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Free Playgrounds: cultivating community and childhood autonomy

This chapter from Tales from the Playground takes us to Shanghai, where a small, community-built space known as the Orange Playground has redefined what children’s play can look like in dense urban China.

PARS Newsletter December 2025!

Catch up with the worldwide PARS playwork community in our latest newsletter! This edition includes: PARS updates from Canada, Malaysia and Taiwan, information about PARS Mentors New Zealand, and the launch of Adventure Playgrounds in Hong Kong!

Tales from the Playground - Editor’s Foreword by Dr Shelly Newstead

PARS playwork qualifications in Australia

Nearly 50 Australian educators, academics, teachers and support workers have been qualified in PARS playwork practice. This blog talks about why PARS playwork qualifications are becoming more and more popular for Australians who work with children in their leisure time.

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