Dec 16, 2019 | Cardboard, Children, Guest Writer, loose parts, Play, playworker, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, trust, Turkey
Ozlem is from Turkey and has enthusiastically been writing to us for a few months now. Joining us on the Playworker Development Course as soon as humanly possible, Ozlem has been working hard in play ever since. Here is the journey so far. You can also read the post...
Jul 18, 2019 | Children, Guest Writer, Parenting, Play, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Reflection
Our Playworker Development Course brings people together from all over the world to talk about playwork. Divya is from India. She joined the course in March 2019 with the intention of channelising her passion for play. We’ve invited her to reflect on her PDC...
Dec 27, 2018 | campference, Community, Morgan, photo, Play, Playful Schools Online, Playworker Development Course, Playworker Travelling Fund, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, support
By Morgan As I write this, it’s the little gap of time between Christmas and New Year, when the world seems cold and quiet. My notes say to talk about how Suzanna and I spent this year apart – no tours, no shared events, but instead focusing on home and local...
Sep 15, 2018 | adventure playground, Call for Presentations, campference, Community, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, presentations, stories
As part of Playwork Campference 2019, we would like to invite folks to tell us about their own projects, their communities, and their playwork perspective, so we put out a Call for Presentations. Since then have heard some whispers that we’d like to gently...
Dec 25, 2017 | campference, Canada, Children, Play, Playful Schools Online, Playwork, playworker, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Tour
Since founding Pop-Up Adventure Play, we’ve worked in two main arenas. Firstly, to share playwork ideas as widely as we can. Secondly, to help both new and dedicated playworkers connect with one another. This year, those efforts felt at times more important...
Dec 12, 2017 | play conference, Playworker Development Course, Prioritizing Play, US
Discover the Transformative Power of Play: A Recap of the Inaugural Prioritising Play Conference in Illinois, USA, hosted by Pop-Up Adventure Play and KOOP. We were pleased to announce that together with our friends at Kid Owned and Operated Play (KOOP), we organised...
Nov 7, 2017 | adventure playground, Children, Guest Writer, Play, playground, playworker, Playworker Development Course, Reflections
Erica, a dedicated student in our Playworker Development Course students, shares insightful reflections from the PDC. She delves into her experiences and challenges, providing valuable perspectives on the importance of play design. Erica has been working steadily...
Feb 7, 2017 | campference, Children, Play, Playworker Development Course, students, US, workshop
We were very pleased and excited to be hanging out very briefly with our friend and PDC student Yulia, in Evanston. It was going to be a short stop. Pop-Up’s Morgan and I were presenting an interactive talk entitled “Let The Children Play: workshop on the...
Oct 8, 2016 | child-led, Children, Guest Writer, Play, Playworker Development Course, playworkers, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Singapore, Tour, world
When we met Louise in Singapore on our World Tour, we felt humbled. We met such a wonderfully connected and passionate advocate who looked to us for advice. Louise has been working towards a more playful life for a long time. We are delighted she took some time out...
Sep 19, 2016 | Children, experience, Guest Writer, loose parts, photo, Play, play cycle, playday, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Zan
David is one of Pop-Up Adventure Play’s wonderful Playworker Development Course tutors. First as Pop-Ups Zan’s PhD friend and now as a colleague, David has been working hard to take playwork into hospitals using his specialism as a trained nurse. In...
Sep 5, 2016 | adventure playground, Cardboard, Children, Guest Writer, Photos, Play, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
Erica came to us with her background in Landscape Architecture hoping to take more of a playwork approach to her work. Pop-Ups Morgan has been her Playworker Development Course tutor since January, and was able to meet her at the adventure playground on Governors...
Apr 5, 2016 | adults, Cardboard, Children, loose parts, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
We are excited to be welcoming Jess to write on our blog about her first-ever pop-up adventure playground, hosted at her place of work. She is one of our Playworker Development Course students, using the skills from our course to complement the work she is doing at...
