The Big SandBox

What a day of celebration at Tanner G. Duckrey School as the school year comes to end. A convening of soccer and basketball enthusiasts as The Big SandBox announces the beginning of construction of the remaining portion of the schoolyard renovations.

Special thanks to Councilmember Isaiah Thomas for joining us today along with our community leader Danita Bates, Steve and Sandy Sheller and so many others.

Looking forward to sharing the progress of the new courts and schoolyard this summer.

for coming out and joining in on the activities.

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Thank you Rep Evans!

Thank you Rep. Dwight Evans!

Excited to hear the final results of this two-year study on benefits of greening schoolyards.

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Once again more great work from Studio Ludo

Philly Play Date Speaker Feature! Here are panelists for our first session, "Why Play – How Play Impacts Social, Emotional, Physical and Mental Health Throughout Life" taking place on Friday, July 14 at Smith Memorial Playground in Philadelphia:
- Deb Green, Executive Director, Parent Infant Center
- Ivy Olesh, Vice President, Field Operations, Playworks
- Peg Oliveira, PhD, Director, Gesell Program in Early Childhood, Yale University
- Suzanne Flannery Quinn, PhD, FHEA, CPSI, Manager, KOMPAN Play Institute, Americas
- Moderator: Danielle Y. Scott, Founding Executive Director, Pincus Family Foundation

Check out the details for the July 14 Philly Play Date and at register online – https://usplaycoalition.org/2023philly-playdate

Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands Clemson Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse Studio Ludo Playworks

Great work

We need more research like this!

Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest', And It Changed Kids' Immune Systems Playing through the greenery and litter of a mini forest's undergrowth for just one month may be enough to change a child's immune system, according to an experiment in Finland.

Do you want to connect with other children and nature advocates around the world? Start by joining our Inside-Out Leadership Series!

Tomorrow at 1 p.m. CT, we’re reflecting on our first greening school grounds global case study in Peru. Joaquin Leguia from ANIA and our Global Team will explain Peru’s Tierra de Niños, or TiNis.

TiNis are child-led, nature-filled spaces where children learn to nurture life and biodiversity and find well-being for themselves and the natural world. Often found on school grounds, TiNis can also be implemented at home and in communities, in urban and rural areas, and in various ecosystems.

Join us tomorrow to learn more about TiNis and how you can bring them to the school grounds in your community. Register for free here: https://bit.ly/3RvEvG5

LAUSD Assigns Millions In Funding For 'Green Schoolyards' $58 million is slated to go towards outdoor education initiatives, as well as adding more green space to L.A.’s famously asphalt-heavy schoolyards — something advocates say is a long time coming.

Here's What Recess Looks Like Around The World Play and its importance may be universal for school-age kids everywhere — but recess looks very different around the globe.

There’s no doubt spending time in nature provides a plethora of health benefits — mentally and physically — so how can we make change across the globe to provide more outdoor spaces in which our youth can spend time?

Let’s start in the schoolyard — outdoor areas where children can spend time in nature and learn critical skills for development.

Mark your calendars: beginning September 18 at 10 a.m. GMT/6 p.m. ET, we’re hosting a 24-hour livestream event, featuring more than 20 organizations who will showcase their work in school grounds across the globe. Take a journey around the world with us.

For more information about the 24-hour livestream, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3qxNJp3

Wanna brush up on global green school ground lessons in the meantime? Join for our Inside-Out Leadership Series on September 14. https://bit.ly/3RvEvG5

Join us to explore green school grounds across the globe! We are supporting the launch of the Salzburg Statement on Greening School Grounds and Outdoor Learning with a 24-hour livestream event. For 24 hours, from France to Brazil, tune in at the top of the hour to visit a new program each hour and learn more about the work they do to advance greening school grounds and outdoor learning.

The 24-hour livestream world tour begins today, September 18, at 10 p.m. GMT / 6 p.m. EMT. Each livestream will begin on the hour and will last for approximately 15 minutes. To see the full event schedule and learn more about the global efforts to green school grounds, visit https://bit.ly/3BngHyi.

National League of Cities Nature For All Salzburg Global Seminar Children & Nature Network

Children & Nature Network We work to increase equitable access to nature so that children — and the natural world — can thrive.

https://www.childrenandnature.org/event/global-lessons-on-greening-school-grounds-outdoor-learning-24-hour-livestream-event/

Global Lessons on Greening School Grounds & Outdoor Learning 24-Hour Livestream Event - Children and Nature Network Join us as we celebrate the launch of The Salzburg Statement for Greening School Grounds & Outdoor Learning with 24 Facebook lives hosted by colleagues from around the world. The Salzburg Statement– […]