CEU Accredited FREE Webinars
Earn your CEU credits with Waterplay in a relaxed and live-streamed learning environment with our knowledgeable team of aquatic play experts. All sessions are FREE, LA/CES and AIA approved, highly collaborative and best suited for groups of professionals or office teams.
Perfect for industry events, ongoing education and office lunch and learns. Explore the topics listed below and contact us today to schedule a LIVE learning session for your team!
NEW! THE IMPORTANCE OF FAILURE IN PLAY
Credits: 1 PDH | HSW (LA/CES ONLY)
Length: 60 Mins.
Failure is an inevitable part of life. By creating play spaces that push boundaries in thinking and stretch the limitations of our bodies we create a safe play to explore our failures and learn great things about our growing selves and our budding potential in the process. Join us as we explore failure and society's deep-seated views of its negative connotations 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 about everything! Our most important job is to nurture this curiosity and build these learning processes into our aquatic play spaces. Join us for an engaging look at how to instill a sense of curiosity in children through innovative aquatic design so that they seek out new experiences and fully develop 21st-century skills needed for later academic achievement.
FREE PLAY IN A CONTROLLED WORLD
Credits: 1 PDH / 1.00 LU | HSW
Length: 60 Mins.
Kids love risky play! We know that it helps to increase self-esteem, decrease conflict sensitivity, and help with problem-solving skills but what does risky play look like in an aquatic environment? How can we incorporate that into these spaces whilst keeping children safe? Let's explore these topics together 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.
Invite everyone to play! In today’s world, we strive to avoid segregation and provide inclusive spaces. The 7 Principles 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 easily avoided. Inclusive play goes beyond getting wet on the 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.
Playspaces should promote development and learning. 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 into building successful aquatic environments.
About Your Presenters
MELINDA PEARSON, Design & Specification Manager
With over two decades of experience in the aquatics industry, Melinda has helped deliver hundreds of unique and creative play projects across the globe and presented countless education seminars on playspace design. A self-professed lifelong learner, her work is driven by her passion for play value and the theories behind Universal Design and childhood development. Melinda has published numerous articles for industry magazines including Parks & Recreation Business, Athletic Business, Recreation Management, and World Waterpark Association publications.
KIRK HUTCHINSON, Training & Development Manager
With over a decade of industry experience, Kirk Hutchinson has seen the completion of hundreds of successful aquatic play projects. An impassioned learner and communicator, Kirk is responsible for Waterplay’s internal and partner training programs, as well, he takes the helm in the sales development of the East Asian, Southeast Asian and Australasian markets. Kirk is keen to support those around him achieve their goals. Throughout the year you can catch Kirk delivering learning sessions throughout the globe with topics ranging from introductory splash pad design, project planning best practices and play theory.
LISA d'ENTREMONT, Regional Sales Manager
Lisa is a Regional Sales Manager at Waterplay Solutions and overseas the growth of Canada, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central and South America. Specializing in new and emerging markets, Dentremont pulls from her breadth of technical knowledge in order to succeed in these large global markets. Lisa is an enthusiastic and diverse thinker and can see the bigger picture in all stages of aquatic play projects. Lisa works hard to identify project goals and specific needs and continues to pave a creative roadway to conquer unique venue requirements in the international aquatic market.
EVELYN HERNANDEZ, Regional Sales Manager
With over two decades of experience in the aquatics industry, working in both the municipal and international marketplace, Evelyn has developed a keen ability for identifying project goals and specific needs and thrives on managing all aspects of a project from concept to completion. Her wealth of experience combined with a customer-focused attitude and utmost commitment to building well-planned public spaces has brought forth the development of many exceptional water play spaces for communities throughout the globe. Contact Evelyn.
SHAUN GOODYER, Regional Sales Manager
With over two decades of experience in transforming public and private recreational spaces throughout North America, Shaun is highly recognized in the industry for his ability to build strong partnerships and nurture projects through to successful completion and beyond. His extensive tenure in the industry shows a commitment to delivering excellence in every project he works on. Shaun’s career is driven by his passion for uniting communities together and connecting the world through exciting aquatic play experiences.
THERESA LAFOREST, Design & Specification Manager
Having started her journey in the technical department at Waterplay, Theresa uses her extensive product knowledge to service the design community. Detail-oriented with a high aptitude for balancing technical and functional design philosophies, Theresa is passionate about creating highly usable spaces for all ages and abilities and works hard to raise the bar in aquatic design. She's good, trust us!
SEAN HARE, Regional Sales Manager
With over 20 years of experience in the U.S. aquatic recreation industry, Sean brings a wealth of expertise to his role as Direct Sales and Regional Sales Manager. Drawing from his business background operating multiple commercial swimming pool companies, Hare understands the unique complexities of aquatic facility construction and management. Working closely with key stakeholders—from designers and architects to municipalities and end users—Sean is focused on delivering successful projects that reinvent facilities, shape communities and enrich visitor experiences.
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