Playing is a serious matter, mainly if the games help to stimulate and promote intelligence, or better still, the different intelligences of children. This is precisely the aim of Headu, a Made in Italy publishing house, creator of ‘lifelong playing and lifelong learning’ and a leader in quality games for children that stimulate mental agility, help concentration, and contribute to the development of logical thinking in young children.
Play, skills, intelligence
Headu games are based on the innovative LPH (Lifelong Playing Headu) teaching method, inspired by psychologist Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. According to this approach, every child has all the existing intelligences (logical-mathematical, linguistic, spatial, musical, kinaesthetic, interpersonal and intrapersonal) within them to varying degrees, and play is an essential educational tool for bringing them out and enhancing them. Headu’s idea is, therefore, to have children play with devices that develop their specific skills and stimulate all different forms of intelligence.
A young company with a solid foundation
Headu’s entrepreneurial story began in 2017 when Gian Maurizio Basciano and Franco Lisciani (son of Giuseppe Lisciani, pioneer of educational games and Italian pedagogy and founder of Liscianigiochi) founded the company together in Mosciano di Sant’Angelo (TE).
In 2020, Headu was the first to create a game – ‘Caccia il Virus’ – to explain the pandemic to children by teaching them to cooperate and respect the rules. One of the best-known games is ‘Colpo d’occhio‘, to stimulate memory and the development of spatial intelligence, and there are plenty of games for all age groups in childhood – from one year – developed by Headu.
Quality and innovation also in playing
“The educational effectiveness of our products is the result of years of work in the field of education: each of our games is designed to achieve a specific learning outcome. Our willingness to constantly experiment with truly original solutions has earned us recognition in the market as first movers and innovators of high quality. Our ongoing collaborations with leading illustrators, authors and education professionals enable us to create appealing designs and high-quality content. We use a wide variety of interesting and durable materials: paper, cardboard, wood, fabric and more, all skilfully combined to create truly unique products.”
This is what Franco Lisciani said in an interview with the Duesse publishing house website.
Grown-ups… for little ones!
Today, Headu S.r.l, a leader in the educational games sector, with Franco Lisciani as CEO and President, has its head office in Mosciano di Sant’Angelo (TE), has dozens of employees and collaborators, has branches in France and the USA, and is distributed in 50 countries and has a turnover of millions of Euros.
Congratulations to those who believe in learning while having fun and bring Italy to the world!
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