Thematic network of the Portuguese Territorial Network of Educating Cities

Playing in the Educating City

Coordinating City: Torres Vedras

Contact: Website https://brincarnacidadeeducadora.pt/

Telephone: +351 261 320 750

Email: brincarnacidadeeducadora@cm-tvedras.pt

To promote play in the municipalities that are part of the working group.
To influence policymakers, municipal technicians, educators, teachers, families, and the community in general, towards affirming play as an essential element for the overall development of children.

To promote outdoor play, in order to guarantee the enjoyment of both school spaces and public spaces.
Identify projects related to the theme of play in the municipalities of the working group and the Portuguese Territorial Network of Educating Cities (RTPCE):
- To conduct a survey across all municipalities within the RTPCE region, in order to map existing projects in the territory;
- Create an e-book/website about the play-related projects of the municipalities covered by RTPCE, built in two phases, at the beginning and at the end of this group’s work.
Sharing best practices in the realm of play:
- Invite municipalities to present their projects at quarterly and itinerant meetings of the working group.
To promote themed sessions with renowned speakers:
- Invite speakers of recognized merit in the field of play to the quarterly meetings of the working group, to be held in various municipalities.
Conduct the national seminar “Playing in Educating Cities,” followed by a field activity.

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