Season 3, Episode 17:

Welcome back to Season 3 – thank you to all my listeners from around the world! I have some great conversations lined up for you for this season.  

My guest today is Tom Williams, the founder and co-director of Woodland Tribe and also the Business and Service Development Manager at Eastside Community Trust in Bristol.  

Tom has been a tireless advocate for adventure play throughout his life.

We are going to dive into the long history of Adventure playgrounds and how our attitudes to risk have changed over the last 40 years. 

This is a passionate conversation that helped me to imagine a society we could create. It made me think about how freedom and responsibility are both necessary, and lead to huge personal and collective benefits, as well as the real struggles of running a charity and getting insurance for more risky experiences.

We dive into:

• The concept of freedom in childhood and how it’s hijacked!
• The philosophy of adventure playgrounds
• How children are incredibly good at doing their own risk assessments
• How overprotection is damaging
• The impact of the cost of insurance
• And so many more interesting ideas to contemplate!

Show Notes:

https://www.theoutdoorteacher.com/p/the-wild-minds-podcast-17-tom-williams

Watch my Webinar:

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Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com

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