PL4Y International launch PL4Y LAB

PL4Y International is launching a new action research programme to develop social innovation through sports on an international level.

On Friday 2 October 2015, PL4Y International unveiled its new action research programme, meant to bring together all the key players from the areas of sports, education, and humanitarian aid.

The goal of this new initiative: emphasise existing programmes and co-creating tomorrow’s solutions that help schools, universities, organisations, sports clubs, NGOs, and communities to use sports and games as an educational, preventive, and social tool in the community for real-life solutions.

A space for co-creation
PL4Y Lab was thought up in order to produce real-life solutions by gathering specialists from many different fields. Among the many initiatives in the works (co-creation of a socio-athletic programme in rural villages in Burundi with the United Nations Development Programme; development of Playdagogy with the IOC; launch of Playdagogy: Rugby with Société Générale; etc.) PL4Y International is also creating a programme aiming to accelerate the process of identifying, modelling, and diffusing socio-educational solutions through sports in France and throughout the world.

A collaborative programme In conjunction with this new initiative, PL4Y International will be organising several events in 2016:

January: creation of a Scientific Research Committee for PL4YLab; launch of our e-learning platform
February: workshop on co-creation (Rennes)
March: brunch with discussion on Active Living for children 6-12 and social innovation (Paris)
April: launch of our pilot project Active Living
May: workshop on co-creation (Paris); brunch with discussion on social innovation (London)
June: Campus PL4Y International (Lille)

Action research programme

A call to collaborate for

Educators, sports education specialists, and humanitarians: identify needs and best practices; identify ideas; test solutions; collaborate on content
Experts and scientists: identify existing programmes, new needs, and new ideas; challenge and test solutions; assess
Operations experts: bring together and put solutions into practise; co-create and deploy solutions large-scale
Businesses: integrate social innovation through sports into business’ social responsibility
Public entities: facilitate experiments and getting solutions off the ground; participate in fundraising petitions
High-profile athletes: share expertise and experience; carry the banner

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