Facilitating Play Program
Facilitating Play for Young Children
Save the Week: June 14-18, 2010
Sarah Lawrence College —a leader in child development and early childhood education—now offers a program on the overarching importance of play in the life of the child. Participants explore uses of play in learning and therapeutic contexts as well as approaches to serving as a “playworker” in a range of settings, including outdoor parks, children’s museums, and hospitals. Sessions on campus are complemented by field observations of children at play.
The program is designed for professionals and graduate students who serve as:
- Social workers
- Early childhood educators
- Play therapists
- Child-life specialists in hospitals
- “Playworkers” in outdoor parks, playgrounds, and children’s museums
- Specialists in other areas of child development and education
Organized around the developmental importance of play, this summer intensive features:
- Lectures, discussions, case studies, hands-on seminars, and field-based observations
- An interdisciplinary approach to play
- Multiple perspectives offered by faculty and practitioners
Students are expected to read a set of articles in advance of the program and to prepare for seminar and workshop activities as required. All participants who complete the program will receive a certificate of attendance.
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