Presentations ~ Trainings ~ Consultancy ~ Workshops:
I have shared my knowledge & experience, inspired people, taught and learned from others, on numerous international occasions, ranging from practical workshops to large audience presentations.
Some of the topics that I address are:
- How to design pedagogically rich play spaces, with local materials, without catalogue play equipment?
- How to involve the community in their resilient and child-friendly environment?
- How to integrate solutions for climate challenges in public (play) spaces?
- How to design meaningful participation processes?
- How to design inclusive playspaces for all children, focusing on educational vision, 21st century skills, inclusion, gender equity?
I have led numerous workshops, given presentations and trainings in Spain, South-Korea, Croatia, Belgium, Egypt, Poland, The Netherlands, and Rwanda.
To create a more child-friendly world for ALL children, we are happy to consult in your city or project.
Previous workshops and presentations
Rwanda training the trainers in child-centered design: “how to make children the architects of the plans?”
Cairo workshop for architects: placemaking for children
Risk & potentials mapping
Co-design
Co-construct
Seoul presentation for 500 people: “why greening schoolyards *together with children* is more important than ever” on Symposium for Seoul Metropolitan Government & Child Fund Korea
Child in The City Conference 2019, Antwerp Belgium.
Presentation: “sustainable schoolyards” on
Madrid presentation/ workshop for architect: “Re-using materials in playgrounds” on ‘re-lab’s laboratory at great architectural activist’s organisation Basurama.
Split Croatia presentation: ‘designing for & with children’ on URBACT’ international symposium in Split, Croatia.
Amsterdam municipality Lecture ” green schoolyard: vision –> design.”, Amsterdam 2019
UN Habitat World Urban Forum 11 _ How Play supports Climate Action.
Seoul Urban regeneration center, workshop architects & urbanists: ‘approaches to participatory design’
Tour & Lecture for a group of professionals from Western Balkan countries from EU project RE:PLAY about “Greening Schoolyards with a Participatory design process”
South Korean Institute for Landscape Institute, webinar on greening the city, I hold a lecture focusing on the potentials of greening schoolyards in urban settings.
Girls in public space: gender-inequity starting at schoolyards. Presentation in Belgium, “what can we as urban designers do to stimulate equal use of play space by boys and girls?’ Assigned by Stichting Kind & Samenleving and Stadsform.