Playing in Freedom in Childhood

Educational approaches in favour of environmental sustainability

This event seeks to commemorate World Environment Day and Children's Day, highlighting the relevance of these dates for education and child development. Presenting projects and activities developed throughout this academic year by ESEL students, demonstrating the practical application of innovative approaches.

It is important to emphasise the importance of free play as an essential tool for children's integral development and for promoting environmental sustainability.

Programme

2:00 pm - Opening

• Maria Neves Gonçalves - Director of the Higher School of Education of Lusophony, IPLUSO-ESEL

2:10 pm - “World Environment Day Celebration”

• Staged reading – 2nd-year students of the Master’s in Pre-school Education and Primary Education, ESEL-IPLUSO.
• Moderators: Clementina Rios, IPLUSO-ESEL and Sara Belo, IPLUSO-ESEL
• “The School Tree” – Catarina Oliveira; Catarina Ribeiro; Nádia Gambôa
• “The Leaf Thief” – Constança Monge; Marina Santos; Mafalda Costa
• “Strange Creatures” – Ana Margarida Lucas; Catarina Domingos; Sara Mata
• “Tidy” – Ana Margarida Costa; Ana Rita Santos; Eliana Gomes; Mariana Silva

4:00 pm - “The Wolf's Hour” with the writer César Afonso

• Part of the ESEL project “The Iberian Wolf: between myths and realities”
• Moderators: Paulo Sargento, IPLUSO-ESEL and Dulce Franco, IPLUSO-ESEL

4:40 pm - Coffee Break

• “Exhibition of work” by 2nd-year students of the Bachelor’s in Basic Education and the 2nd-year students of the Master’s in Pre-school Education and Primary Education.
• Moderators: Sara Belo, IPLUSO-ESEL and Clementina Rios, IPLUSO-ESEL

5:00 pm - Musical performance, Pedro Nunes IPLUSO-ESEL (*to be confirmed)

5:15 pm - Closing