A series of webinars by the Education, Development and Therapy Commission
Organised by the UNIMA Education, Development and Therapy Commission, the series will feature online lectures, workshops, exchange of ideas, and examples of good practice in all three fields: education, development and therapy.
The webinars will be held once every two months on Zoom in English, Spanish or French (the official UNIMA languages), starting on February 26th.
Duration: 40 to 45 minutes plus 20 to 40 minutes for Q&A and sharing experiences with participants.
Maximum duration: 90 minutes.
UPCOMING ZOOM WEBINARS:
Webinar No. 8
Learning STEM curriculum through puppetry
Date: Monday 5th May 2025
Time: 15:00 CEST
Language: English
Click here to register for the Zoom webinar
Wendy has been a Learning through the Arts facilitator since the approach was first introduced to Canadian schools in the mid-1990s. Her practice is influenced by educators such as Howard Gardner, Sir Ken Robinson, Elliot Eisner, and the Reggio Children approach, as well as insights gained from collaborating with hundreds of teachers.
This method integrates the arts into education, emphasizing process over product and using the arts to access concepts and make meaning. It fosters essential life skills, including discipline, cooperation, creativity, and self-esteem.
Wendy will share her favorite puppet projects, demonstrating how they bridge multiple disciplines by expanding STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) into STEAM through the arts. For example, ‘compostable puppets’ connect to themes such as environmental sustainability, material identification, storytelling, construction, cultural funeral practices, as well as art, drama, and language arts. There will practical instructions, lots of visuals and even, time permitting, a quick hands on activity.
RECORDED ZOOM WEBINARS:
Webinar No. 1
Livija Kroflin : The Language of Puppets
Date: Monday 26th February 2024
Time: 15:00 CET
Language: English
Webinar No. 2
Cariad Astles : Puppetry Healing Stories in Hospital Care
Date: Monday 29th April 2024
Time: 14:00 CET in EnglishLanguage: English
Webinar No. 3
Andrea Markovits: Therapeutic Animated Forms: From Personal to Collective Memory
Date: Monday 17th June 2024Time: 15:00 CEST
Language: English
Webinar No. 4
Hélène Ducharme: “Research and creation for neurodiverse and children with an intellectual disability”
Date: Monday 30th September 2024
Language: English
Webinar No. 5
Maurizio Gioco and Felice Amato: “Specific Children, Specific Puppets: Considerations When Designing Puppet Experiences”
Date: Monday 11th November 2024
Time: 15:00 CET
Language: English
Webinar No. 6
Carmela Núñez Linares and Leovaldo Díaz Fernández: Ice Puppets – “On the Omniscience of Mutant Reality”
Date: Monday 20th January 2025
Time: 15:00 CET
Language: Spanish
Webinar No. 7
Matt Smith: Applied Puppetry: A Field Guide
Date: Monday 3rd March 2025
Time: 15:00 CET
Language: English