2012 international working forum ondesign for children june 27-29, 2012 • berkeley...

2012 International Working Forum OnDesign for ChildrenJune 27-29, 2012 • Berkeley, California, United States

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Program


Tuesday | June 26

Registration at the Front Desk of the Administration Building Optional Tour to Crescent Park Children’s Center, Google Children’s Centers, and San Jose Children’s Museum • Meet in front of the Administration Building; Pre-registration required

The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children Legacy Service Project • Meet in front of the Administration BuildingHelp rejuvenate a children’s play space at the Family Crossroads Homeless Shelter in Daly City, part of the Shelter Network. This project is made possible by the generous support of the The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children. Dress as you wish for painting and other hands-on work. No cost; registration required; limited to 12 participants; contact [email protected].

Reception at Hearts Leap Preschool • Meet in front of the Administration BuildingJoin us for an informal reception from 6:00-7:30 pm, hosted by ICRI at Hearts Leap Preschool, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, just a short walk from the Clark Kerr Campus.

7:00 am– 5:00 pm

9:00 am– 4:00 pm

9:30 am– 5:00 pm

5:45 pm– 7:30 pm

Site Map

CLARK KERR CAMPUS2601 Warring Street

1 Admin Building • Registration at Front Desk • Meet for Tours on Covered Porch in front• Conference Room D-1, on Lower Level: some sessions

2 Residence Suites• Our Clark Kerr Guest Rooms

3 Building 3• Main Lounge: some Thursday sessions

10 Building 10• Great Hall: all meals and some sessions• Great Hall Patio: some dinners• Garden Room: presentations/sessions• Garden Room Patio: refreshment breaks

Indicates Building Entrance


Wednesday | June 27 Registration at the Front Desk of the Administration Building Breakfast Buffet in the Great Hall Walking Study Tour: Space, Design, and Pedagogy • Meet in the Garden RoomPlease note your small group assignment in your registration packet. Jane Perry, Rebecca Tracy, Barbara Scales, Christine Hansel, The Harold E. Jones Child Study Center and Haste Street Infant-Toddler Center, United States Moderator: Mike Lindstrom, studioMLA Architects, United States The Harold E. Jones Child Study Center was built in 1960, a collaboration between California architect Joseph Esherick and educator Catherine Landreth, and is a great example of dialogue between environment and education. The Haste Street Infant-Toddler Center was designed with input from the Harold E. Jones staff.

Study Tour Discussions and Light Refreshments • Garden Room and Main FoyerFacilitators: Paul Roberts, PR&P Architects: Childplay, and Tour Group Leaders After the tours, groups will debrief on the visits and brainstorm topics relating to children’s environments and design that will inform the rest of the conference. Lunch Buffet in the Great Hall Welcome Presentation • Garden RoomWelcome: Bonnie Neugebauer, World Forum Foundation, United StatesIntroduction • The New World of Early Childhood Design: Ken Jaffe, International Child Resource Institute (ICRI), United States Presentation: Michele Zini, ZPZ Partners, ItalyMichele Zini, architect of many children’s spaces in the Reggio Emilia region of Italy and editor of Children, Spaces, Relations: Metaproject for an Environment for Young Children, will open the conference and help us begin to define a philosophical and practical framework for understanding the dialog between design and pedagogy. Breakout Sessions: Transforming Urban Spaces for Children and Families • Garden RoomCierra Price and Rebecca Alturk, Alternatives in Action, United States • Leonard Chumo Falex, ICRI, Kenya • Mike Lindstrom, studioMLA Architects, United States Examine two projects to turn unused urban spaces into play gardens for children on different sides of the globe: a project in Alameda, California, and a plan to transform an unused power right-of-way into a community agriculture project and children’s outdoor play and learning space in one of Nairobi’s most challenged slum areas.

