As you submit your proposals and decide which period to block out of your calendar next year, we would like to share some independent and optional activities that will take place around the same period, for your consideration! 

On the afternoon of June 8, we plan to have an informal gathering at Lan Kwai Fong, a historic district in Hong Kong with narrow streets and alleys lined with restaurants and bars. Then, we will have our three-day conference.  

After MCLS 2025, from June 12-13, we will be holding InSuDoc 2025, our annual International Summer School and Symposium for Doctoral Students in Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) and other related fields, targeted at junior researchers (research assistants, graduate students, and post-docs). Please refer to our InSuDoc 2025 website for more information.  

After InSuDoc 2025, on June 14, there will also be the Conference for Research in Early Childhood Education (CRECE) 2025. CRECE is an annual conference that brings together local and regional researchers and practitioners in the field of early childhood education. The theme for this year, in line with MCLS 2025, is “Early Mathematics Learning and Playful Exploration in Real Life: Theory and Practice”. This event is free-of-charge and open to all to join! Please refer to the CRECE 2025 website for more information.

June 8, 2025 
Informal gathering in town 

Day 1: June 9, 2025 
08:00-09:00 - Registration 
09:00-09:15 - Welcome Speeches 
09:15-10:45 - Plenary symposium 1 
10:45-11:15 - Tea Break 
11:15-12:30 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 1  
12:30-02:00 - Lunch 
02:00-03:00 - Poster session 1  
03:00-04:15 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 2  
04:15-06:15 - MCLS Social Reception 

Day 2: June 10, 2025 
09:00-10:15 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 3  
10:15-10:45 - Tea Break 
10:45-12:00 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 4 
12:00-01:30 - Lunch 
01:30-02:30 - Poster session 2  
02:30-03:45 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 5 
03:45-04:15 - Tea break 
04:15-05:30 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 6  
05:30-06:30 - Board meeting (only for board members) 

Day 3: June 11, 2025 
09:00-10:00 - Business Meeting  
10:00-11:15 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 7  
11:15-12:15 - Poster session 3 
12:15-13:45 - Lunch  
13:45-03:00 - Parallel symposium/lighting talk 8 
03:00-03:30 - Tea break 
03:30-05:00 - Plenary symposium 2  
05:00-05:15 - Closing