Workshop Overview

Rethinking risk, safety, and children’s need for challenge

Playing with Risk is an introductory online course that invites educators to rethink how risk shows up in children’s play and in adult decision-making.

Rather than framing risk as something to eliminate, this course explores why children are drawn to challenge, uncertainty, and testing their limits, and what this means for wellbeing, learning, and development. Educators are supported to consider the difference between risk and hazard, and to reflect on how adult beliefs, fears, and systems shape children’s opportunities for adventurous play.

This course offers shared language and foundational thinking around risky play. It is designed as a starting point that stands alone, while also preparing educators for deeper exploration through a face-to-face 2–3 hour workshop, where practice is unpacked in greater depth.

This learning is reflective, not prescriptive. It supports educators to build confidence, clarity, and readiness to engage in more nuanced conversations about risk in play.

Participant outcomes

By engaging with this learning, you will:

  • Develop a foundational understanding of risky play and why it matters for children

  • Reflect on your own responses to risk, uncertainty, and safety in play

  • Clarify the difference between risk and hazard in everyday contexts

  • Build shared language to support thoughtful conversations with colleagues and families

  • Identify meaningful next steps for your own context, aligned with your values, setting, and community

Who This Workshop Is For

This course is designed for educators who are beginning to explore risky play or who want to revisit their thinking with fresh perspective. It will suit you if you value reflective practice, are curious about children’s need for challenge, and want to build confidence without relying on rules or checklists. No prior training in risky play is required.

Instructor

Facilitator Linda Price

Linda Price is an Education Facilitator with Phoenix Support for Educators and a passionate advocate for child agency, risky play, and nature-based, emergent curriculum. Guided by her dominant Freedom Cup, Linda brings learning to life through storytelling, weaving narratives that spark curiosity, connection, and joy. A VIT-registered teacher with over a decade of teaching and educational leadership experience, Linda co-created and taught an award-winning bush kinder program at Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre in rural Victoria, embedding contemporary, evidence-informed pedagogy and First Nations perspectives. She has contributed to the sector through publications, conference presentations, and guest lecturing at RMIT and La Trobe University. Linda is currently completing a Master of Educational Leadership and brings a strong commitment to educator wellbeing, social sustainability, and creating communities where both children and adults can flourish.

Course curriculum

    1. How to use this platform

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Student walk through video

    3. Agreement

    4. About your facilitator - Linda Price

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. FAQ

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Playing with Risk

    1. Keep in Touch with the Phoenix Team

    2. Other Professional and Personal Development Opportunities

    3. Need More Cups In Your Life?

About this course

  • $48.00
  • 1 hour of video content

FAQ

  • Do I need to complete another course first?

    No. This course is designed as an entry point and does not require prior learning.

  • How long will I have access to the workshop?

    You’ll have access to this workshop for 12 months, giving you time to revisit the content and reflect as your thinking and practice continue to evolve.

  • Will this course tell me what I should or shouldn’t allow in play?

    No. The focus is on professional judgement, reflection, and context rather than rules or prescriptions.

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