March 2027 - 21CLHK
Play isn’t just something students enjoy.
It’s one of the most powerful teaching tools we have.
When used intentionally, play transforms passive learners into active participants. It creates curiosity, strengthens understanding, improves memory and gives students meaningful opportunities to think, collaborate, communicate and apply their learning. At the same time, it builds connection, belonging and wellbeing, because students learn best when they feel safe, engaged and connected.
At the heart of this workshop is one simple belief: purposeful play changes classrooms because it builds three things simultaneously.
- Play Drives Learning – increasing engagement, curiosity, understanding, memory, collaboration and student ownership.
- Play Builds People – strengthening wellbeing, confidence, resilience, belonging and positive relationships.
- Play Builds Classrooms – creating positive cultures where students participate, support one another, feel psychologically safe and are excited to learn.
In a world increasingly shaped by screens, AI and endless digital distractions, shared human experiences have never mattered more. This workshop explores how educators can use purposeful play not simply as a break from learning, but as a vehicle for learning itself.
Through dozens of practical activities, games and collaborative learning structures, you’ll discover how to use play to introduce new concepts, reinforce teaching, deepen understanding, encourage peer-to-peer learning, improve revision, spark reflection and create classrooms where every student is actively involved in the learning process.
Alongside these practical learning strategies, we’ll also explore how purposeful play naturally develops the social and emotional capabilities that underpin great learning. By intentionally creating moments of connection, belonging, communication and shared success, educators can strengthen student wellbeing while fostering classrooms where every learner feels safe, valued and ready to contribute.
Designed for educators across every year level and subject area, this highly interactive workshop provides practical strategies you can implement immediately, regardless of your experience or teaching context.
Key Highlights
The Classroom PEGG Framework
Discover how Play, Exercise, Gratitude and Growth can become practical teaching tools that improve engagement, strengthen wellbeing and create positive classroom cultures while supporting meaningful learning.
Play That Teaches
Learn how to transform curriculum content into engaging learning experiences using collaborative games, movement, problem-solving activities and shared experiences that improve understanding, retention and long-term learning.
Learning Through Connection
Explore practical strategies that use play to build trust, psychological safety and peer collaboration, creating classrooms where students are willing to contribute, take risks and learn from one another.
Reflection, Revision & Student Agency
Discover playful approaches to reviewing content, checking understanding, encouraging reflection and helping students take greater ownership of their learning.
Takeaways
- A library of practical games and learning structures that can be adapted to any subject or year level.
- Strategies to improve engagement, participation, memory and student ownership of learning.
- Evidence-informed approaches that combine academic learning with wellbeing, belonging and positive classroom culture.
- Practical tools you can implement immediately, with little preparation and no specialised equipment.
Whether you’re an experienced educator, a school leader or just beginning your teaching journey, you’ll leave with a fresh perspective on how purposeful play and shared experiences can become one of the most powerful tools in your teaching and leadership toolkit. Helping students and staff teams learn more deeply, connect more meaningfully and genuinely enjoy the learning process and contributing to positive staffroom and classroom environments.
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March 2027 - 21CLHK
March 2027 - 21CLHK
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