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UN STANDS UP FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO PLAY
Added by Cynthia Gentry on February 1, 2013 at 10:30pm — No Comments
A Playground Rises in the Heart of Downtown Atlanta
Bank of America volunteers ready theWoodruff Park playground for the big day.
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, Atlanta's Mayor Kasim Reed will unveil a playground in the most surprising of places - downtown…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on July 14, 2012 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Something To Consider
"A city that has no room for the child is a diabolical thing."
Look around the City of Atlanta. Are we making room for our children? Are we thinking of children when we design shiny, hip and splashy mixed-use…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on July 12, 2012 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
This Guy Gets It!
“Play will be to the 21st century what work was to the industrial age—our dominant way of knowing, doing and creating value.” - Cultural commentator Pat Kane
(from the Museum of Modern Art press release on the upcoming exhibit the Century of the Child)
Added by Cynthia Gentry on May 21, 2012 at 9:47pm — No Comments
And the Winner Is......
Jeff Santos, a video game designer from Canada won the first ever Playable10 International Design Competition with his ATL design for Woodruff Park. The competition was sponsored and organized…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on November 12, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Children MUST Play at School
Read this article from today's Washington Post about the importance of play in schools.
Some mind-blowing excerpts:
"A more recent study showed that certain kinds of fantasy play, in which students plan the roles they're going to… Continue
Added by Cynthia Gentry on November 21, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments
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GREAT PLAY RESOURCES
FANTASTIC blog about playgrounds: Playscapes
FIND A PLAYGROUND!!
Click for the Find a Playground app to put on your phone.
Great information on Nature Deficit Disorder
Pretty much everything you ever needed to know about play.
And, of course, KaBOOM! Find a playground, plan a Play Day, how to build a playground, and much, much more.
Playgroundology, an emerging social science.
Play Champions of the Year
There just aren't enough words to thank the folks at Landscape Structures for all they are doing to make creative play happen for the children of Atlanta.
LSI took the new playground at Woodruff Park off of the drawing board and made it come alive. They made the PlayChastain Exploratorium happen for the families and children of north Atlanta.
Landscape Structures has gone above and beyond and their efforts are greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to LSI, ATOP's Play Champions of the Year 2012!
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