PlayShop - Original Play Workshop

You are invited to attend the PLAYSHOP on Bainbridge Island, Jan 14-16, 2011, taught by author O. Fred Donaldson, PhD, star of the Animal Planet movie,

The Power of Play.

For Parents, Educators, Teens and Anyone Who Wants to Create More Play in Life.

Clock Hours available for Educators. PLAYSHOP is sponsored in part by Kids Up! on Bainbridge Island, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) group. Children are welcome to attend the Sunday portion of the program for free with participating parents.

The knowledge of Original Play is a gift that lasts a lifetime. Here's what one mother said about the PLAYSHOP: "The PLAYSHOP is one of the most meaningful and fun things we've ever done for our family."The benefits of learning joyful play, free of contest or competition, are deep and profoundly healing for all ages.

Once you learn Original Play, your life will never be the same and you'll have profound tools for helping the world be a better place to live.

REGISTER NOW, Space is limited.

Fred usually teaches in Seattle, but this year he will be on Bainbridge Island, a short Ferry ride from Seattle and a rare opportunity for those in Jefferson and Kitsap counties.

In his Pulitzer Prize nominated book, Playing By Heart, The Vision and Practice of Belonging, O. Fred Donaldson describes how he re-learned "Original Play" from young children and wild animals. For more information about the PLAYSHOP course see http://www.moveplaythrive.com/images/pdf/original_play_full.pdf

ORIGINAL PLAY promotes joy and healthy physical, emotional and cognitive development. For more information see: http://www.originalplaynorthwest.org

O.Fred Donaldson, Ph. D. is the author of an innovative programme called Original Play™ and a world-famous specialist in the use of play as an alternative to aggression, violence and abuse, and an international consultant in the field of education.

Fred Donaldson gives lectures and workshops for organizations and institutions throughout the world. He has worked with special needs children, culturally diverse communities, gangs and children living on the streets. In play he shares with them a different world, without fear, aggression, and persecution.

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For more information contactSonia Story360-732-4356

sonia@moveplaythrive.com

www.moveplaythrive.com