Design that Supports a Social Ecology of Children’s Learning: The Harold E. Jones Child Study Center • Conference Room D-1Jane Perry, Rebecca Tracy, and Barbara Scales, The Harold E. Jones Child Study Center, United States • Moderator: Paul Roberts, PR&P Architects: Childplay, United States This session builds on the morning tours to examine ways research and design can inform practice and teaching. Light Refreshments available in the Garden Room Patio Breakout Sessions: Designing Environments to Include Children with Special Needs • Garden RoomRoberta Goldberg, The Frostig Center, United States • Anne Sivanathan, Children’s World and British Council, Malaysia • Gail Solit and Inbal Ondhia, Google Children’s Centers, United States • Ronnie Siegel, Swire Siegel Landscape Architects, United States • Moderator: Kirsten Haugen, World Forum Foundation, United States Why include children with special needs in early education and how can design support effective inclusion? Observe and discuss qualities of indoor and outdoor environments that allow children of all abilities to flourish, and explore opportunities to improve access and engagement for children with special needs.

7:00 am– 1:00 pm

7:00 am– 8:45 am

9:00 am– 11:00 am

11:00 am– 11:30 am

11:45 am– 12:15 pm12:30 pm– 1:30 pm

1:45 pm– 3:15 pm

3:15 pm– 3:30 pm 3:30 pm– 5:00 pm

LPSI – La Piccola Scuola Italiana of San Francisco


Wednesday | June 27 continued Designed for Change: How Landscape Design Can Support Young Children to be Agents of Change, Growth, and Development • Conference Room D-1Michael Follett, Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL), United Kingdom Loose parts, landscape, and agency – Michael will include a combination of household objects, humor, video, and discussion to explore the forces that determine children’s interaction with a playful landscape, illustrating how the concepts of a child’s internal space, and its interface with social, cultural, and physical realms can be translated into effective design.

Site Tour: La Piccola Scuola Italiana (LPSI) • Meet in front of the Administration Building; Note: return time is approximately 6:30 pm Michele Zini, ZPZ Partners, Italy • Mike Lindstrom, studioMLA Architects, United States Completed in 2011, the new home for this Italian language immersion preschool and play garden were designed to support their Reggio-influenced curriculum. Michele Zini, the lead architect in collaboration with Mike Lindstrom, worked closely with the LPSI educators to transform an existing health clinic into a dynamic environment. Michele and Mike will answer questions on the tour. (Repeated Thursday at 11:30 am) Wine and Cheese Reception with Poster Session and Hands-on Design Activity • Great Hall

Poster Session: Browse poster displays of studies, projects, and design ideas from around the world, and engage in discussions with the authors of the projects.

Hands-on Design Activity: Diana Suskind, Fitchburg State University, United StatesJoin Diana Suskind for a hands-on experience with stone pebble play adapted from her work in Nepal. Evening Presentation • Great HallRobin Christie and Toni Christie, Childspace, New Zealand Be prepared to make some new friends as the emcees for the evening will set the scene for a stimulating and exciting conference. Toni and Robin Christie will be offering a brief overview of some of their work designing community-built early childhood playscapes with a strong sense of place and culture. Barbeque Dinner with Music and Fun • Great Hall and adjoining Patio

3:30 pm– 5:00 pm

5:30 pm– 7:00 pm

7:00 pm– 7:45 pm

8:00 pm– 10:00 pm


Thursday | June 28 Buffet Breakfast in the Great Hall The World Forum and the Global Collaborative OnDesign for Children • Garden Room Introduction and Overview: Bonnie Neugebauer, World Forum Foundation, United States • Ken Jaffe, ICRI, United States Bonnie and Ken will speak about the mission of the World Forum Foundation and the Global Collaborative OnDesign for Children, and introduce themes for small group discussion about making this working group a powerful initiative in improving the quality of design of children’s environments worldwide.

