Webinar 1 Getting started with risky outdoor play: why and how?
Playing outdoors is crucial for children's good health and development. It offers the perfect opportunity to discover and experience. However, children are playing outside less and are increasingly protected by their surroundings. At the same time, it is important for children to push their boundaries and discover risks while playing outdoors. Through risky play, children learn to assess challenges, and it is beneficial for their motor development. But as a professional, it is not always easy to give children the space to do this, and you may, for example, have to deal with overprotective parents and questions about liability. How can you find the right balance between challenging and protecting children?
This webinar addressed the following questions:
- What is risky play and why is it important?
- What forms of adventurous play are possible?
- What about liability/responsibility?
- How can you deal with overprotective parents?
- How can you concretely get started with risky play?
The speakers and guests were:
- Zeina Bassa | Risky Play Consultant, Veiligheid NL
- Kirsten Visser | Assistant Professor of Urban Geography, Utrecht University
- Pleun Schaeffer | Play Consultant, Speelmakers
- Menno Buijnsters | Educational Staff Member, Forte Kinderopvang
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Webinar 2 More physical activity, less sitting in secondary education
Description: Many young people do not get enough exercise and spend a lot of time sitting (10.4 hours a day). In secondary education too, most students spend the majority of the school day sitting. More physical activity during the school day not only provides health benefits, but also leads to better concentration, more attention in class and enjoyment during the school day.
This webinar addressed the following questions:
- What can you do to encourage students to move more during the school day?
- What do students themselves consider important?
- How would students most like to get moving?
The following topics were also discussed:
- The importance of a vision and policy regarding physical activity during the school day.
- The implementation and delivery of physical activity during the school day
- Motivating and involving students to move more during the school day.
- Students' experiences with physical activity during the school day.
The speakers and guests were:
- Leroy Hobbel | Physical Education and SD&V Teacher, Maris College Bohemen
- Nicole de Jong | Location Director, Maris College Bohemen
- Simon Leistra | Teacher-Researcher – Hanze, ALO Groningen
- Myrna Boertien | Teacher-Researcher – Hanze, ALO Groningen
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