An introduction to loose parts play
Event Information
Description
Suitable for educators, teachers and parents who would like to see loose play at their child's centre or school.
We’ll explore loose parts play for today’s children. Offering items that have no prescribed purpose supports invention, divergent thinking, problem solving, team work and activates children’s imagination.
In this introduction, we’ll discuss the the benefits of loose parts play as well as the theory and provide some practical tips on:
- how to introduce loose parts to the playground
- who sets up and packs away equipment
- sourcing and storage
- safety rules.
Please note:
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Reverse Garbage is a not- for-profit organisation serving the community therefore minimum participant numbers must be reached.
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Any cancellation decision will be communicated by email 7 days before the advertised date. In the case of cancellation a full refund or transfer to another date will be provided.
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No refund will be available if you withdraw within 7 days of the workshop. We encourage you to send a colleague along in your place.
Organiser Reverse Garbage
Organiser of An introduction to loose parts play
Reverse Garbage was established in 1974 by a group of teachers determined to help the environment by diverting industrial discards from landfill and by reusing materials in their classrooms.
Almost 40 years later, Reverse Garbage is now an internationally recognised, award-winning environmental co-operative committed to promoting sustainability. Each year Reverse Garbage collects tonnes of resources including reusable off-cuts, over-runs, art & craft materials, stage props, nic-nacs, furniture and other items from hundreds of supporting commercial and industrial businesses, as well as through the generosity of the community.
These resources are sorted at Reverse Garbage’s Marrickville site and the community is given the opportunity to purchase items for creative use – or ‘reuse’ – using resources to create new items or to give items a new purpose.
Reuse makes sense as it: prolongs the life of a resource; saves the energy and materials needed to produce brand new materials; prevents otherwise useful resources going to waste/landfill; creates less air and water pollution than if it were recycled; and reduces money spent on new items and costs to dispose.