Small Group Discussions: Participants will brainstorm the ongoing work of OnDesign, focusing on the following topics: Web Resources | Publications | Conferences and Trainings | Collaborations | Mentoring Programs | Rights of the Child | New Ideas

Small Group Reports Breakout Sessions: Design, Advocacy, and Child Health: Connections for Early Childhood Learning Environments • Garden RoomMike Wells and Susan C. Brenner, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, United States An architect and education director explore the unique characteristics of very young children that require unique design solutions. Based on work with diverse clients, they present a design approach that recognizes that architects and educators must work together to advocate for the environments that children need.

Creative Financing Strategies for Children’s Environments • Building 3 Main LoungeMaggie Kamau, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Kenya • Sandhya Naidu Janardhan, Architecture for Humanity, United States • Carl Sussman, Carl Sussman Associates, United States • Moderator: Ken Jaffe, ICRI, United States A fund leader, an architect, a liaison to mega funders, and an agency director who’s raised over $100,000,000 will lead a discussion on access to “beyond the obvious” funding sources for spaces for children, including agencies with no direct relationship to children, designated funds in several countries, foundation funding, and income-producing “sister” programs.

Creating Learning Environments that Foster Communication and Engagement, whilst Acknowledging Children’s Right to Privacy • Conference Room D-1Elizabeth Jarman, The Elizabeth Jarman Group, United Kingdom • Karen Stephens, Child Development Center at Illinois State University, United States Presenters will share visual examples from practice across the world and provoke challenging discussion based on Jarman’s and Stephens’ research. Light Refreshments available in the Garden Room Patio Breakout Sessions: Creating a Village – Site, Scale, and Sustainability • Garden RoomPaul Roberts, PR&P Architects: Childplay, United States • Chuck Larson, Hawaii’s Seagull Schools, United States • Janine Clifford, Clifford Planning, United States Using innovative child centers in California and Hawaii as a backdrop, this workshop focuses on creating site- and climate-specific designs that connect indoor and outdoor spaces in ways that support children’s learning. Issues of sustainable materials, children’s scale, fresh air, and natural daylight will all be discussed.Thursday | June 28

7:00 am– 8:15 am 8:30 am– 9:30 am

9:45 am–11:15 am

11:15 am

11:30 am– 1:00 pm


The Edible School Yard Berkeley

Thursday | June 28 continued Measuring Quality in Children’s Environments • Building 3 Main LoungeCarl Sussman, Carl Sussman Associates, United States • Theresa Jordan, Children’s Investment Fund, United States • Lauren Galvano and Elizabeth Jaeger, Saint Joseph’s University, United States • Kurt Raymond, CICADA Architecture and Planning, Inc., United States The panelists, involved in developing the Facilities Inventory Tool (FIT) and the Physical Environment for Early Learning (PEEL) rating scale, will describe and compare these tools, facilitate a discussion around the strengths and weaknesses of approaches to assessing the quality of physical environments for children, and explore some of the broader conundrums these tools raise.

Site Tour: The Edible School Yard • Meet in front of the Administration BuildingNote: approximate ending time is 1:30 pm Ambri Pukhraj, ICRI, United States Tour this ground-breaking school garden project pioneered by Chef Alice Waters. “If we can provide every student with a free, nutritious lunch and interactive experiences in the classroom, kitchen, and garden, edible education has the power to transform the health and values of every child in America.”

Site Tour: La Piccola Scuola Italiana (LPSI) • Meet in front of the Administration Building • Note: approximate ending time is 2:30 pmMichele Zini, ZPZ Partners, Italy • Mike Lindstrom, studioMLA Architects, United States Completed in 2011, the new home for this Italian language immersion preschool and play garden were designed to support their Reggio-influenced curriculum. Michele Zini from ZPZ Partners, the lead architect in collaboration with Mike Lindstrom of studioMLA Architects, worked closely with the LPSI educators to transform an existing health clinic into a dynamic environment. Michele and Mike will answer questions on the tour. (also on Wednesday at 3:30 pm)

