Play and Resilience - OMEP World Project
Delve into the world of play and resilience through the OMEP World Project led by Dr. Maggie Koong. Explore the significance of play behavior, the need for resilient development in addressing current challenges, and the efforts to provide culturally-appropriate guidelines and materials for children. Discover the project's journey from conceptualization to its official launch, emphasizing the importance of promoting play for enhancing children's skills and resilience.
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OMEP World Conference 2016 Play and Resilience Dr. Maggie Koong World President OMEP 8 July 2016
We often contrast play behavior with serious behavior, but perhaps the truth is that we would be better off treating play as the most serious aspect of all our activities. Desmond Morris 1977 p.270 Morris, D. (1977). Manwatching. London: Jonathon Cape.
Resilient Development Is Now More Important Than Ever A large scale of problems Our capacity is already stretched Resilient development means better preparing children, families and communities for shocks making sure they can better withstand them helping them recover quickly developing nimble, dynamic and innovative systems
Play and Resilience An OMEP World Project The Play and Resilience World Project has been conceptualized by the World President since the end of 2014. The aim of the World Project is to develop culturally- appropriate activity guidelines and play materials for parents/care-givers and teachers to use with young children and provide opportunities for children to play, acquire contextually relevant skills, and enhance their resilience.
Play and Resilience The World President visited Shanghai and the rural area of Anji, China to learn about the different possibilities of play.
Play and Resilience Ideas were also gathered ideas from OMEP representatives and experts throughout 2015 and 2016.
Play and Resilience The World Project was officially launched in January 2016.
7Cs of Resilience Competence Control Confidence Resilience Coping Connection Contribution Character
Participants So far, 36 teams from 18 countries have participated. Argentina Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina Chile Brazil Bulgaria China Colombia El Salvador Ghana Greece Kenya New Zealand Poland Serbia Slovakia Turkey USA
