The Play Assembly Encore Day 2
At The Play Assembly 2026, we had 20 Lightning Round sessions, but attendees could only experience five. One of the biggest things we heard afterwards?
“We wish we could have attended more!”
So... we’re making an encore!
We’re bringing back six Lightning Round sessions over two Saturday mornings, online. Each morning features three speakers sharing their ideas, practices and “secret sauce” around play.
⚡ Saturday, 5 September (DAY 1)
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Online
Si Min
Slaying Dragons in the Classroom
What if classrooms could feel more like the games we love to play? Drawing inspiration from board games, Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop role-playing games, Si Min shares strategies for transforming learning into something more playful, lively and engaging.
Nabilah Moen
How to Overcome Inertia and Build YES Spaces
We know outdoor play is good for children, but making it happen isn't always easy. Nabilah shares lessons from navigating nature, mess, heat, meltdowns and everyday challenges with her own children, and how these experiences helped her let go and trust them more.
Lik Qi Lim
Our Hidden Senses: Did You Know We Have 8 Senses?
Discover the three often-overlooked senses, vestibular, proprioception and interoception, and how they influence children's behaviour, regulation and learning. Lik Qi shares a new lens for understanding behaviour, alongside practical play-based strategies for supporting children.
⚡ Saturday, 12 September (DAY 2)
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Online
Esh Thiru
What Happens in Kaboodle: A Story of Unstructured Play
Using Kaboodle as a case study, Esh explores what happens when children are given materials without predetermined ways to play. Discover how unstructured environments can unlock imagination and how these ideas can be brought into both indoor and outdoor spaces.
Rowena Mark Ramos
The Mess before The Magic
Mess isn't always chaos. Sometimes it's learning in progress. Rowena explores why messy and sensory play matter for growing brains, and invites us to rethink our instinct to keep children's play neat, controlled and spotless.
Gloria Chua
Reflections on Reflective Play
Reflection doesn't have to feel heavy or boring. Drawing from her experiments with reflective play dates and technology, Gloria shares what she's learned about using play to help children develop agency, voice and the ability to think about their own thinking.
Come for one Saturday or join us for both.
The Assembly may be over, but the conversations about play continue.