Scope of the conference
The conference brings together people,
perspectives and practices from around the world on play, with a focus on the
Indian experience. Traditional societies have a rich heritage of games and
diverse cultural practices that provide opportunities for its members to
develop their intrinsic interests and competencies, learn social skills and behaviours, regulate and express their emotions, socialise and experience joy. In addition, several innovative play
initiatives have emerged in the area of child and youth development work,
especially in the context of living with poverty, marginalisation, conflicts and other adverse
conditions. Several other play-based initiatives seek to enhance learning
outcomes, social domain goals or bring about change using play and creative
mediums. While some of these people, perspectives and practices are well-known
and celebrated, a vast majority of them are not known. The objective of the
conference is to bring together these voices, to celebrate them, to learn from
them and to begin the path towards assimilating them to further the knowledge
on how play facilitates fuller lives, mediates active learning and better
change outcomes.
Conference details
Venue: Christ
University, Bengaluru, India
Date: April 7 & 8, 2017
Time: 09.30 a.m. to 06.00 p.m.
Registration details (Registration fee includes conference
kit, lunch and tea)
Early bird registration
(INR): Rupees 1000 (Early bird
registration closes on March 24, 2017)
On the spot registration
INR: Rupees 1500
Note: Discount of 50
percent is applicable for students on providing valid college ID proof
Details of bank account to pay the registration fees
Name
of the institution: CHRIST
UNIVERSITY
Name
of the bank: THE SOUTH INDIAN BANK
LTD.
Branch:
CHRIST UNIVERSITY
Type
of account: SAVINGS
Account No.: 0396053000015000
MICR code: 560059010
IFSC:
SIBL0000396
Swift code: SOININ55
Organising
committee
Dr. Naveen I. Thomas
Secretary,
Headstreams
Bengaluru – 560008, India
Email:
naveen@headstreams.org
Dr. Aneesh Kumar P.
Assistant
Professor, Department of Psychology,
Christ
University, Bengaluru – 560029, India
Email:
aneesh.kumar@christuniversity.in
Dr. Rajani M. Konantambigi
Professor,
School of Human Ecology
Tata
Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai – 400088, India
Email:
rajanimk@tiss.edu
International Play Association (IPA)
works to protect, preserve and promote children's right to play as a
fundamental human right. It was established in 1961 in Denmark and is currently
being housed in the UK. The IPA has members in nearly 60 countries and has been
working for more than 50 years to secure every child’s right to play and to
promote healthy, high quality play opportunities and environments. It was
initiated in response to the growing urbanization and shrinking play space for
children. With the inclusion of Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child, recognition of play as a right of the child has been accorded its
rightful place in the life of the child. IPA has a consultative status with UN
Economic and Social Council and UNICEF.
International Play Association (IPA)–India was initiated
in the 1970s and has members interested in and working with promoting play in
children. Concerned professionals in the field of child development, psychology
and social work and other interested individuals have been involved. Surveys
and development of Municipal parks and Play Grounds was initiated in Mumbai.
The landmark achievement was the installation of low cost innovative play
equipment at the Municipal park in Goregoan, Mumbai. More recently NGOs like Magic
Bus, India; Sadhana School, Pune; Jhamghat Ventures, Delhi; Headstreams,
Bengaluru; Butterflies, New Delhi and Latika Roy Foundation, Dehradun, have
contributed significantly to promoting play among children. Architects like Sudeshna Chatterjee (through the Kaimal Chaterjee and Associates, New Delhi), Kabir Vajpeyi (Delhi) and Kirti Bhonsale (Nagpur) have played a significant
role in planning available urban spaces for children's play. More organisations
and individuals are joining the movement to secure and promote children's right
to play as a fundamental human right.
Currently,
the IPA-India is anchored in the Centre for Human Ecology, Tata Institute of
Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai.
For
more details, please log on to http://www.ipaworld.org
Headstreams started in 2008. It was
founded by a team of community development experts, educationists and mental
health professionals. It focuses on
promoting self-reliance and facilitating community development through
promotion of creative learning skills to enhance positive mental health.
Headstreams has been recognised as one of the leading pioneers in re-imagining
learning and innovative education practices.
Headstreams creates safe play spaces
within low-income communities with the participation of youth from within the
area and surrounding neighbourhoods. Using principles of play, youth are
trained to be co-creators and facilitators in a play environment that provides
security and fosters cooperation and empathetic exploration, through creative
means and healthy social interactions. The youth volunteers, who often become
role models for the children, are equipped with skills to engage the children
creatively through play, using media such as games, theatre, art and craft,
music, dance, story-telling and reading. These media provide avenues for
meaningful interaction between the children and the volunteers, to jointly
explore relevant psycho-social challenges.
For
more details, please log on to www.headstreams.org
Established in 1969 as Christ College,
the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India conferred Autonomy to Christ
College in 2004 and identified it as an Institution with Potential for
Excellence in 2006. In 2008 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, the Ministry
of Human Resource Development of the Government of India declared the
institution a Deemed to be University, in the name and style of Christ
University. Accredited in 1998 by the NAAC, and subsequently in 2004 and 2016,
Christ University has the top grade ‘A’ in the 4-point scale.
The multi-disciplinary University which
focuses on teaching research and service, offers Bachelors to Doctoral programmes in humanities, social sciences,
science, commerce, management, engineering, education and law to over 18000
students. The campus is a living example for the harmonious multiculturalism
with students from all the states of India and from around 60 different
countries. Christ University publishes six peer-reviewed research journals and
has published more than 300 books in Kannada and English. A promoter of sports,
music and literary activities, it is a nurturing ground for creative
excellence.
For
more details, please log on to www.christuniversity.in
For registration please click on the link: https://goo.gl/forms/t6eCZbymrG51ZxRY2
For further queries, please write to us at playconference2017@headstreams.org
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