Play in Primary Schools, Parks and Early Years Settings:
Field of Dreams study tour

Be inspired by six very different landscapes for play, including primary schools, public parks and early years settings, with a chance to meet their designers and hear about the theory and practice behind their designs.

For further information and to book, visit the Learning Through Landscapes website.

Courtney Primary School - Head Teacher Keith Ledbury & landscape designer Sally Green
Sally and Keith worked together on the design of the school grounds for the new school which opened in 2011. Courtney was the first new school to be built to meet the South Gloucestershire's play policy and breaks new grounds in the quality of play provision in primary schools.

Kingswood Sure Start Centre and The Park Pre-school - designer and builder Simon Jackman & landscape architect Mark Pumphry. These two early years sites show how very small spaces in urban environments can still be beautiful, imaginative and natural.

Kingsgate Park, Yate  - features a sustainable water play feature with landscape designer Alison Brown & designer and builder Simon Jackman.
A destination public play park built sympathetically from natural Robinia wood from Germany amongst the trees in the former grounds of a country house. The park also contains the UK's first sustainable public water play feature with naturally filtered water, an artificial stream bed and solar pumps.

Wellesley Primary School, Yate - with Head Teacher Andrew Lynham and designer and builder Jane Bain.
One of the country's best primary schools for play. Andrew Lynham set out to create an outstanding play landscape for children. The design process alone took nearly a year; the result includes a water play area, three sand play areas and a PlayPod. 'The Village' play structures, a stage, an amphitheatre, humps, tunnels and welly boots for all.

CATERED LUNCH AT BADMINTON ROAD, CHIPPING SODBURY

Holy Family Primary School - with Head Teacher Dawn Breeze and designer and builder Simon Jackman.
The play landscape at this school was the result of a three-way collaboration between the Head, the Play Adviser from South Gloucestershire Council and Simon Jackman from Green Play Project. The resulting landscape includes the 'Hobbit Hill and tunnel', the tree house, the giant chair, the wild meadow, den structures, the fire pit and the stone circle, the sand circle and a PlayPod.  Dawn has agreed to enable children to play throughout the grounds during the visit so delegates can get a better idea of how children respond to the resources and environment.

Jubilee Green Park  - with landscape designer Alison Brown and Friends of the Park Michelle Dent.
In creating Jubilee Green, Alison set out to create a beautiful landscape for play from a flat and featureless site, which would bring together members of the community and provide an environment which stimulated children to play. The result blends equipment, landscape, social spaces, journeys and nature and has transformed the community's use of the space.

Plenary: Refreshments and networking event at conference venue. A chance to meet together, relax in themed groups to talk about the day's visits and get to know other delegates.

For further information and to book, visit the Learning Through Landscapes website.