Play Leadership

DESCRIPTION

Uninterrupted play is important for a child’s social, physical and mental development; play encourages brain development, stimulates creativity, increases a child’s academic ability, and enhances quality of life through to adulthood. Children who have learnt how to play, will have a more playful and creative approach to life as adults.

This course is relevant to the provision of play opportunities for children, and teenagers.

LESSON STRUCTURE

Understanding Play Leadership Skills

Planning Play Programs

Child Development through Play

Play Safety

Physical Play

Social Play

Adventure Playground.

Play Apparatus Activities plus Special Project

AIMS

To explain the purpose of play in the cognitive, physical and social development of a child.

To determine the skills required to carry out a play leadership role in different situations

To develop a plan for a supervised children's play program.

To develop a basic understanding of the impact of play upon the psychological development of a child.

To determine appropriate measures to take to protect a child's safety when at play, while minimising any interference which might diminish the quality of the play experience.

To develop an understanding of options for physical play activities, including games and sports, in a supervised play program. To develop an understanding of options for social play activities, in a supervised play program.

To develop a basic ability to plan, establish and manage a supervised adventure

To develop an ability to evaluate a range of different play apparatus, including playground structures, toys, sports equipment, commenting on quality, safety features, appropriate applications and cost benefit.

To broaden your scope of opportunities that can be offered for children to play, appropriate to a wide range of different situations.

DELIVERY

Correspondence