Child Friendly Edmonton - Cities Fit for Children Symposium
Thursday November 17, 2016
Santa Maria Goretti Centre - 9110-110 Ave.
9 am - 4 pm
You and/or your staff are personally invited to help shape Child Friendly Edmonton and Councillor Esslinger’s future plans to make our City an even better place for children and families. Please forward this email accordingly.
Learn from various dynamic national leaders who will be featured at the International Play Association (IPA) World Conference in 2017.
· Bob Yates - is a nationally recognized leader in innovative social and community planning and child friendly design.
· Pierre Harrison - launched PLAYLearnThink, a social enterprise focused on promoting the importance of play.
· Mary Ann Rintoul - is a Professor and Director of the Play Around the World program at the University of Alberta.
· Jane Hewes - is an Associate Professor and former Chair of the Early Learning and Child Care Program at MacEwan University.
· Paul St. Arnaud - works with the City of Edmonton in neighborhood revitalization and building great neighborhoods through playspace design.
*Full speaker bios are available on the Eventbrite registration link.
By attending this Symposium you will:
· Hear from national leaders in urban planning and playspace design, child development and engagement, play leadership and the 2017 IPA Conference,
· Learn about best practices from around the world and,
· Provide your expertise on the future direction of Child Friendly Edmonton
This Symposium is intended for professionals who have a role in planning, building and designing spaces, places and programs for children in Edmonton. This can include: policy makers, urban planners, architects, school boards, teachers, child care providers and recreation staff among others!
The Symposium is free but space is limited, please register at childfriendlyseries.eventbrite.ca by November 10th.
Child Friendly Edmonton is pleased to be hosting several learning events during this week. Please visit the Eventbrite link for more information on the series of events.
Please contact Allie Pratley, Child Friendly Edmonton Coordinator at
allison.pratley@edmonton.ca should you have any questions.