International Journal of Playwork Practice: open access and online.
Following feedback from the growing playwork field around the world, the Board of International Journal of Playwork Practice are very pleased to announce that International Journal of Playwork Practice (formerly Journal of Playwork Practice, published by Policy Press) is now an on-line open access journal. Please visit the International Journal of Playwork Practice new website to submit articles, to sign up to the […]
PARS Blog – Daring to let go by Fiona Fan, China
Fiona Fan, who took part in a PARS Masterclass in Shanghai, China, describes how she used the PARS model to allow kindergarten children to explore a new experience on their own terms…. The weather suddenly became cold, and the water in the kindergarten’s fountain was frozen. The children were very excited when they went to […]
PARS Blog – Fire and Fish Soup by Lucas Devolder, Belgium
The PARS model contains twelve techniques which practitioners use to help children follow their own interests from a ‘safe enough’ perspective. Lucas Devolder, who works at Wildebras in Belgium and cycled to a PARS Masterclass in London (!), describes how he took a PARS approach to a fire-and-fish-soup situation….. Een paar jongens die reeds meerdere […]
First ever PARS conference!
On 19th October 2020 we held our first ever PARS playwork conference -12 hours and online, it may have been the world’s first ‘open access’ playwork conference! This exciting new playwork conference showcased PARS practice in Hong Kong, Australia, mainland China, Belgium, UK and The Netherlands. It also featured leading international academics talking about PARS […]
PARS Blog – POP Reflections
Like PARS practice itself, every PARS training course turns out differently, depending on the participants and their experience. However, PARS trainers around the world find that a common set of themes arise no matter who or where they train. Our UK PARS Licensed Trainer, Rebekah Jackson, reflects on some of those themes from the recent […]
New funding for PARS professional development in Hong Kong
The PARS model of playwork practice was originally piloted in Hong Kong, and in the last few years PARS has supported thousands of children in Hong Kong to enjoy their free time on their own terms. This is all due to our fantastic HK training team who have worked hard not only to deliver PARS […]
