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ESC20 ONE Conference 2025
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Saturday, February 22
 

8:30am CST

Permission to Play: Supporting Children in Self-Directed Play
Saturday February 22, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Children have lost opportunities to explore and discover in the communities where they live for numerous, compounding reasons, but Early Learning professionals can compensate by providing flexible and inclusive ‘yes-environments,’ where curiosity, wonder, and problem-solving thrive.

You will leave this session with a deeper understanding of why all children need time and space to direct their own play, and how to design and implement spaces that provide this powerful path to neurological, social-emotional and physical growth.

You will also have time to play! And to reflect using concepts from playwork, a profession initially developed on adventure playgrounds in the United Kingdom, but now used in a wide range of contexts from schools and parks to children's hospitals. Playwork provides a unique set of tools for observing self-directed play, while better understanding when and how to jump in with supports, using “the lightest touch possible.”
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Jill Wood

Director, Bayou City Play
Jill Wood founded and manages Adventure Play, an outdoor, child-directed after-school program at The Parish School in Houston Texas, where she also serves as school librarian.  Established in 2008, Adventure Play is modeled after adventure playgrounds in the United Kingdom and uses the professional approach of playwork to... Read More →
Saturday February 22, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Maple; Mesquite; Oak; Pecan
 
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