Play in a Pod
for Schools
Loose Parts Play Training for Communities in Scotland
It is our mission to provide children in Scotland with more opportunities for unstructured, imaginative play using loose parts and scrap materials. Through Play in a Pod, we offer a programme of training and guidance to schools and community groups interested in setting up loose parts play projects.
Play in a Pod is a unique programme for schools and communities in Scotland who care about play. It often takes the form of a secure storage unit filled with loose parts and scrap items. The ‘pod’ is the container in which the scrap resources are stored, and the play is the activities that children create using those resources! However, you don’t need to have a ‘pod’ as long as you have some space to safely store scrap resources.​Ideal Loose Parts play training for schools/communities in Scotland​Play in a Pod complements the Curriculum for Excellence and the Curriculum for Outdoor Learning.
We support groups to set up and run eco, free play, loose parts projects. We want our groups to:
Stay Smart
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By taking up training and consultation to ensure they offer play experiences which are innovative, high quality and sustainable.
Think Play
- And provide children with the tools necessary for self-directed, imaginative free play using loose parts which evolve with a child’s imagination and through the stages of development.
Go Green
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To reduce waste by reusing scrap and junk items as resources and taking play outdoors- teaching children to care for their environment.
Support we offer for Play in a Pod
Play in a Pod is a unique programme for schools and communities in Scotland who care about play. It often takes the form of a secure storage unit filled with loose parts and scrap items. The ‘pod’ is the container in which the scrap resources are stored, and the play is the activities that children create using those resources! However, you don’t need to have a ‘pod’ as long as you have some space to safely store scrap resources.​Ideal Loose Parts play training for schools/communities in Scotland​Play in a Pod complements the Curriculum for Excellence and the Curriculum for Outdoor Learning.