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Welcome to the IPA USA 2024 Conference, The Right to Play, RIGHT NOW! To ensure ease in registration, here are a few tricks.

Once you have purchased your ticket for the conference, you will be directed to a Registration Form. This form is not just a document; it’s a key part of our planning process, and your participation is highly valued. Please complete it to help us track attendees for each of the special events.

If you wish to enhance your conference experience by adding a T-shirt or the Saturday Evening Celebration, you can do so by visiting this page: https://ipausa2024right2playnow.sched.com/?iframe=no

To add the T-shirt or the Saturday Evening Celebration to your registration, click on the ’Reserve Tickets’ button and select the option/s you want to add on.

If you want to attend the Pre-Conference, please follow the link below to register.

PreConference Session – Wednesday, September 25 – 9:30-2:30 pm
Connecting Children with Nature: A Practical Workshop for Educators
Follow this link to register for the preconference——https://events.humanitix.com/connecting-children-workshop

Looking forward to seeing you in Greenville, SC

Deb, President, IPA USA



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More Than Mud
Thursday September 26, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Children's Museum Rm Imagine It LOWER LEVEL
"In this session, we will discuss the common arguments revolving around muddy play and how we can approach each activity from start to clean-up & each family’s comfort level through all the age groups. We will discuss the negative stigma mud play has with teachers & parents & how we can make it a norm. We will dive into mud to create art and investigate your own relationship with mud play. There is a deep thrill to getting dirty & messy play is extremely important for a child’s development. Messy play provides children with an exciting tactile & sensory experience that inspires their curiosity. Mud can decrease behaviors, regulate emotions, and nurture cognitive development within every age. We will explore how as adults we can foster and create opportunities for children to foster their development. It allows them to explore the world around them & enhances learning by creating intentional play. You will learn how to set up a mud kitchen from upcycling materials and the benefits of providing natural materials.

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Presenters
avatar for Darcia Witherspoon

Darcia Witherspoon

Lead Teacher, Vanderbilt Acorn School
My name is Darcia Witherspoon, and I work with the Vanderbilt, Child and Family Center in Nashville, Tn. I have been a Teacher of the Acorn School since 2018. I am currently working with 3-year-olds that I have transitioned with as a three-year study to determine the benefits of continuity... Read More →
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Jennifer Strange

My name is Jennifer Strange. I have a bachelor’s in special education from East Tennessee State University (1999). My master’s is in Elementary Education from Trevecca University (2006). I have been an Early Childhood Teacher at Vanderbilt University since 2005. The last five... Read More →
Thursday September 26, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Children's Museum Rm Imagine It LOWER LEVEL
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