COURSE CONTENT
There are ten lessons in this course, plus one special project, covering:
- Understanding Play
- Leadership Skills
- Planning Play Programs
- Child Development through Play
- Play Safety
- Physical Play
- Social Play
- Adventure Playground.
- Play Apparatus
- Activities
…. plus a Special Project
AIMS
- Explain the purpose of play in the cognitive, physical and social development of a child.
- Determine the skills required to carry out a play leadership role in different situations
- 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.
- Explain options for physical play activities, including games and sports, in a supervised play program.
- 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.
