Early Childhood

Description:
The profession of Playwork arose from the adventure playground movement of post-war England. The priority of Playworkers is to provide a place for children to play, where play is defined as “freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated.” In this session, Linda will introduce the Play Cycle, a fundamental concept of Playwork, and discuss how her discovery of Playwork has fundamentally changed her teaching philosophy and practice.

Standards addressed:

• 2.1.2 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area(s)
• 2.2.2 Content selection and organisation

Course Length: 1.5 hours

Presenter: Linda Churchyard

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