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Celebrate International Day of Play with Right To Play

Celebrate International Day of Play with Right To Play on 11 June 2024!

Join schools all over the UK and celebrate International Day of Play with Right To Play to highlight the vital importance of play – and support our work to ensure that every child around the world can claim their right to play.

Sign up now below for more information and FREE resources (including play activities, lesson ideas and stories from children in different countries) to help your pupils learn about the benefits of play and the challenges facing many children around the world, who often don’t have the opportunity to play.

Mark your calendars for 11 June and join us in celebrating the International Day of Play!

As a founding member of International Day of Play, we would love to extend an invitation to your school to join us in celebrating this important occasion. This year marks the inaugural International Day of Play, which has recently been adopted by the United Nations and will be celebrated throughout the world.


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A Day Dedicated to Play

This important milestone marks a global recognition of the importance of play, and we are proud to be one of the founding organisations for the International Day of Play.

For close to 25 years, we have harnessed play to protect, educate, and empower children in some of the world’s most challenging contexts, helping them stay in school and graduate, resist exploitation, overcome prejudice, prevent disease, and heal from the trauma of war and displacement. As conflict, crises, and climate disasters continue to drive millions of children into poverty and marginalisation, our support is now more urgent than ever.

On 11 June 2024, we ask that you join us in celebrating the first-ever International Day of Play.

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Fundraise for Right To Play

By hosting a play day, you can help raise essential funds to empower, protect and educate children around the world. Find out how to organise a fundraising play day here or alternatively contact us at ukschools@righttoplay.com.

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