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What is
Playground?

Playground 2025 is Imagine Everything’s annual partner conference. Join us for two days of fun and open-minded exploration that will shape the future of our technologies. Packed with engaging sessions and the opportunity to connect and collaborate with your school district peers, this will be an event you won’t want to miss!

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BMO Centre, Calgary

Oct 1 8:00AM - Oct 2 4:30PM MST

Event Schedule

Day 1

October 1st

Day 2

October 2nd

8:00 AM
Registration Opens
8:30 AM
Group Welcome (Room 226)
8:35 AM
Session - Opening Message: Community First, Always. (Room 226)

To kick things off, Imagine Everything CEO Corey Sadlemyer will be leading an engaging session that sets the stage for two days of community-driven discussion and development.

8:50 AM
Project and Session Introductions (Room 226)
9:00 AM
Session - Group Session: “Yes, and … Imagine if!” (Room 226)

This group session will be a fun and collaborative twist on the classic “Yes, and” conversation game. Designed to spark creativity and set the tone for our solution-focused event.

9:30 AM
All Day Session - Docker in a Day: Containers Unleashed (Room 226)

In this hands-on, one-day boot camp, you’ll package, ship, and run applications with Docker—no coding required. From images to networks to full-stack orchestration, leave confident, capable, and ready to deploy anywhere.

9:30 AM
Session - Project Sessions

Playground 2025 will be driven by a unique hack-a-thon-style format designed to combine experiences and perspectives. With topics ranging from feature roadmaps and solution support to educational best practices, we’ll present a series of challenges and projects that we’ll work on together throughout the event.

- Content Manager (Room 222), Education Forms (Room 224), Zenith (Room 223)

12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Session - Panel DIscussion

Join leadership at Calgary Catholic School District, Edmonton Catholic Schools and Elk Island Catholic Schools, as well as key team members here at Imagine Everything, to cover a variety of engaging topics like AI, tech adoption and emerging trends.

2:00 PM
Continuation of Learning Labs Project Sessions
3:00 PM
Afternoon Break
3:30 PM
Continuation of Learning Labs Project Sessions
4:30 PM
Day Wrap-Up and Announcements
8:30 AM
Welcome Message and Day One Recap
9:00 AM
Continuation of Learning Labs Project Sessions
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Session - Group Session: Workload - What’s on the Plate?

What you don’t see others doing is often the hardest work they do. Facilitated by Corey Sadlemyer, this interactive group session will bring us together to form new perspectives that will help us develop cross-role empathy and foster a deeper appreciation for our peers and colleagues.

2:00 PM
Continuation of Learning Labs Project Sessions
3:00 PM
Afternoon Break
3:30 PM
Session - Group Session: Project Updates and Next Steps

This session will bring the group back together to share project updates, discuss highlights, and outline next steps. Here, we’ll build accountability and ensure that words become action.

4:30 PM
Day Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks

Registration Now Closed

Playground 2025 is going to be an incredible way to engage with fellow education leaders and interact directly with the Imagine Everything team. We can’t wait to share this time with you. We'll see you this week!

Hotel Accommodations: We have a courtesy block of rooms at the Alt Hotel | East Village. To book, please book online by clicking here or call them directly at (587) 441 - 6635 and mention Imagine Everything. Availability is limited.

Note: Registration fees will be billed to your school district prior to the conference.

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Playground 2025 is hosted and led by Imagine Everything