The Shared Space of Play

The term "traditional games" indicates games created or designed before the industrial production of games and toys (ca. mid-18th century). It may include children playground games and handmade toys, as well as Traditional Sports and Games, expressions of the identity of a community and of a territory. Within the intercultural education practice, play-based learning projects, built upon traditional games, underline the universality of play while exploring similarity alongside cultural diversity. Francesca Berti is a Junior Researcher at the Faculty of Education of the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano. Her research focuses on Play-based Learning and Heritage Education.