Pedagogy and space interact in many aspects of daycare centers, so ideally, spatial design and redesign should be accompanied by a pedagogical development process. For many years, we have been cooperating with Ressourcenwerkstatt, a continuing education provider for educational professionals.

For our joint webinar, we have chosen a topic that is very close to our hearts and those of the Ressourcenwerkstatt: open working is now a well-known and increasingly used concept in daycare centers. It is characterized by both spatial and educational considerations that are geared towards the needs of children and make them active participants in their own education and development process. Educational and teaching plans also generally focus on learning workshop activities and project-based work, which are closely linked to the concept. However, there are a number of other professional considerations behind this. We have therefore developed this webinar to give you a multi-perspective insight into the educational principles and spatial implementation options. Three sub-topics will be covered:

The first topic, "We know our way around here and feel comfortable," deals with the well-being of children and asks how this can be taken into account and ensured in open facilities.

The second topic, "Education and development in open work," deals with the question of what and how one can learn in open work and support children on their way to independence and co-determination.

The third topic, "First steps in open work," focuses on the beginnings of learning workshop work and provides answers on how educational and spatial adjustments can be made in the first steps of implementing the concept.

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

How can we strengthen very young children's self-efficacy? Which activities promote the specific educational processes of children under the age of three? How can we design spaces that provide support while also encouraging exploration?

Understanding the interaction between room design and educational concepts offers great potential. Working with the youngest children challenges us to create rooms with a high functional density. At the same time, children need rooms with open functions so that they can take advantage of a wide range of opportunities for self-determined learning processes at different levels.

In this webinar, we provide practical examples from nurseries to give you ideas on how you can support your daily educational work through meaningful room design. We start with the abilities and needs of nursery children. We highlight the importance and challenges of mixed-age groups and show how a prepared environment forms the basis for self-determined play. Learn about the effect of colors and materials and explore with daycare space consultant Anja von Karstedt how a room can encourage the little ones to grasp, discover, and try things out.

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

How does noise arise in educational institutions and what effects does noise pollution have on children and staff? What does usage-oriented acoustics mean? Whether interacting with others, playing freely, or exploring their own experiences, children try things out, discover their abilities, and are loud in the process. But when does being loud become noise and thus a nuisance? The situational loudness of children's self-discovery is by no means the only cause of noise pollution in daycare centers. Noise is complex. But educational spaces only function well when mutual listening and understanding are possible.

In this webinar, our acoustics expert Udo Dünisch explains the scientific basics of acoustics and the special requirements for educational institutions (DIN 18041). Udo Dünisch shares his knowledge about absorbers and other topics, gives you practical insights into implementation, and looks forward to your questions on the subject.

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

Some daycare rooms offer little space for children to play, which hinders rather than supports educational work. Such unfavorable room design is often an unconscious expression of adults' attitudes and their image of children.

In this webinar, we highlight the interactions between attitude and room design in everyday educational practice and encourage participants to question their own image of children and the existing room design. We will discover what competent children do (and do not) need. We will take frequently expressed concerns and (perceived) expectations seriously and classify them. Practical examples will provide suggestions on how daycare rooms can be designed to meet children's needs. They will show which prepared environments offer children good conditions for independent activity and free play in everyday educational daycare. And we take an exemplary look at how aspects of room design influence the success of interactions. Ideally, you will take a new look at daycare rooms and their possibilities from the seminar and be able to take the first steps toward implementation in your facility.

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

How can daycare buildings become places that optimally support educators in their pedagogical work, meet children's needs, and stimulate learning processes? Gottfried Schilling and Regina Schmid from Kameleon Raumkonzepte explore this question in a one-hour webinar for architects and experts from building authorities.

Participants will learn

• why careful planning in phase 0 is particularly important.
• how good communication with operators and educational staff can be achieved and mutual understanding can grow.
• which aspects are incorporated into the design of daycare rooms.
• how well-thought-out traffic route planning increases the quality of rooms.
• what role sightlines play and what is important when placing them.
• How to successfully transform hallway areas into spaces that can be used for educational purposes.
• How sensible material choices, pleasant color schemes, well-thought-out lighting design, and professional acoustic solutions can improve the quality of life in daycare centers.

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion.

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

"The walls are deliberately painted white because the toys are so colorful and the hallway offers plenty of space for the Bobby Car race track."

We hear statements like this every day – unfortunately, they often refer to rooms that lack quality of stay. Regardless of the age structure of the children, whether in nurseries, daycare centers, after-school care centers, or schools: if needs and content are considered individually, they do not do justice to the children's living environment.

In this webinar, we explain how the selection of materials, the arrangement of furniture, and the use of colors can help turn educational spaces into a feel-good environment that conveys a sense of security and inspires voyages of discovery.

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

Inclusion means that every person, regardless of their individual needs and abilities, is given the same opportunities and possibilities.

This makes it a concept that affects us all and is relevant at all times, regardless of formal conditions such as the label of an "inclusive institution."

In order to achieve good inclusive care, a special pedagogical approach to the design of everyday interaction and the spatial design is therefore necessary.

What could be better than another collaborative webinar from Kameleon Raumkonzepte with Ressourcen Werkstatt?

Together, we will explore the questions of what inclusion encompasses, what aspects our educational perspective should include, and how we can design the facility in such a way that it is accessible and barrier-free for all children in a broad sense.

We also offer starting points for how you can address the topic in your daycare center.
The "Index for Inclusion" will be discussed, as well as considerations regarding "therapy rooms."

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

All people need spaces that welcome them, where they can find places to concentrate on an activity and that offer enough opportunities for interaction and communication.

In an ideal world, the space program for schoolchildren would be diverse and richly equipped with exciting materials and appropriate functional rooms. There would be plenty of space for different forms of teaching and individual workstations with different ergonomic options.

In reality, however, both money and square footage are often in short supply, the decision-making scope of those involved is limited, and a balancing act must constantly be performed between teaching units and attractive afternoon care.

In this webinar, we would like to present various possibilities for rethinking the design of a classroom and highlight educational functional areas such as movement, building, studio, and workshop rooms, which contribute to schoolchildren's creative and self-effective experiences both inside and outside the classroom.

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion.

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.

How does the indoor and outdoor space become the third educator?

In this webinar, speakers Anja v. Karstedt and Diana Rosenfelder use examples to show how educational spaces, both indoors and in outdoor areas designed to be close to nature, support pedagogical processes and enable children to actively shape their everyday lives.

- An environment that not only accompanies children, but actively supports their development
- Spaces where children can act independently and autonomously
- How can this be designed and implemented?

Duration: approx. 60 min. plus time for questions and discussion

Speakers:
Dipl. Päd. Diana Rosenfelder (Managing Director of "Rosenfelder – Naturnahe Kita"; plans and designs nature-oriented play areas in daycare centers and schools)
and Dipl. Ing. (FH) Anja von Karstedt (Planner at Kameleon Raumkonzepte).

Participation in the webinar is free of charge. Your registration does not entail any obligations.