FS & Risky Play in the Early Years

Let's take risks and play!

Your mentors

Paul

Nic Harding

Location address: Essex Outdoors Danbury, Danbury
Chosen age group:

Ages: children 0 - 17 · adults 18+ years

Available tickets:
Risky Play Free
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A summary
Play is intrinsically important to optimal childhood development. Play is so important it is recognised by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNCRC Article 31) as an absolute right for every child. Taking risks in a safe environment helps the learner to develop self-confidence, resilience, and the ability to risk assess and manage risk for themselves. Movements often associated with risky play such as swinging, climbing, rolling, hanging, are not only fun, but essential for building motor skills, balance, coordination and body awareness. Forest School provides many opportunities for fabulous risky play, I run Forest School with 3- and 4-year-olds throughout the year, and they never cease to amaze me what they are capable of when allowed to manage their own risk. But, what are the 6 types of Risky Play? How do you best utilise what you have around you to ensure you can offer the best opportunities for adventures? What knots are easy to undo after a dozen children have been swinging from the rope for a full day? Can you actually do a full 360 in a hammock? Come and share ideas, if it’s cool, let’s work out a way to do it!
About your mentors
Paul Lewis
The Gruffalo is my spirit animal
My name is Paul Lewis, in 2019 I left the Royal Air Force after an enjoyable 23-year career as an aircraft engineer. I undertook my level 3 Forest School leader training as I left the RAF, and have found my true calling. Now the Forest School lead at The Children’s Garden, I run year round FS sessions for our preschool aged children. These start in the yurt for breakfast before we hop into our Winther Cargoo tricycles, 4 children per trike, and head off on our FS day. We head through Stamford, into the grounds of our local stately home, where we stop and explore, or head up to our favourite woodland where we can have fires, or down to the meadows by the river! After a day of activities, it’s back to the yurt for high tea before going home, normally tired and filthy with grins on our faces.
Nic Harding
Project's Officer at FSA
As the Project Officer, I'm pleased to be organising the annual Forest School Association Conference. I am appearing as a Mentor on each workshop to give me oversight and allow me to help out on the day, I may not actually be on your workshop.
Learning aims
Aim 1
To understand why Risky Play is so important, especially in Early Years
Aim 3
Be able to use tools with Early Years children in a safe way.
Aim 2
Understand what the 6 areas of Risky Play are
Aim 4
Be inspired!
Pricing information
Ticket nameRisky Play
Price£0
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Where we'll be
Essex Outdoors Danbury, Bell HIll, Danbury, Essex, CM3 4AB
WHAT’S PROVIDED
Drinks
Equipment
Safety
Enhanced DBS
Risk Assessment
Public Liability Insurance
Safeguarding Training
First Aid Training
First Aid Kit

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