Sep 17, 2017 | Adventures, Canada, loose parts, Play, play conference, Playwork, playworkers, presentations, Tour
This article was originally written in 2017 to recap the Calgary Play Symposium. While the event is in the past, the discussions and ideas shared by playwork pioneers continue to be highly relevant. We have updated this post to reflect on how those insights have...
Sep 2, 2017 | Adventure Play, Andy, Canada, Play, Playwork, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Professor Fraser Brown, Tour, workshop
Our stop in Edmonton, AB combined a workshop and community play event across two days. The workshop was hosted at the University of Alberta and organised by the fantastic team at Play Around the World, with support from Child Friendly Edmonton. Despite a few technical...
Apr 25, 2017 | Andy, awards, campference, play conference, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, thank you, US
Sadly, I wasn’t able to attend the National Playwork Conference this year having only just arrived back home from our Playwork Campference in Los Angeles. Luckily there was a live stream available. This allowed me to watch the awards whilst unpacking my rucksack...
Apr 9, 2017 | Adventure Play, adventure playground, campference, Guest Writer, loose parts, Play, Playwork, playworkers, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflections
Mischelle reached out to us in 2016, sharing her passion for play. In 2017, we met her at the Playwork Campference — it was inspiring to hear her perspective and learn about her exciting plans for her community and upcoming adventures. Here are some of her...
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 28, 2017 | Andy, campference, Photos, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Professor Fraser Brown, stories, US, weather
By Andy I can’t quite believe that it’s been over a week already since the Playwork Campference came to an end! What an amazing whirlwind it has been. As I get ready to depart the US and head back to Europe, I spent a moment reflecting on my experiences of...
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 7, 2016 | Adventures, Andy, photo, playful, Playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, team, Zan
It is with great joy that we’d like to introduce you all to a new member of Team Pop-Up Adventure Play: Introducing Andy Hinchcliffe! Andy has been Pop-Up Adventure Play’s longest-serving board membe. He has travelled to a number of locations with Morgan...
Sep 28, 2016 | adventure playground, campference, connections, Morgan, play advocates, Playwork, playworkers, Tour
On my first playwork assignment, I was lucky to join an existing team that worked together well. We made eye contact frequently during the sessions and pulled one another aside during slow moments to observe together and swap little funny anecdotes. We checked in on...
