Proceedings of the First International Conference on Origami in Education and Therapy

Table of Contents

Origami in mainstream education

• The life of Friedrich Froebel and his main philosophical ideas by Joachim Liebschner
• How does paper-folding fit into Froebel's educational theory? by Joachim Liebschner
• Origami - learning to see by Lillian Perry
• Modular origamis for molecular models by Toshikazu Kawasaki
• Orimagi in origami by Marieke de Hoop
• Understanding geometry through origami axioms: is it the most adequate method for blind children? by Humiaki Huzita
• Teaching Origami by Michael Shall
• One crease workshops: why? by Paul Jackson

Other contributions

• Origami as a second language tool by Carol R. Ball
• A survey into origami by Eduardo Clemente
• Using origami in the classroom by Gay Merrill Gross
• Course in paper-folding, one of Froebel's occupations for children, at home and in the kindergarten by Eleonore Heerwart
• Paperfolding-plus by Dorothy Kaplan
• Teaching origami as mathematics by Geoff Laming
• Paperfolding and education in history by Elsje van de Ploeg
• From the simple to the complex: a practical guide to origami in school by Lino Ranzato and Vally Valbonesi
• Paper folding and the Pythagorean theorem by John S. Smith
• Origami as an educational tool by Barbara Syrett
• Paper folding in schools by Florence Temko
• Models to teach by Jennie Wilcox

Origami for those with special educational needs

• My origami method for the physically disabled including the blind by Saburo Kase
• The folding of a base, new technical possibilities for demonstrating the folding process in work with blind people by Rene Lucio
• Origami and children with educational difficulties and problematic relationships by Everdien Tiggelaar

Other contributions

• A recreational programme for children: dwellers in high rise buildings in Rio de Janeiro by Riva Bauzer
• Origami as a diagnostic test by Marcia Brown and Martha Loomis
• Origami, a learning disability aid by Marcia Brown
• Les mathematiques, pas a plis by Irene Lanoux
• Origami and therapy (speech therapy) by Gwyneth Radcliffe
• Paper folding and the visually impaired student by Shawn Troy Truitt

Origami and therapy

• Origami as occupational therapy of hospitalised children by Candida Mascia Zanelli
• Teaching origami in hospitals by Sam Evison
• Origami and hardness of hearing by Loes Schakel-Sandfort
• Origami and sanity by Thoki Yenn
• Origami and the handicapped by Marijke Appels
• Experiences of teaching origami to severely handicapped people by Angelo Polidori
• Origami in prison by Mea Hartog van Banda
• Origami and rheumatism by Rie Aberkrom
• Origami with elderly people by Anita van der Louw
• Origami as diagnosis, recovery and socialisation on learning of reading and writing by Mariuccia Paparo
• Origami as self(auto) therapy in social rehabilitation by Mariuccia Paparo

Other contributions

• Origami workshop for siblings of children with disabilities or chronic illness by Ellen Aronson and Janet D'Arcangelo
• Origami as a mental therapy by Paul Castles
• Origami in a psychiatric hospital by Paul Costles
• Origami as a therapeutic tool by Scott Gold
• Teaching origami as a form of psychotherapy by Saul Hofstein
• Origami brings relaxation and fun to the sick and healthy of all ages by Tooru Kanazawa
• A paperfolder in St. Petersburg by Eric Kenneway
• Origami experiences by Jose Krooshoop
• Origami and therapy, origami in therapy? by Elsje van de Ploeg
• Paper folding, an art in your hands by Carlos Pomeron Arbues
• Thoughts on origami and therapy by Nick Robinson

Appendix

• Bibliography of origami in education and therapy by John S. Smith

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