Children’s Rights • Room D-1Vera Melis Paulillo, Instituto Zero a Seis, Brazil Explore and discuss children’s rights as they relate to space and design. Children have unique ways to understand and interact with the world, and require an environment where childhood can be experienced in all its plenitude, alone, together, indoors or out. Lunch on Your Own • Explore nearby Berkeley lunch spots, or participate in follow-up meetings with small discussion groups Hands-on Design Workshop • Rooms vary – see on-site schedule at the Front DeskParticipants will be assigned to workshops based on the preferences indicated at on-site registration and the capacity for each workshop.

WS 1 — Hands-on Product Design: Building a Loft Dana Wiser, Community Playthings, United States • Jan White, Landscapes for Early Childhood Network, United Kingdom Good design integrates bewildering inputs so seamlessly that you might ask, “How do they do that?” Learn how winning design satisfies children’s needs, regulations, commercial realities, and more. This session will include an overview of Community Playthings’ design process, taking into account play value, risk and challenge, sustainability, durability, cost, etc., and a hands-on exploration of creating a loft.

WS 2 — Designing with Children in Mind Claire Warden, Mindstretchers Ltd., Scotland • Paul Roberts, PR&P Architects: Childplay, United States This hands-on workshop will focus on techniques developed by Claire Warden over the past two decades for involving children in the design process.

11:30 am– 1:00 pm

1:00 pm– 2:30 pm

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm


Thursday | June 28 continued

WS 3 — Making Environments/Hands-on Design of Small-Scale Projects Robin Christie and Toni Christie, Childspace, New Zealand Be prepared to get a little messy as you create your own tactile texture board to take home with you from the conference. Toni and Robin will also share many ideas for bringing natural materials into early childhood centre design.

WS 4 — Architecture for Humanity Kate Evarts, Architecture for Humanity, Students Rebuild: Haiti This workshop will focus on user involvement and the importance of design in development projects. Work in small groups to solve a design challenge and experience first-hand the successful strategies employed by Architecture for Humanity in their relief and development work around the globe.

WS 5 — Rapid Fire Design Charrettes Michele Zini and Riccardo Zuliani, ZPZ Partners, Italy • Mike Lindstrom, studioMLA Architects, United States Engage in rapid fire design “charrettes” on three small projects, enabling participants to experience and learn techniques for quickly developing and exploring multiple design options and to try them out on their own. Projects will include both indoor and outdoor spaces for children. Light Refreshments available in the Garden Room Patio Successful Models in Humanitarian Community Design • Garden RoomStephen Muchoki, Mathare Football for Hope Centre, Kenya • Kate Evarts, Architecture for Humanity, Haiti • Zac Taylor, Students Rebuild: Haiti • Moderator: T. Luke Young, Architecture for Humanity, United States An international nonprofit providing humanitarian design and construction services shares successful models of collaboration in the community design process, and the unique opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned from international projects, including the Mathare Football for Hope Center, a public health, education, and football program for Kenyan youth, and Students Rebuild: Haiti. Dinner and Fiesta: Mexican Fare and Live Music • Great Hall and Patio

2:30 pm– 5:30 pm

3:00 pm– 4:00 pm 6:00 pm– 7:30 pm

7:30 pm– 9:30 pm

The Berkely Adventure Playground


Friday | June 29 Breakfast in the Great Hall Breakout Sessions: Linking Pedagogy and Outdoor Environments through Design • Garden RoomJan White, Landscapes for Early Childhood Network, United Kingdom Explore the interface between understandings of environments and landscape, on the one hand, and young children, and their play and learning, on the other. Discover revealing factors that enable us to create really effective outdoor environments for young children.

