‘play structures’ workshop with jon cree

saturday 1st july 2023 - save the date
9am-5pm ~ 8 hrs.
secluded woodland - east london e11

£125 + vat ~ standard
all tickets include wildgoose lunch and refreshments.

we offer assisted bursary places for those who would otherwise be unable to attend. 10% individual ‘vat’ discount and payment plans available on request. email here to enquire.

full booking information here.

please note: this course will cover different content to the one held in 2021.

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‘by providing the opportunities for children to manage their own risks in a controlled environment, they will learn vital life skills needed for adulthood, and gain the experience needed to face the unpredictable nature of the world’ gill, 2007

a one day course in building your own play structures with rope and natural materials. this course is for educators and/or parents/carers wishing to be a little more adventurous with creative play structures building them out of wood and rope and combining these with the natural features at their site or in their gardens. we will be sharing techniques and know-how on building safe but slightly risky (!) structures with children that can enhance creativity and physical play. 

we will be looking at techniques for making:

●                    rope swings, rope bridges, rope crawls and rope walks

●                    combining wood with rope including simple rope ladders

●                    making free standing wooden structures such as ladders and sculptures to climb on

including tips on:

●                    how to minimise impact of structures on the environment

●                    keeping within the health and safety guidelines for safe construction and use of natural structures

we will look at basic tool work, knot and rope work in order to construct ladders, ‘climbing frames’, temporary rope swings and rope courses, as well as putting up and playing with strap-lines. we will look at how to work with children in constructing basic structures that includes working with trees or if the trees in your own settings are limited how to construct features by adding structures such as ‘beams’ to trees and working with A frames and ‘safe anchoring’. 

the training course will also cover all the health and safety aspects of working with ‘constructed’ play structures and ropes, looking at risk benefit assessments and key requirements.

aims:

by the end of the course participants should:

●                    skills and confidence to build safe natural play structures from wood, ropes and natural features

●                    knot tying skills and techniques for building ladders and setting up rope courses

●                    knowledge on how to minimise impact of natural play structures on your site

●                    understanding of ‘health and safety’ guidelines for safe construction and use of natural structures

facilitated by jon cree
k.i.n hosts: rhiannon & rosalyn