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Sobre nosotros

Learning Through Play is a non-profit, recognized institution of Free Youth Welfare and since 1997 has been a member of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin. The starting point of the club, which was founded on 04.03.1991, was the development of new kinds of games in the context of UNESCO creativity workshops. This resulted in further projects aimed at improving the development opportunities of children with special needs and adults with exclusion and disadvantage experiences.

The association pursues a holistic and inclusive approach. Where games and toys, creativity, integration and employment meet, a multifaceted commitment emerged, a multilayered approach to people with disabilities and / or exclusion experiences.
The association is involved in a variety of regional, national and international networks. In the regional area, the association is a member of the Disability Advisory Board Pankow, among others.

Our mission statement:
• Together with people with and without disabilities and with and without experiences of deprivation and marginalization, we are committed to a peaceful and enriching coexistence, in which each person contributes their own individual competences and assumes responsibility according to their abilities.
• We want to create a creative, child and family friendly working and living environment, in which everyone can develop their personal strengths and use them for themselves and others.
• To this end, we pursue the goal of creating a positive working atmosphere and of structuring the work and work processes in such a way that they are experienced as meaningful and encouraging by those involved in them.

What we offer:
• Play: toy library: family centre and, in particular, a playground and meeting place for children, parents and other family members as well as supervising professionals; Toy Workshop: advanced training courses, workshops and seminars on various aspects of games and toys for educational professionals and those interested - in Germany and worldwide; Playing in prison: Losing & winning / Life goes on; Shop / games and books: Duplication and testing of newly developed games; Publication of books with toy building instructions; Production and distribution of a small series of selected toys
• Learning: Computer lab: creativity, education, inclusion with media technology; Global Learning: Methodology for Global Learning "Fair Play for One World"; Competence Centre Inclusion: Development and establishment of an institutionally independent networking centre; Family academy and family time; Vocational training: operation of a tailoring shop in the open job market: there we handle high quality jobs of various kinds, train apprentices and employ people with and without disabilities as well as refugees; Training; Lifelong learning: play in senior citizen facilities
• Working: people with and without disabilities work in our tailoring enterprise We offer internships in the craft and educational-therapeutic field, for vocational preparation and orientation as well as in the context of an apprenticeship
• Design: creativity workshops; publications; construction manuals

Siegfried Zoels is the managing director of Learning Through Play

We offer other network participants: workshops and seminars for children and adults (with and without disabilities) as well as consultations, giving presentations and providing up-to-date specialist information and contacts in the field of our work