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Free Workshop on Outdoor Play for Early Learning Professionals and the Community

The Children at Play Network and Play Cousins Collective are sponsoring a FREE workshop, Unleashing the Power of Play for Healthy Children in July in Louisville, KY. The workshop is focused on how to apply play knowledge to your learning center, school or classroom. The workshop is presented in two sessions: The Universe of Playful Learning and Applying Play in Your Learning Center. The workshop is approved for ECE-TRIS professional development credit for early learning professionals.

When:  10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Thursday, July 25th, 2019. There is a 30-minute break for lunch (please bring your own)

Where: Louisville Central Community Center, 1300 West Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville KY, 40203

Who: Early childhood professionals and interested community members

Cost: Free but space is limited on a first come first served basis.

Register:  Click here

Details about the workshop content include:

Exploring nature’s loose parts

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Universe of Playful Learning

  • Understanding the many faces of play
  • Exploring outdoor play and nature play
  • How play benefits social, emotional and cognitive development
  • Developing your play strategy with a trauma-informed lens

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.   Applying Play in Your Learning Center

  • Loose parts and natural materials
  • Tuning your play strategy to your learning environments

For questions, please contact  Melissa Rue at mrue@bernheim.org

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