Nov 7, 2019 | Adventure Play, Adventures, Book, Child-Directed, Childhood, Guest Writer, Jill Wood, Librarian, Library, Memories, Play, Playwork, playworker, Professional, Values
We are pleased to invite our wonderful friend Jill – Director of Adventure Play at The Parish School in Houston, Texas to guest write on our blog about Playwork and Libraries. Her fascinating experiences comes from an unusual pairing, but one that really works....
Jun 6, 2016 | Book, campference, interview, PhD, Play, Playwork, Professor Fraser Brown, Zan
Although we are both British, Fraser and I actually met in Atlanta, Georgia at the IPA/TASP conference in 2010. I presented about playrangers and he was one of the people who joined my audience. Soon after, I enrolled at Leeds Beckett University to study Playwork as a...
Dec 28, 2015 | Adventures, Book, Community, flight, Play, play advocates, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Tour
Our 2015 was a big Pop-Up year. Even before the year draws to a close, the action doesn’t stop! I am sitting at my desk having just recovered from a 36-hour power outage as a result of local floods. That alone seems to set the tone for our year of adventure!...
Apr 7, 2015 | Book, Pop-Up Adventure Play, purchase, Zan
It is with great joy and excitement that we announce that our book, the new Adventure Playground Movement is now available for purchase directly from us! Here’s a bit about our book: “When Morgan Leichter-Saxby and Suzanna Law got into their little yellow...
Mar 29, 2015 | Adventure Play, adventure playground, Anarchy Zone, Book, Children, parents, photo, Play, Playwork, playworker, Playworker Development Course, practice, Professional, students, theory
Have you been wanting to learn more about playwork? Are you curious about what goes into the management and delivery of a truly adventurous playspace? It’s nearly the second anniversary of our Playworker Development Course, an online opportunity for everyone...
Feb 23, 2015 | adventure playground, Book, interviews, Morgan, Play, play advocates, Playwork, Reflection, stories, Tour, US, Zan
Over the past couple of weeks, Suzanna had often told people that we had a new book coming out and then looked over to me with a grin. That was because every time I thought about this work being public, out there and available, I would start to blush and panic....
Dec 31, 2014 | Adventures, Beaches Resorts, Book, Morgan, Play, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Pop-Up Play Shop, Reflection, thank you, Tour
It was time to say so long to another year – and what a year it had been! Thank you, everyone, for helping to make new adventures possible for children all around the world, whether you lead a pop-up adventure playground, helped fund our tour, or joined...
Oct 29, 2014 | blog, Book, Children, Morgan, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Tour, US
Over the last few years, you’ve seen us grow. You’ve probably read about the projects we’ve done and seen guest posts highlighting the work of independent pop-up adventure playground organizers around the world. Perhaps you’ve been moved to...