Constructing Community with Children through Design • Conference Room D-1Lori Carpenter, Portage Ukrainian Nursery School, Canada • Vera Melis Paulillo, Instituto Zero a Seis, Brazil Ideas around children’s exploration of community will be discussed, including ways children are empowered to build spaces where they are in control, can take on adult roles, and become strong, competent contributors to their daily experiences. Break with Light Refreshments in the Garden Room Patio Site Tour: The Edible School Yard • Meet in front of the Administration BuildingAmbri Pukhraj, ICRI, United States Tour this ground-breaking school garden project pioneered by Chef Alice Waters. “If we can provide every student with a free, nutritious lunch and interactive experiences in the classroom, kitchen, and garden, edible education has the power to transform the health and values of every child in America.”

Sustainability and Biophila in Children’s Environments • Garden RoomAngela Foley and Fiona Hakin, Bright Beginnings Childcare Centre, United Kingdom • Michelle Pratt, New Shoots Ltd., New Zealand • Mike Lindstrom, studioMLA Architects, United States • Moderator: Paul Roberts, PR&P Architects: Childplay Examine international approaches to connecting children to nature and environmental stewardship through design. The panel features building projects that focus on environmental sensitivity and connection to nature. Checkout time for Clark Kerr Guests Guests are expected to check out of their rooms by noon on the day they are leaving. Please contact the front desk if you need to store your luggage. Farewell Luncheon in the Great Hall Closing Presentation and Remarks • Garden RoomChild-Inclusive Design: Claire Warden, Mindstretchers Ltd., ScotlandThis award-winning educator, consultant, and inspirational speaker from Scotland will present her vision for a child-inclusive design process and how design can help children make critical connections.

International Mud Day Celebration and Berkeley Adventure Playground Tour • Meet in front of the Administration Building Ambri Pukhraj, ICRI, United States Celebrate International Mud Day on the shores of San Francisco Bay and visit Berkeley’s Adventure Playground, where children – and adults – can construct and re-construct their own playspace using reclaimed materials. Dress appropriately for mud and fun! Buses will leave from Clark Kerr at 2:30 pm and 4:00 pm. Return to Clark Kerr at 3:15 pm or 4:30 pm, or if you have a reserved spot on the San Francisco Tour, catch the bus to The City at 4:30 pm.

7:00 am– 8:30 am 8:45 am–10:15 am

10:15 am

10:30 am–12:15 pm

10:30 am–12:15 pm

12:00 pm

12:15 pm– 1:00 pm 1:00 pm– 2:15 pm

2:30 pm– 3:30 pm


Friday | June 29 continued Optional Tour: Hidden Treasures of San Francisco • Meet in front of the Administration Building Ken Jaffe, ICRI, United StatesKen Jaffe has lived in and around San Francisco since he was a boy; he is excited to share the secret jewels of San Francisco, places few tourists or locals ever see. Bus leaves from Clark Kerr at 4:00 pm and from Adventure Playground at 4:30 pm, or take an earlier bus (see Mud Day event on adjacent page) and enjoy Adventure Playground and Mud Day on your way. Tour ends at 9:00 pm, after dinner and drinks. Participants may return on the bus, arriving at Clark Kerr around 9:45 pm, or stay in The City and return on their own. Additional fee; registration required; wait list only.

Saturday | June 30

Optional Tour to Columbia Child Center and Yosemite • Meet in front of the Administration BuildingPaul Roberts, PR&P Architects: Childplay, United StatesTour the Columbia College Family Studies and Child Care Center, near Sonora, then on to Yosemite National Park. Paul will share stories of the park’s history, influential figures such as John Muir and Ansel Adams, and his many encounters with bears!

Note: We have upgraded to an air-conditioned motor coach with restroom. We will spend several hours in Yosemite Valley, but are unable to visit the Mariposa Grove of big trees or Glacier Point. Meals not included in the fee. This long, scenic route has many curves in some areas. If you are subject to motion sickness, please be prepared. Additional fee; registration required; space is limited.

3:30 pm– 9:45 pm

7:15 am– 9:30 pm

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