Apr 2, 2019 | Adventure Play at The Parish School, adventure playground, campference, Houston, photo, Playwork, playworker
In the months leading up to Campference, we often found ourselves in deep email correspondence with folks who want desperately to attend but aren’t sure how. We want to help however we can, whether that’s talking through dietary restrictions or childcare,...
Mar 7, 2019 | Adventure Play, Adventure Play at The Parish School, Ali Wood, campference, Children, children's rights, Houston, Jill Wood, Keynotes, Play, play advocates, Playwork, thank you
Two weeks had passed since the Playwork Campference 2019 had concluded. I was surrounded by snotty tissues. No, I wasn’t emotional that it had all come to an end. This was just my post-project cold. It was one of the worst I’d had in a while, which hinted...
Jan 7, 2019 | Adventure Play at The Parish School, campference, Houston, interview, Jill Wood, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play
By Zan In preparation for the first Playwork Campference in 2017, we interviewed US-based playworker and Director of Adventure Play at The Parish School, Jill Wood who we had invited to the event as a special guest. She was such a hit at the Campference that Morgan...
Jan 1, 2019 | 2019, Adventure Play at The Parish School, Adventures, Asia, campference, Just Play MCR, Manchester, Morgan, PhD, photo, play conference, USA, Zan
By Zan The coming year promises to be filled with adventure. Right off the bat, we are excited to be just over a month away from the second-ever Playwork Campference, a gathering of over 70 play advocates from 6 different countries in one of our favourite adventure...
Mar 22, 2018 | Adventure Play at The Parish School, adventure playground, Children, Jill Wood, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, press release, risk, Risk Study, Zan
I am really excited to be writing this blog post. It celebrates a publication written by fellow playworkers Jill Wood and Morgan Leichter-Saxby. Acknowledging my bias, I am always proud of everything that Morgan does (she is my work-wife after all!). But seriously,...