Out to Play Blog

Wee Faeries Out to Play at Crookston Castle

Written by Sophie McCabe A Wee Sprinkle of Magic… In autumn 2021 the P2s and P3s of Crookston Castle Primary School sprinkled some fairy dust on the nature around their playground and went on a five week imaginary adventure with ‘Out to Play’. What I loved about working at this …

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Out to Play for Everyone!

Written by Saffron Gillies Over October and November 2021 I had the pleasure of working with pupils and staff at Sandaig and Scotstoun primary schools. Over the five weeks of the residency we headed out into the playground for adventures where we imagined journeying all around the world, and we …

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Inclusive Creativity in Nature: Middlefield School Blog

By Sophie McCabe This blog will describe some outdoor creativity ideas which I feel were successful with a group of pupils, mainly teenage males whom were on the autism spectrum or requiring additional support needs. I’ll also talk about my experience during my ‘Out to Play’ Project residency at Middlefield …

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A Map, a Riddle, and an Old Quest…

It was on a sunny morning in September that I set off to begin my first ever Out to Play residency. I have long been fascinated by traditional stories, and the histories they represent, and have been striving as a participatory artist to create work that is socially engaged and …

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A Tale of Two Playgrounds…

Blog by Sophie McCabe Out to Play ran in summer 2021 in two fantastic Glasgow Southside Schools: St. Albert’s and Pollokshields Primary.  The two nearby schools had vastly different playgrounds – St. Albert’s has a bigger expanse of areas to choose from and lots of ‘wild’ nature areas.  Pollokshields has …

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