With Daniel Burton, CEO and Co-founder of Educated by Nature

Educated by Nature are intentional about creating space and actively supporting children to experience risky play. We model positive, empowering, and confidence-building language that supports children to take risks. This is coupled with the provision of time and space for children to experience their environment and make necessary decisions to navigate risk. When we trust in children’s abilities and provide opportunities for investigation and engagement with risk, they unlock their innate learning potential. This workshop explores the concept of risk in children’s play and parent perceptions of risk. Ellen Sandseters’ six types of risky play are outlined with discussion about the ways in which these can be used in various child-based settings to support deep engagement and authentic play opportunities. The hands-on section of the workshop allows for discussion on benefit-risk assessment preparation and challenges in implementation of risky play. Registrants who chose the livestream option will receive the link by October 7th.