Choco Chase: Exploring Sustainability through Play
Join us for a fun-filled adventure where you’ll learn about sustainability through game and playful challenges!
Choco Chase: Exploring Sustainability through Play
Join us at the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Maynooth University, on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
Registration begins: 12:50 PM
Workshop begins: 1:00 PM
Time: 1:00–5:00 PM (Irish Standard Time)
Room: SE133
Location: Froebel Drama Room, Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Maynooth University
This interactive workshop explores how game-based learning can support sustainability education and systems thinking. Participants will engage with Choco Chase, an educational board game developed to examine sustainability challenges across the chocolate production lifecycle.
Using a facilitated, play-based approach, the session introduces key concepts including systems thinking, sustainability trade-offs, and life cycle assessment (LCA). Through structured gameplay and guided reflection, participants will examine how complex sustainability issues can be communicated in accessible and interdisciplinary ways.
The workshop is designed for educators, students, and early-career researchers interested in innovative approaches to sustainability education, public engagement, and environmental awareness. No prior knowledge of LCA or game-based learning is required.
This workshop is organised and delivered by Sakshi Anand, Research Assistant at Maynooth University and member of the BEST (Bioeconomy Education and Sustainability Teachers) Network. The event is supported through ESAI Grassroots Funding.
Further practical details will be shared with registered participants closer to the event date.
Join us for a fun-filled adventure where you’ll learn about sustainability through game and playful challenges!
Choco Chase: Exploring Sustainability through Play
Join us at the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Maynooth University, on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
Registration begins: 12:50 PM
Workshop begins: 1:00 PM
Time: 1:00–5:00 PM (Irish Standard Time)
Room: SE133
Location: Froebel Drama Room, Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Maynooth University
This interactive workshop explores how game-based learning can support sustainability education and systems thinking. Participants will engage with Choco Chase, an educational board game developed to examine sustainability challenges across the chocolate production lifecycle.
Using a facilitated, play-based approach, the session introduces key concepts including systems thinking, sustainability trade-offs, and life cycle assessment (LCA). Through structured gameplay and guided reflection, participants will examine how complex sustainability issues can be communicated in accessible and interdisciplinary ways.
The workshop is designed for educators, students, and early-career researchers interested in innovative approaches to sustainability education, public engagement, and environmental awareness. No prior knowledge of LCA or game-based learning is required.
This workshop is organised and delivered by Sakshi Anand, Research Assistant at Maynooth University and member of the BEST (Bioeconomy Education and Sustainability Teachers) Network. The event is supported through ESAI Grassroots Funding.
Further practical details will be shared with registered participants closer to the event date.
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Highlights
- 4 hours
- all ages
- In person
- Doors at 12:50 PM
Location
Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education
Room No. SE133
Maynooth
How do you want to get there?
Agenda
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Welcome & Introduction
Registration and welcome. Overview of workshop objectives, sustainability education context, and the role of game-based learning in environmental awareness.
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Introduction to Choco Chase & Systems Thinking
Introduction to the Choco Chase board game. Overview of key concepts including life cycle assessment (LCA), sustainability trade-offs, and systems thinking. Explanation of gameplay rules and structure
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Coffee Break
Tea/coffee break and informal networking.