Dear Valued Play Australia Member...

Play Australia is excited to be able to bring you a seminar with International Experts

Professor Mariana Brussoni and Dr Megan Zeni,

Co-authors of the book Embracing Risky Play at School.

Brisbane:

Date: Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time: 930am to 12:30pm 

Venue: Griffth University Graduate Centre

            Building SO5 Room 2.04

            226 Grey Street, South Bank, South Brisbane 4101

Cost:    Play Australia Members - $99.00 (including GST)

             Non-Play Australia Members - $132.00 (including GST)

REGISTER HERE

          

LIVE STREAM 

Date: Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm (Queensland Time) -

          10:30am to 1:30pm (NSW & Victorian time)

Live Stream details will be sent out after registration is completed

Cost:    Play Australia Members - $99.00 (including GST)

            Non-Play Australia Members - $132.00 (including GST)

REGISTER HERE

 

This seminar: Embracing Risky Play in School Settings.

Will review the research supporting outdoor risky play, alongside practical implementation strategies and tools for successful implementation in school settings.

It is designed to support educators, schools, parents and OSHC services navigate existing systems to collectively re-think where and how learning happens.

The presentation will explore;

  • the basics of risky play (categories, examples of practice in schools, risks versus hazards/ roles and responsibilities etc)
  • the principles of injury prevention, with an emphasis on understanding risks/hazards and designing learning environments that support staff who feel professionally vulnerable
  • design features that support outdoor play and learning (loose parts, affordances for play & practical management tips and tricks)

About the Presenters:
Dr. Mariana Brussoni MA, BA, PhD

is a Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine and scientist at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, where she leads the Outside Play Lab.

Her award-winning research on outdoor risky play intersects injury prevention, risk, child development, public health and education to shift adults’ perceptions of risk, design play-friendly environments, and change systems to ensure all children have the time, space and freedom to play outside every day.

 
Dr. Megan Zeni

is an outdoor play and learning teacher consultant and researcher in the province of British Columbia, Canada. She brings 3 decades of professional K-7 teaching experience in classrooms, outdoor classrooms, and school gardens to her collaborations with teachers and school system leaders interested in building capacity for effective and sustainable implementation of risky play at school. 

She is currently on contract as an outreach teacher consultant for the Ministry of Education and Child Care in the province of British Columbia, Canada. This work includes supporting education professionals, district leaders, and elementary school teachers in the early years. Dr. Megan Zeni earned a PhD from the University of British Columbia in curriculum studies. Megan is also a Qualified Master Gardener (QMG) and loves to share exemplars that highlight how all academic content can be taught in a school garden.

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Paddington, NSW 2021
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