EARN CEU CREDITS WITH WATERPLAY
FREE in-person and online continuing education courses
Calling all designers!
Geared towards architects, landscape architects, and engineers, Waterplay’s CEU courses are designed to help educate on splash pad design best practices, aquatic play theory, inclusive aquatic placemaking, and more! These sessions are LA/CES approved, are highly collaborative, and cater to both individual learning as well as professional groups and office teams. Most importantly? They’re free to attend!
Looking to further your knowledge and better equip yourself to design the best splash pads around? Check out our range of topics below.
THE IMPORTANCE OF FAILURE IN PLAY
Credits: 1 PDH | HSW
Length: 60 Mins.
Failure is an inevitable part of life. By creating play spaces that not only push the boundaries in thinking but also stretch the limitations of our bodies, we create safe places to explore our failures and learn great things about ourselves and our budding potential.
Join us as we explore failure and the deep-seated negative connotations that society tends to place on the topic, and what we could gain by encouraging failure at a young age, in a safe space, surrounded by possibility.
HOW PLAY & CURIOSITY CONNECT
Credits: 1 PDH / 1.00 LU | HSW
Length: 60 Mins.
Children are naturally curious, so our most important job is to nurture that curiosity and integrate these learning processes into our aquatic play spaces.
Join us for an engaging session where we’ll look at how instilling a sense of curiosity in children through innovative aquatic design can help them seek out new experiences and fully develop essential skills required for later academic achievement in the 21st century.
FREE PLAY IN A CONTROLLED WORLD
Credits: 1 PDH / 1.00 LU | HSW
Length: 60 Mins.
Taking risks can be fun! We know that risky play can help increase self-esteem, decrease conflict sensitivity, and help with problem-solving skills. But what does risky play look like in an aquatic environment? And how can we incorporate risky play into these spaces while also keeping children safe?
Together, we’ll explore these topics and determine a road map for the construction of liberating, multi-dimensional aquatic play environments.
UNIVERSAL SPLASH PAD DESIGN
Credits: 1 PDH / 1.00 LU | HSW
Length: 60 Mins.
Play is for everyone! In today’s world, we strive to be as inclusive as possible by providing spaces and environments that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of their walks of life. The 7 Principals of Universal Design, developed in 1979 by a professional group of designers, researchers, and engineers, are still applicable today and have become world-renowned in the design of any public space.
Strengthen your knowledge of these design principles and how they can be applied to aquatic environments to create rewarding experiences featuring flexible, intuitive, and approachable play for people of all ages and abilities.
INCLUSIVE PLAY SPACES
Credits: 1 PDH / 1.00 LU | HSW
Length: 60 Mins.
Designing for inclusivity goes beyond ADA compliance. Individuals are still experiencing exclusion from traditional play experiences that can be – and should be – avoided. Inclusive play goes beyond getting wet on an aquatic play pad, it’s about the quality of the play experience that follows.
Broaden your understanding of inclusivity, its community benefits and how to simultaneously accommodate different play habits and styles so that everyone can play together in one space.
BUILDING AQUATIC PLAY SPACES
Credits: 1 PDH / 1.00 LU | HSW
Length: 60 Mins.
Play spaces should promote development and learning, and this session discusses the foundations and best practices in aquatic play design. How do we manage the water How do we provide a facility that attracts patrons and keeps them coming back? How do we define success?
Join us as we unite the concepts of play, design, and inclusivity to move forward in building successful – and fun – aquatic environments.
