Jan 30, 2019 | campference, Play, play conference, Playwork, Playwork Conference, playworkers, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Professor Fraser Brown, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, workshop
****** Dear Campference 2019 attendees, Why do we attend conferences? To paraphrase the 20th Century poet, T.S. Eliot: ‘information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.’ In other words, it is possible to have lots of information in your memory about a...
Mar 5, 2017 | campference, Children, connections, fire, Photos, Play, play advocates, Playwork, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, weather, Zan
By Zan The five of us sat smiling at one another as we reaffirmed for the umpteenth time that organising our first-ever conference would be a fabulous idea. It was a year before the proposed date and our many play connections combined with our passion for play could...
Feb 26, 2017 | adventure playground, campference, Children, Morgan, Photos, Play, Playwork, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play
By Morgan So, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but we hosted a Campference with Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play in Val Verde, CA. It went pretty well. Welcoming folks at the Pacific Oak. Children played as we talked about playwork. Learning about ropes and knots....
Jan 18, 2017 | adventure playground, campference, free, Playwork, Professor Fraser Brown, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, screening, The Land Documentary
Team Pop-Up Adventure Play and Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play are extremely excited to be having a free film screening as part of the Playwork Campference 2017. It will feature The Land documentary, about Plas Madoc Adventure Playground in Wrexham, Wales and also...
Dec 31, 2016 | Andy, photo, Play, Playwork, presentations, Reflection, risk, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, US
As I headed down the jet-bridge towards the plane, something hit me. It wasn’t physical; it was emotional. I paused for a moment to check in with myself and regroup my thoughts. After a brief reflection, I ran through a mental checklist. Nerves, new places and the...
Oct 25, 2016 | adventure playground, blog, Child-Directed, Children, Play, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play
Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play (SCVAP Adventure Play) dreamed of creating a space that allowed and encouraged vibrant, exciting, self-directed play opportunities for the children of Los Angeles, both then and as a future legacy. They dreamed of bringing their...
Oct 18, 2016 | adventure playground, Andy, Photos, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, vote
After an epic 12-year playwork journey from an unsure 17-year-old volunteer, I embarked on different roles. I transitioned from a front-line playworker to a Children’s Centre Manager in the UK. Now, I’m starting a new adventure with Pop-Up Adventure Play...
May 30, 2016 | Adventure Play, adventure playground, campference, car, loose parts, Play, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, Tour, tree, US
By Zan We have talked a lot about our focus for our Playwork Campference, about the focus on practice, and the emphasis on you. We haven’t yet told you much about where we will be doing this, and the delightful hosts of our event. Ladies and gentlemen, Pop-Up...
May 23, 2016 | adults, adventure playground, campference, Morgan, Play, Playwork, practice, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, theory
Years ago, I visited an adventure playground. It was a place that once was rich and thriving, but in recent years something had shifted. The children were bored, the site seniors were raising funds to have builders come in and create some new equipment. It had lost...
May 16, 2016 | campference, Morgan, Play, play conference, Playwork, practice, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play
By Morgan So, Suzanna and I have been to about 3,412 conferences over the years, mostly on the subject of play. It’s always good to meet with friends, and be introduced to new ideas and new advocates for children’s freedom. Plus, there’s usually...
