Vertical Playpen

Tre Gammage joins Phil to discuss;

- His work with SEL and how he started in the education

- Why teaching educators about SEL is so important

tregammage.com

seleducators.com

Jill Vialet (Founder of Playworks) joins Phil to discuss her new book; Why Play Works - Big Changes Start Small. In this conversation Jill shares;

- Her introduction to play and how she forged a career in this industry

- A story about a colleague interacting with a school that didn't have recess

- How the research supports the importance of play

- The activity that she often ends her programs with.

Find out more about Playworks - playworks.org

Find out more about Jill - jillvialet.com

Tom Percival (author of Ruby Finds a Worry) joins Phil to discuss;

- Writing children's books that focus on emotions

- What inspired him to write them

- The importance of role modeling vulnerability.

Find more about Tom - tom-percival.com

Mark Flynn (formally of UCONN and the Four Arrows Challenge Course Program) joins Phil to discuss:

- His unusual entry into the industry

- How important and transferable facilitation skills are for students

- Facilitation Tools vs Props

- How language and context matters in our industry

Contact Mark - [email protected]

In this episode Phil answers some listener questions;

- When do you NOT do warm up or icebreaker activities?

- Is there a game you've recently revived and love to play?

- Advice and things we wish we would have known before starting a new job in the industry.

- ATC vs GRIGRI

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Brian (President and Founder of Adventureworks, and also the 2021 ACCT Critical Link Award Recipient), joins Phil to share;

- His introduction to the world of Adventure Programming

- His perspective on the growth of the industry and changes coming to ACCT

- Advice to emerging professionals in the industy

Find more at - adventureworks.org

Micheal and Kyle (Social Play Club - thesocialplayclub.com) join Phil to share:

- Their introduction to creating immersive social experiences

- How they facilitate their social play club on Clubhouse

- Tips on facilitating when participants join midway through a program

- Their favorite activity to use in an audio-only setting

Jeff Harry (rediscoveryourplay.com) joins Phil to discuss;

- Favorite kid's TV shows

- How to bring play into the workplace

- The benefits that adding play can do for team culture.

In this episode Phil answers some listener questions;

- How do you experientially create norms without sitting down and just writing a list?

- What are some trends in our industry you hope will not continue?

- Pudding vs. Jello?

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- DM on Instagram - @verticalplaypen

Gary Ware (Breakthroughplay.com) joins Phil to talk about;

- His 1st experiences of learning through play.

- How he brings meaning through play.

- What Improv can teach us about play and facilitating play