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Play and Creativity: Reflecting Children's Right to Dream, Imagine, Explore

Elizabeth Jones, Pacific Oaks College, California
Keynote Address to "Our Children the Future" , 1 - 4 May 2003, Adelaide Convention Centre
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This paper comprises Elizabeth Jones' key note address to the "Our Children the Future 3". In this address Ms Jones covered several things including:

* Defining play and creativity.
* Discussing the need for creativity in the modern world.
* Mentioning the role of schools in devaluing play.
* Describing play as a skill that needs to be taught to children.
* Commenting on the importance of play as a skill for teachers.
* Advocating for values-based education promoting democracy and social responsibility.