About this Event
A forum for discussion and education, in a wonderful venue, with good company and great food.
Topics will cover:
- The value and benefits of risky and challenging play
- Practical application of theories about play
- Strategies for children and adults to engage with risk through play
- Review of case studies and past projects
Professional Development
6 hours of Professional Learning Certificate provided for Attendance.
Teachers - contributes to the Domain of Professional Practice - create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments.
Landscape Architects - Approved 6 AILA CPD points.
Architects - informal CPD. Category: Events, tours and conferences. Description: Attending design lectures and seminars
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
A brief welcome
Info: Introduction | Housekeeping
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Children as Dynamic Risk Managers
Host: Daniel Burton
Info: Nervous Systems, Nature and the Design of Developmental Risk
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Morning Tea
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Facilitating Risky Play: Influencing factors on adult attitudes
Host: Dr Barbara Chancellor
Info: What the research tells us | Links between theory and practice | Shifting from an adult’s to a child’s perspective of risk | Barriers in professional practice | Building confidence to advocate
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Is the road to resilience paved with risk?
Host: David Kutcher
Info: Risk taking play | Providing a full play diet | Risk versus safety | Early intervention approach | What the children tell us | Why we do it
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM
Can’t we just txt the builder a sketch?
Host: Mike Hewson
Info: Summary of projects | How entrenched tender processes separate designers from builders |
Preventing entrenched processes from blocking innovation |Hybrid risk models for grey area ’non-playground’ bits
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Host: Daniel Burton
Info: Discussion and questions facilitated by Mary Jeavons.
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Tea & Coffee
Info: Networking
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Plenary / Close
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
City of Melbourne Bowls Club, Flagstaff Gardens, West Melbourne, Australia
AUD 125.00 to AUD 360.00
