacks #worldsisabilityday

Coming tomorrow on the blog…. a little news update on a very special cat who lives on the Isle Of Man. Thank you @sheayardyjosh for the photo.

The absorption of the environment is an intellectual activity. It is a psychic necessity that the child explores the environment; it satisfies his spirit. - Maria Montessori

Watch out for two new interviews on the Phonetic Planet website next week, one with Saskia Marsh who is a trustee of @hope_and_play_charity and the other with artist @majedshala who is currently sharing his artistic gifts with displaced children in his native Gaza. Many children there have been displaced multiple times, and have lost homes, parents and loved ones due to the current situation. Unfortunately their trauma will last a lifetime. ************************************************* photo credit @hope_and_play_charity

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