Wednesday 15 May 6:00PM-7:15PM (GMT/UK), online
Webinar Recording
Child-Led and Free Play in Non-Governmental Organisations,
Third Sector and Community Based Initiatives
Children have a right to play not just in early learning and childcare provisions but also in everyday public life. The importance of child-led and free play, particularly within the early years, has been acknowledged at least in Scottish policy and practice rhetoric. However, the opportunities and challenges of child-led and free flow play are less understood in non-governmental organisations (NGOs), third sector and community based initiatives. Additionally, conceptions and experiences of play from the Global North are often universalising, receiving more attention than those from the Global South – effecting both global debates and how inclusive our public spaces are of different communities.
This webinar draws on our play cafe action and research related projects (Froebelian Futures and the Play Cafe project: what would Froebelian play cafes look like?) funded by the Froebel Trust to open up a critical dialogue about child-led and free play in public life and especially in non-governmental organisations/third sector and community based initiatives, critically reflecting from Global North and South contexts.
“A Froebelian Futures in conversation with” event, in partnership with The Play Cafe Project/ The Early Years Research, Policy and Practice Group / The Children and Young People Hub – University of Edinburgh
This event is for researchers, policy makers and practitioners and all those with an interest in early childhood education.
Speakers include:
‘Play cafes and Froebelian approaches in community and public spaces’
Dr Kristina Konstantoni and Dr Reyhaneh Mozaffar, University of Edinburgh
‘Pop Up Play: Expectations, Experiences and Impact’
Kathryn Lawrence, Kin Collective Family WellBeing CIC
‘Child-led initiatives in a community-based NGO: From theory to practice’
Aggeliki Dimoulia and Ioanna Mosxouri, Network for Children’s Rights, Greece
‘Learning, Playing, Working: Play and After-School Learning in India’
Manasa Gade , Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh
Facilitators: Simon Bateson, Froebelian Futures Co-Director, Cowgate Under Fives/University of Edinburgh and Dr Laura Wright, University of Edinburgh
