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The meaning of the rollerslide
On the 30 of June there will be another meeting of the “SamenSpeelNetwerk“. The theme of the day is “The sense and nonsense of playground equipment fo rinclusive playr”. A tantalising theme, worthy of a House of Commons debate! In the coming weeks I am going to explore the subject a little. I recently had…
Read MoreIn the eyes of a child
I saw this wonderful video “In the eye of a child”From Associación Noemi Parents and young children (pre-schoolers) take part in a game together. On a screen, they see children and adults making funny faces. The participants imitate the crazy faces.Except for one child. The children cheerfully imitate her funny face, but the parents do…
Read MoreWhat determines the success of a playground?
Wat bepaalt het succes van een speelplek? Deze vraag staat centraal in een literatuuronderzoek en een praktijkonderzoek uitgevoerd door , What determines the success of a playground? This question is central to a literature review and a practical study conducted by inno sportlab commissioned by Branchevereniging Spelen & Bewegen. The key to success is a…
Read MoreHow inclusive should a playground be?
A while ago I saw on the website ‘Alles over sport‘ (All about sport, a website from the Dutch ministry of Health, welfare and sports) that there was little up to date information on inclusive play. I contacted Jeroen Hoyng (Kenniscentrum sport en bewegen) and started a conversation about inclusive playr. We processed that conversation…
Read MoreIlse started with AMID Masterclass
Last week Ilse started with the AMID masterclass Foundations of International Cooperation. The masterclass is provided by the Radboud University . In 8 meetings, all participants are up to date on international cooperation and with Ilse in the classroom, probably also much wiser on inclusive play ;-) Ilse wants to spread her work area a…
Read MoreInclusive playground design at school
The 7th graders at Johannes Fontanus junior High school, Barneveld the Netherlands, are working these months on an important assignment , create a design for an inclusive playground. Client of the students is the municipality of Barneveld. Idea is from Speeltuinbende Barneveld Part of the process is that the students can present their initial ideas…
Read MoreUNIEKIES a coöperatieve inclusive board game truly unique in its kind
Proud and happy! The first seed was planted 11 years ago (!). We wanted to develop a game that stimulates children to play together and let them experience that playing together is fun and cpossible. A game that contributes to a positive image of children about disabilities.And we succeeded! Together with Earthgames I proudly present…
Read MoreInclusive Play Bicycle tour Utrecht
On November 5, 2021, a bicycle tour took place along three of the samenspeeltuinen in Utrecht. The tour was organized by Playing Together in Utrecht. A program supported by Zet and Empowerment by Playing On the website of the Utrecht playgrounds this cheerful video of the bike ride. The tour took in three of the 7 playgrounds…
Read MoreCool Inclusive play news from Belgium
Very cool news from Belgium. Good Planet Belgium has submitted the project “buitenspeelbendes” as a charity for Studio Brussels “Warmste Week“. Studio Brussel traditionally organizes “de Warmste Week” in the weeks before Christmas. This year from December 18 to 23 2021. The aim is to raise as much money as possible for 200 charity projects.…
Read MoreLecture Artevelde University College, Ghent, Belgium
Friday, December 10, 2021, I gave an online guest lecture on Inclusive Play for students students of the bachalor ‘Pedagogy of the young child’ at Artevelde Hogeschool in Ghent. Lecturer Helena Sienaert and a number of students sat together in the lecture hall, one student participated online. Despite this mix of live and online, there…
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