The 15th International Toy Library Conference, under the theme ‘Beyond a toy library, a sustainable approach’, will be hosted from Tuesday, 9 July until Saturday, 13 July, at the IIE MSA campus in Ruimsig.
The conference will be hosted by Cotlands in collaboration with Toy Library Association of South Africa, and will consist of presentations and speeches from ministerial heads, CEOs and international early learning play experts.
A media statement released recently stated that the largest and most prestigious early learning play-based event in South Africa is hosted every three years.
“The event receives unrivalled support from international play experts that believe that play is essential for the development and well-being of not only children, but families and the communities at large. The theme will further communicate the diversity in toy libraries, the solutions that they provide, their sustainability and most importantly the innovation of toy libraries for the future,” read the statement.
The keynote speakers that will be present are Ruth Camelo Cabuya from Coporacion Jeugo Y Ninex, Columbia, National University of Columbia Professor Jaime Castro, Robyn Monroe-Miller from the International Play Association (IPA) and Cynthia Morrison from A Chance to Play SA.
“The global event gathers audiences from different countries to discuss early learning play-based resources, new play materials and development in play. In past years, the conference has been hosted in the Netherlands, Korea and Brazil,” added the media statement.
