Jim McCullough founder of Adventure Walkers
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Jim McCullough founder of Adventure Walkers
@AdventureWalk
Immersed in the confluence of playing, outdoors, learning, and teaching of Environmental Education, #riskinplay is not #riskyplay





Mission: Outdoor Play the Scottish Way is live! Join @earthplay and I in March 26 for an epic tour of @stramashoutdoor and some of the most beautiful landscapes in Scotland. Tickets are limited! Join us & find out more here: stramash.org.uk/training-book-… #play #getonthebus #Scotland

Mission: Outdoor Play the Scottish Way is live! Join @earthplay and I in March 26 for an epic tour of @stramashoutdoor and some of the most beautiful landscapes in Scotland. Tickets are limited! Join us & find out more here: stramash.org.uk/training-book-… #play #getonthebus #Scotland

Watch Tim Gill, author and consultant on childhood, answer the question, “are parents concerns about children playing outside and away from home overblown?” 👇







So pleased to have been part of this important book. It was also so lovely to catch up with friends and hear the passion for play in the room. Please buy 'Born to Play' and spread the word. postcardsfromscotland.co.uk/ols/products/b…

There's a warning that playtime is being squeezed out of children's lives, according to a report by early years experts. They're urging the Government to protect playtime in schools after their research found that screen time instead of play, is leaving children unhealthy, unhappy, and not ‘school ready'. @NickDixonITV reports.

I watched people reuniting, connecting, & playing together at the 'Field of Dreams' last night. I love that our 34 space nursery had over 350 people there including kids in high school. Play is the way, community is the way, caring about people is the way, outdoors is the way.






Rounding off Play in Healthcare Week, we are sharing our info sheet, written by Maggie Fearn. It discusses the therapeutic benefits of play in helping children to cope with stress and anxiety, and improve their emotional wellbeing. Take a look 👇 play.wales/publications_c… #PIHW


A researcher who discovered that the benefits of academically oriented pre-K classrooms quickly fade and even turn negative explains in simple language how that happens. Why a "scripted, academically focused curriculum" for young children makes no sense: is.gd/Q0mhvj





