All Blog Posts Tagged 'school' (8)
Play! Play! Play!
What if children's education opened them up to the passion, talent, and joy inside their hearts and minds? What if?
Tonight I saw a wonderful story on Sixty MInutes about a symphony in Kinshasa in Congo. The musicians played and sang with such joy. It seemed that most came to music very late and thanks only to the…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on April 8, 2012 at 10:25pm — No Comments
Wait. Play at School Is a Good Thing?
This is one of the best videos I've seen that clearly shows the importance of natural play at schools. Take a look. It is from my friends at School Grounds UK. Maybe we can get something going in Atlanta to improve our playgrounds AND increase the amount of time students get to go outside and play during the day. I don't know what it is going to take to convince…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on January 30, 2012 at 10:29am — No Comments
A Peaceful Little Schoolyard
The perfect place for digging at Tule Elk Park Early Education School
I just got back from an amazing conference called Engaging Our Grounds: 2011 International Green…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on September 22, 2011 at 10:28pm — No Comments
ATOP Article on Recess in Atlanta Magazine
Check out my article "Play WIth a Purpose: Why Children Need Recess" in the January 2011 Atlanta Magazine issue on education. I always say that recess and play aren't just fun and games. They are essential components of a healthy childhood. …
Added by Cynthia Gentry on December 21, 2010 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
Why Play?
Honestly, why is play so important to me? I know all the facts, theories and statistics about why play is important to people, but that's a different question entirely. I woke up with a start this morning at about 4:30 AM thinking about the question and a possible answer: play is a gift and it's a gift I want everyone to…
Added by Cynthia Gentry on October 13, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments
PlayWorks Program Decreases Playground Bullying...and more
Peaceful recesses become child's play
Playground bullying at schools has decreased
Thursday, December 10, 2009
By Mary… Continue
Added by Cynthia Gentry on December 11, 2009 at 8:43am — 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
New Kind of Playground Unleashes Creativity and Fun
Others were pretty excited, too. The Atlanta Public School System proudly blogged about the exciting and fun-filled opening day of the Imagination Playground in a Box.
The IPB was… Continue
Added by Cynthia Gentry on October 3, 2009 at 10:00pm — 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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