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2025 Conference

The 2025 National Conference

We are excited for the US Play Coalition's National Conference on the Value of Play to return to Bloomington, Indiana – on the campus of Indiana University! The three-day event will include headliner presentations, round tables on critical issues and trends, a research symposium for academics, educational sessions for practitioners, PLAYforums and PLAYtalks, networking, epic play breaks and more. The conference will be held April 15-17, 2025 at Indiana University Bloomington's Indiana Memorial Union.

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Meet the Experts for “Preserving & Promoting the Right to PLAY” in Philly, Friday, July 14

This summer, we are kicking off our 2023 Play Date Tour in Philadelphia, with hosts Studio Ludo and Smith Memorial Playground.  The Philly Play Date will tackle topics that lay the foundation for the whole 2023 Play Date Tour. Preserving & Promoting the Right to PLAY Friday, July 14 – Philadelphia, PA Smith Memorial Playground... Read more about 'Meet the Experts for “Preserving & Promoting the Right to PLAY” in Philly, Friday, July 14' »

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Playing for Higher Stakes: The Human Rights Game

Summer Blog Series 2023: Summer, the Libraries & PLAY #5 The last installment of our 2023 Summer Blog Series is from returning guest blogger Elizabeth McChesney. Playing for Higher Stakes: The Human Rights Game Learning through board game play dates back thousands of years and has many strategies and outcomes. In Victoria, Australia, Hugh Kingsley, Educationalist and... Read more about 'Playing for Higher Stakes: The Human Rights Game' »

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