Permission to Play 2023 HOW TO PLAY – Programme Schedule
September 20th and 21st | Aliwal Arts Centre
Wednesday 20
September 2023
9:00-9:15
Registration and networking with light refreshments
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
9:15-9:25
Opening Address
Singapore Repertory Theatre
Charlotte Nors
U.S Embassy Singapore
Alison Bassi
Nomura
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
9:25-9:35
Wake Up Shake Up
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts
Wincey Terry-Bryant
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
9:35-10:00
Keynote 1
New Ways to Live, Learn, Work, Love and Be through the Neuroscience of Play
Amutha Meyyappan
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
10:00-12:00
Short Workshops
Sensory Storytelling Spectacle
Samantha Bounaparte (Republic Polytechnic)
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
Embodying Play: An experiential workshop
Ambre Lee
Multi Purpose Studio A #01-05
Creating a Playful Environment that Includes Everyone
Dr Geraldine Teo-Zuzarte Multi Purpose Studio B #01-06
Imagination and Creativity in Everyday Moments
Melissa Simin Goh-Karssen (SUSS)
Music Studio #01-02
12:00-12:30
Keynote 2
Open Minds, Open Doors: A Blue Plan for Inclusive Play Spaces
Dr Esther Joosa (Arts of the Earth Learning Hub)
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
12:30-13:50
Lunch
13:50-14:00
Wake Up Shake Up
Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts
Wincey Terry-Bryant
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
14:00-14:30
Keynote 3
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Early Years: Building a Foundation for the Future
Cheong Su Fen (Preschool Market)
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
14:30-16:30
Short Workshops
Playing with Stories: Creating Collaborative Improvised Stories with Your Children
Sheila Wee
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
Our Turn! A Playful Movement workshop
Faye Lim (Rolypoly Family)
Multi Purpose Studio A #01-05
MUSICAL MOMENTS: Using Music to Explore Numeracy in Children’s Literature
Wincey Terry-Bryant (Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts)
Multi Purpose Studio B #01-06
Nature Play
The Preschool Task Force at Mandai Wildlife Reserve
Music Studio #01-02
16:30-17:00
Keynote 4
The Playful Pathway: The Journey of Dramatic Play in Child Development
Ambre Lee
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
17:00-17:15
Closing Reflections
Beyond words: a reflective space through creative expression
Ambre Lee
Multi Purpose Hall #01-03
Thursday 21
September 2023
Immersive Workshop 1
Immersive Workshop 2
Playeum and Arts of the Earth Learning Hub
Charlotte Goh and Dr Esther Joosa
Wolf Trap Institute of Early Learning Through the Arts
Christina Farrell
10:00-13:00
Part I
Open Minds, Open Doors: The curation of space, from research to practice
Multi Purpose Studio A #01-05
COUNT ME IN! Teacher-In-Role Strategies for STEM Exploration
Multi Purpose Studio B #01-06
13:00-14:30
Lunch
Lunch
14:30-17:30
Part II
Open Minds, Open Doors: The curation of space, from research to practice
Multi Purpose Studio A #01-05
LOOKING FOR MUSICAL CLUES: Uncovering the Hidden Music in Favorite Stories
Multi Purpose Studio B #01-06