Webinar

8 ways to encourage nature play in playgrounds

Webinar details

Date

4 October

Time (CET)

6am, 10am and 7pm

Duration

60 minutes

Language

English

Credits

AIA, LA CES, IACET

Tag

Nature Play

Webinar description

Nature Deficit Disorder is a term coined to describe the deprivation of nature exposure and experience. Many children are deprived of basic nature life skills when growing up in an urban environment, and research states that nature experiences are hugely beneficial for their health and well-being. Join this webinar to learn about the natural experiences children need to grow, the ways design can support this, also when space is limited, and experience fascinating cases of natural play environments in cities and schools with play equipment that complements the surroundings.

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Presented by

Jeanette Fich Jespersen

Heading up the KOMPAN Play Institute, Jeanette has over 25 years of experience in researching, developing, and doing outreach for playground play. She has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars, and hosted a variety of master classes and seminars on the topic of playground play and design as elemental for the health, well-being and learning of children. She is a passionate play advocate with extensive experience working with Governmental and Non-Governmental level. She has served on several scientific committees and steering boards, including the European Child Friendly Cities Initiative and Child in the City conferences, the International Play Association, Denmark, of which she is the present vice-president, and the World Playground Research Institute at the University of Southern Denmark, as a head of the steering committee. She has also authored and co-authored articles and white papers on her areas of research.