Name: This Is Not Recess: Learning Through Play
Start: 2026-08-05T14:15:00-0400
End: 2026-08-05T16:15:00-0400

WISIT Summer Institute 2026

August 3 to 7, 2026
Washington International School, Tregaron Campus

This Is Not Recess: Learning Through Play

LIMITED

Wednesday August 5, 2026 2:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

Ford's Theatre

Limited Capacity seats available

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"This Is Not Recess: Learning Through Play" is a workshop that positions play as a rigorous and essential strategy for learning. Participants will explore arts integration as an approach to teaching. Through theater-based warm-ups, scaffolded activities, and collaborative play, educators will engage in practices that support comprehension, collaboration, and student voice. Participants will leave with adaptable strategies that can be immediately applied across disciplines.

Participants will meet in the Malek Carlucci Hall of the Lindner Center on the 5th Floor of Ford's Theatre.

Speakers

Axel Cruz

Ford's Theatre

Axel Cruz (he, she, they) is the Manager of Arts Education at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., where he leads the design and implementation of nationally recognized programs that integrate the arts, literacy, and civic learning. His work focuses on equipping educators and students... Read More →

Tricia Patrick

Ford's Theatre

Tricia Patrick is an arts administrator who believes in the arts as a catalyst for conversation and change. Her pursuit of a performance career took her across the country and beyond, eventually landing in Berlin, Germany. There she developed her skills as an educator and workshop... Read More →

Wednesday August 5, 2026 2:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Ford's Theatre 511 Tenth St NW, Washington, DC 20004

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