第一次接受外國媒體訪問，幫Common Threads, UK介紹Playwork，見到自己的臉孔和文字出現在外國雜誌上，感覺特別⋯⋯
My Best course - Ideas to play with (20/5/2013)
http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/article/1182749/best-course---ideas-play
My Best course - Ideas to play with
Common Threads' playwork programme PARS has been an inspiration for Hong Kong-based Yeung Utopia.
After quitting her job as a social worker to be a stay-at-home mother, Yeung Utopia wanted to explore playwork with a view to becoming a playworker herself and decided to embark on the PARS course.
Developed by UK-based training company Common Threads, the programme blends theory and philosophy with practice, and is aimed at practitioners working with children in any kind of setting. It also appeals to a lot of parents who want to develop a new perspective on play at home.
Common Threads launched the PARS certificate in Hong Kong at the start of 2008 and in the Philippines in 2011. Various modules have been run in the UK over the past couple of years and the full programme is now available. In Hong Kong, Common Threads collaborates with play association Playright to offer the PARS certificate, which Yeung Utopia undertook.
'The programme was a great experience for me, particularly as it involved working with children with additional needs as part of the practical work,' she says.
'It gave me insights into how children have the ability to overcome challenges and the importance of giving children the physical space they need to play. As a playworker I now undertand the importance of respecting the rights of the child, in terms of their choices, abilities and desires, and it is very much about being reflective.
'After the course I had a lot of new ideas about play and realised that it does not have to be restricted in any way by environment, available materials and numbers of people. It showed me how important play is to brain development.
She adds, 'The course enables you to see the world through the eyes of a child, which is vital in playwork. I recommend it highly.'
Further information: The next PARS courses are available in Hong Kong - Monday 10, Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 June 2013; and Eastleigh, Hampshire - Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October 2013.
Developed by UK-based training company Common Threads, the programme blends theory and philosophy with practice, and is aimed at practitioners working with children in any kind of setting. It also appeals to a lot of parents who want to develop a new perspective on play at home.
'It gave me insights into how children have the ability to overcome challenges and the importance of giving children the physical space they need to play. As a playworker I now undertand the importance of respecting the rights of the child, in terms of their choices, abilities and desires, and it is very much about being reflective.
'After the course I had a lot of new ideas about play and realised that it does not have to be restricted in any way by environment, available materials and numbers of people. It showed me how important play is to brain development.
She adds, 'The course enables you to see the world through the eyes of a child, which is vital in playwork. I recommend it highly.'
Further information: The next PARS courses are available in Hong Kong - Monday 10, Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 June 2013; and Eastleigh, Hampshire - Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October 2013.
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