Day 1 - Monday 27 March

More than one way to play

09:00 am - 11:00 am CET

(11:00 am -11:30 am optional reflection groups)

10:00 am - 12:00 am CAT

(12:00 am -12:30 am optional reflection groups)

09:00 am - 09:15 am CET

10:00 am - 10:15 am CAT

PLENARY

Let’s play - Welcome

09:15 am - 09:55 am CET

10:15 am - 10:55 am CAT

WORKSHOP SESSION

Inspiration from innovative practices

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS:

Wonder week - When playful learning ideas and students take over middle school

What have you always wondered about? What are you curious about? In this session, Tue will share how using tools and pedagogical thinking from Pedagogy of Play can spark project-oriented ways of working and help prepare students for their future.

Tue Rabenhøj/ International School of Billund, Denmark In English

We want to play too

What is the role of play in a special education context? Why does the field of special education often not embrace play pedagogy? Examples of play at Metro Deaf School will be shared in addition to discussing how play provides rigour for students from early childhood to adolescence.

Susan Lane-Outlaw / Metro Deaf School, St. Paul, Minnesota, US In English

Learning what really matters

Wings Agora is a highschool/secondary school where children get to follow their own learning route and find answers to the questions “who am I, what am I, and what am I able to do?”. In this workshop, Rob will share how Wings Agora designs its education, their success stories as well as the challenges ahead.

Rob Perrée / Wings Agora School, The Netherlands

In English

Playful contaminations

How can a non-formal educational context be an epistemological bridge in encouraging a playful approach to learning at school? This workshop will focus on challenges and outcomes in codesigning, co-conducting and documenting playful curriculum-based activities with primary school teachers.

Maria Barbara Donnici / Fondazione Reggio Children - Centro Loris

Malaguzzi, Italy

In English

Playful learning in a South African classroom

Ntombifuthi Chiloane will talk about planning and implementing playful learning experiences within the contexts of the South African government curriculum.

Ntombifuthi Chiloane / Christ Word Worshippers Ministries,

South Africa

In English

Playful pedagogical values

Cheng Xueqin will talk about the experience of educators, children, families and communities in Anji County and China, who have embraced love, risk, joy, engagement, and reflection as their primary pedagogical values.

Cheng Xueqin / Anji Childhood Education Research Center, China

Pre-recorded in Mandarin with English subtitles

Board-based learning – Skateboarding in the playful learning journey

Why can skateboarding play a key role in lifelong learning? When used intentionally and skillfully, skateboarding creates a learning environment for social skills, self-regulation, perseverance and cognitive competency. Come experience a Skateistan session to learn how to create a safe, fun and failing-forward environment for anyone.

Cyndi Mendoza / Skateistan, Afghanistan

In English

Outdoor education and play

The session will focus on the unique three-pillar approach of Forest School Singapore and bring attention to how outdoor education and play is one of the avenues that alleviates the tension between journey and result.

Quek Zhisheng Darren / Forest School Singapore, Singapore

In English

PLAY. Just a piece of paper away. A workshop to promote playful experiences between parents and children

How many play opportunities can we encounter in our daily lives and routines? How many in a piece of paper? In this session, Nehyi will invite teachers to figure out new ways to promote parents engage in playful learning with their children and understand the potential of articulating play into their daily lives.

Nehyi Quintero / aeioTu, Colombia

In English

The value of listening, presence and reflection

Jesse Coffino will share videos of true play recorded at Anji Play programs in different parts of the world and introduce a simple reflection protocol to learn more about children, play, pedagogy, and the value of listening, presence and reflection. This session should challenge participants to revisit and question many of their assumptions about children, play, and the project of “teaching.”

Jessie Coffino / Stichting True Play Foundation, China

In English

09:55 am - 10:35 CET

10:55 am - 11:35 CAT

ROUNDTABLE

Making assessment meaningful and joyful

Educators from Colombia, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Uganda share some of their assessment practices that make learning more joyful and meaningful for students and educators, and discuss the support teachers need to deploy these practices.

Moderator: Bo Stjerne Thomsen / The LEGO Foundation, Denmark Panellists: Pablo Jaramillo, Rob Houben, Camilla Uhre Fog, Martin Ariapa In English

10:35 am - 10:55 am CET

11:35 am - 11:55 am CAT

PLENARY

(Pre-recorded)

Lightning session

In this practical session you get the chance to hear about four examples of playful learning in classrooms from around the world. We’ll touch on the following themes:

Play & Literacy - Supporting math and literacy development in playful ways through nature

Loretta Fernardo-Smith / Frankfurt International School, Germany In English

Play & Math - The wonders of math thinking

Ying Shih and Yvonne Liu-Constant / Project Zero, Harvard University, US and Humanistic Education Foundation, Taiwan In English

Playful Materials (low resources) - Become a 360 PlayMaker

Jon Racek / Play360, Indiana, US In English

Playful Professionals Learning - Playful learning for children with disabilities

Daniela Gissara / The Perkins School for the Blind, Massachusetts, US In English

Time slot 1: Day 1 - More than one way to play

10:55 am - 11:00 am CET

11:55 am - 12:00 am CAT

PLENARY

Wrap up day 1

Hosted by: Benjamin Mardell, Tanvi Sethi, Gabriela Salas Davila

11:00 am - 11:30 am CET

12:00 am - 12:30 am CAT

OPTIONAL REFLECTION GROUPS

Time to reflect and connect

Hosted by: Benjamin Mardell, Tanvi Sethi, Gabriela Salas Davila In English