Should we be calling it " Free Nature Play?" with Angus Gorrie
In this episode, we’re chatting to the passionate Angus Gorrie, from The Outsiders: Play Advocates all about the evolutionary perspective of loose parts and the problematic nature of titling it "risky” and/or “nature play.”
👉 Angus Shares
- How the floods have affected the camp
- The story of Outsiders
- The qualities he has seen develop in the children at Camp Hill
- How he would describe what Camp Hill looks like to an outsider
- The problem with social media values in depicting children's play
- An evolutionary perspective on loose parts in the framework of free play
- The importance of time in facilitating change in educator's perspectives
- Insight into the documented decline in Free Play for children
- The fundamental holistic importance of play
- How lived experience connects to learning
- How the minimisation of play spaces has impacted children
- Why we shouldn't call it nature play and risky play
- Favourite loose parts memories from Camp Hill
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Book Recs:
Evolutional Perspectives of Play – Bob Hughes
Memoirs of a Uneducated Woman – Lady Margorie Allan
Adventure Playgrounds – Jack Lambert
👉 Guest Details
As a playworker and play advocate, Angus Gorrie is passionate about providing authentic play opportunities for children, wherever they may be, and pushing back against increased play deprivation and play bias. Angus has qualifications in Behavioural and Social Sciences, and Playwork. Angus and the team at the Outsiders spend their days championing authentic free play experiences for children in a large Adventure Playground at Camp Hill OSHC, here in South East QLD, a service known for its cutting edge application of genuine free play and playwork principles into the daily practice. By appointment, The Outsiders offer information and practical stories that delve deeper into the realms of play, play theory and the many developmental benefits that surround it. Our team provides real-life stories married with theory to inspire more play journeys.
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