The Education Square is the place where learning and playing come together.
In 2025, you will once again find inspiring initiatives that enrich education with the power of play. Discover a wide range of educational card and board games, training kits and teaching methods that make learning more fun, active and meaningful. The participating parties in 2025 will bring unique tools and experiences for learning and development in a playful way.
The themes range from overstimulation, history and sustainability to strengthening thinking, communication and behavioural skills. In addition, there are innovative roll-and-write games to discover that are digitally linked to learning platforms such as Wikiwijs, bringing play and education even closer together.
Each initiative demonstrates how play can contribute to motivation, collaboration and insight — in the classroom, during training sessions or at home. Together, they form a diverse group of creators, designers and educators who believe that play is the key to learning.
The Education Square at Spellenspektakel is filled with many interesting participants and great ideas. You can find them all here (2025).
From children to (young) adults
Both in primary school, secondary education and beyond, boardgames are a great tool to involve students in the lesson. At the Education Square you will find all kinds of participants who have been involved with boardgames and education for many years. They can tell you everything about the best methods to unite these two worlds.
Learning through play
The educational value of a game goes much further than literal curriculum. In the past, games were used as a reward and the focus was mainly on trivia through question and answer cards. Over the years, games have developed much further. The constantly new mechanics offer new challenges and a richer gaming experience. They make it possible to develop executive functions and language during play.
Do you want to know more about the possibilities of your game or for your lessons? Come visit the Education Square at Spellenspektakel. By combining different sides with the knowlegde and experiences gained, great ideas are born.