Wednesday, April 27
We spare the first day of the conference for registration procedures, workshops & socialization!
10:00 - 14:00 You can get your registration card from conference registration desk (main room)
10:00 - 11:00 Workshop on outdoor play in an urban setup with Serafim Serafetinidis & Thanos Athanasiadis (open air, very close to the conference venue).
11:00 - 12:00 Parachute play workshop with Meynell Walter (open air in the outdoor space of the conference venue)
12:00 - 13:00 Djembe & African music workshop with Ndioba Ngom (open air, in the outdoor space of the conference venue)
13:00 - 14:00 Storytelling workshop with Şeyda Çevik (2nd floor room)
11:00 - 14:00 A Meynell Games ringworld, an inflatable world made of rings will be set in the main room, inviting anyone to play freely!
Directions on how to register for the workshops will be sent shortly to the participants
Thursday, April 28
08:00 - 09:30 Registration & time for mingling
09:30 - 10:00 Welcome note & opening of the conference
10:00 - 11:00 Keynote Speech by Teacher Tom: "The Loose Parts Mindset: Democracy, Education & the Rights of Children"
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break & cookies
11:15 - 11:35 Maya Lan & Danielle McCrea: "Processing Crisis through Play"
11:35 - 11:55 Angella Stallard: "Play in Times of Crisis"
11:55 - 12:15 Petia Gieva: "Play in the Pandemics"
12:15 - 12:35 Maria Davou: "Play (to teach a foreign language)"
12:35 - 12:45 Q & A
12:45 - 13:00 Coffee break
13:00 - 14:00 Keynote Speech by Meynell Walter: "How Not Talking to Children is the Best Way to Support Play"
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 16:00 Visiting in groups the Athens Municipal Maker Space "ΠΟΙΩ" (enhancing STEM learning through 3d printing, laser cutting, etc). The room is next to conference main room
15:00 - 16:00 Workshop on connecting Physical to Digital world in early education with Fotini Houtou & Ermioni Ntetsika.. The workshop will take place in a 2nd floor separate room)
15:00 - 16:00 Pop & Play workshop on Bubbles' play "to remember our childhood" with Justine Antoniou. The workshop will be held outdoor and open for anyone to play!
16:00 - 17:00 Keynote speech by Angelos Patsias: "School as Inquiry Hub" *
17:00 - 17:30 Andrea Schauer Hansen: "Preparing children for school and life by starting their STEAM journey and building social skills" (Andrea is located in LEGO offices in Denmark and will present online)
17:30 - 18:00 Stelios Michelakis: "A school for every learner" *
* Speaker will speak in Greece & traslation in English will be provided
Friday, April 29
08:00 - 09:30 Registration & time for mingling
09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Speech by Stella Kasdagli & Pinelopi Theodorakakou: "Gender Equality in Play"
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break & cookies
10:45 - 11:05 Alice Ball: "Play & Patience in Te whariki" (Alice is in New Zealand and will present online)
11:05 - 11:25 Eliza Duenow: "Creative Consciousing"
11:25 - 11:45 Alan Herron: "Play & covid recovery"
11:45 - 12:05 Dionysia Daskalaki & Marousa Dagkli: "From the School Yard to the Moon & Beyond"
12:05 - 12:15 Q & A
12:15 - 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 - 13:30 Keynote Speech by John Axelsson: "Sleep & Brain Development"
13:30 - 14:00 Hara Sfetsa: "The Power of Touch in Play"
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 18:00 Workshops on "DIY play in kindergarten" with Ilias Karantoniou (three rotating BOSCH sponsored workshops with the use of power tools). Workshops will take place in the main room.
15:00 - 18:00 Workshops on "Learning through Play with LEGO" with Prodromos Markopoulos (three rotating workshops sponsored by Eduk8 with the use of LEGO parts & robotics stuff). Workshops will take place in a 2nd floor separate room.
15:00 - 18:00 Rotating workshops on "Design Thinking & Maker Learning" with Dionysia Daskalaki & Marousa Dagkli and the TUC TIE Lab team (design & produce a small scale object through 3d printing & CNC). The workshops will take place in the Makers Space room of Athens Municipality which is next to conference main room)
Saturday, April 30
08:00 - 09:30 Registration & time for mingling
09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Speech by Suzanne Axelsson: "Original Learning"
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break & cookies
10:45 - 11:05 Bettina Atwill: "Leveraging Play through STEAM" (Bettina is in Philippines and will present online)
11:05 - 11:25 Aspasia Skoufidi: "Teachers as loose parts"
11:25 - 11:45 Elin N. W. Tausen & Jógvan Philbrow: "Play in the Faroese Pedagogy"
11:45 - 12:05 Serafetinidis & Athanasiadis: "Connecting the urban school with nature through outdoor play"
12:05 - 12:15 Q & A
12:15 - 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 - 14:00 Closing Discussion with Suzanne Axelsson, Teacher Tom, Meynell Walter & John Yiannoudis: "The future is always better with play"
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch break & Good Bye!
