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"Where Do the Children Play?" Project
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Outdoor play--unstructured, unscheduled, open-ended--is essential to a healthy childhood. A wide body of research is now showing that play is essential to healthy development, spiritual attunement,...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Connie Weber Oct 21.
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Check out some of our discussions on play--have you seen them?
It was nice to listen to your presentation. Tell Liz we think her work is important; we're doing our part to bring this conversation to the forefront.
Could we get an indication of h...
Outdoor play--unstructured, unscheduled, open-ended--is essential to a healthy childhood. A wide body of research is now showing that play is essential to healthy development, spiritual attunement, and emotional survival. It enhances social skills...
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- At 3:41pm on October 21, 2009,
Connie Weber said…
- Hi Ashley,
Glad you're here. I see Anna has posted links to our conversations, the same ones I posted on your forum. So, I think you've got some interesting reading on the topic that's close to your heart. Are you amazed to have this a topic of discussion on an educators' network? There's hope...
- At 6:57am on October 21, 2009,
Ian Carmichael said…
- Welcome Ashley,
Looks like you've got some interesting perspectives to open us out and widen our thinking. Looking forward to your participation.
- At 4:26pm on October 20, 2009,
Anna Billings said…
- Hi Ashley,
Welcome to Fireside. So good to have you here. Play is one of my favorite topics and I thought I'd post some previous discussions here on Fireside on play that might be of interest to you: Play, Spirit, and Character; The Role of Creative Imagination in Learning; The Loss of Play; The Importance of Play. Looking forward to your voice here on Fireside. Enjoy!
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- Tell about your involvement in education, and your ideals for collegial sharing
- I am an AmeriCorps member with the "Where Do the Children Play?" project, a cross-disciplinary effort to improve children's access to natural, unstructured play through urban design, education reform, and parent awareness campaigns.
- About Me:
- I have an undergraduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning with an Environmental Studies Concentration from Michigan State University, and graduate degree from Cornell in Applied Research in Human Environment Relations with a minor in Urban Design.
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