Schools programme

Children as Cultural Custodians.

Living Play invites schools to place children at the centre of cultural preservation — as interviewers, researchers, documentarians and teachers of the traditions they collect.

Classroom of children interviewing an elder

How schools participate

A seven-step programme.

  1. 01

    Choose a class, age group or after-school group.

  2. 02

    Study a small set of play traditions from the archive.

  3. 03

    Prepare interview questions with the students.

  4. 04

    Conduct interviews with older family and community members.

  5. 05

    Review the material with the teacher.

  6. 06

    Submit it to Living Play.

  7. 07

    Teach or exchange the game with another group.

Curriculum connections

Play across the school day.

Language learningHistoryGeographyPhysical educationMusicSocial studiesMedia literacyCitizenshipIntercultural education

Register school interest

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