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La Casita Begins New Nature Playground Planning

Karina, Cat, Shannon and Tom (LaCasita) The first meetings to begin exploring ideas for a new nature playground are always ...
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Kentucky Country Day School – First CAPN Project of Excellence

Kentucky Country Day School opened their new nature play area on Tuesday, September 26th. They are the very first CAPN ...
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Kentucky Child Health and Climate Advocates – Day of Play

Bernheim Playcosystem – Day of Play Tuesday, October 10th from 9:00 to 4:00 Bernheim’s suggested donation of $15 per vehicle ...
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Participatory Design – Working with Children to Design Play

One of the core beliefs of the Children at Play Network is – children have a right to be included ...
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Children Help Design Future Play Areas for Portland Museum

Bernheim’s Children at Play Network was invited to help host an opportunity for children to weigh in on the design ...
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US Play Coalition Play Day at Bernheim

We are excited about the upcoming Play Day conference at Bernheim on Friday August 11th. Please register now and help ...
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Brown Forman Interns Help Out in Playcosystem

Interns from Brown Forman visited Bernheim this week to help us with tasks where many hands make light work. It ...
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New Water Mud and Wheelchair Adventure Area Coming to Playcosystem

The big picture for Playcosystem has always been a seventeen-acre natural play environment that serves as inspiration and a touch ...
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Playcosystem Social Story

Social stories are helpful to prepare people for a visit to Bernheim’s Playcosystem. They can be especially helpful for people ...
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We want to learn about your Playcosystem experience!

Take the survey HERE Hello. My name is Bri Marr. I am a student with Spalding University. I am joining ...
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UofL Volunteers Rock Out on the Playcosystem Stream

A group of wonderful volunteers from the Office of Student Engagement at the University of Louisville recently helped add stone ...
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New Nature Play Area Opens at Shawnee Park

The Olmsted Parks Conservancy is opening a NEW NATURE PLAY area at Shawnee Park on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at ...
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Playing Outside – Sensing Inside

Risk taking. You can be safe and brave. Have you ever heard the expression “trust your gut”? Well, in order ...
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Head Over Heels for Vestibular Play

Vestibular If you are anything like me, you might feel nauseous on long car rides and avoid the Tilt-A-Whirl ride ...
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The Pressure’s On!… Or Not? : Play and Proprioception

Proprioception Many of us recognize nature as a wonderland of sensory experiences. Often, we may think of using our five ...
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Nature is Sense-sational

What is it that you enjoy most about being in nature? When answering this question, it is common to hear ...
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Bri Marr joins CAPN team to work on Playcosystem Accessibility

We are excited to have Bri Marr join Bernheim and the Children at Play Network from Spalding University Auerbach School ...
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Rocks in Our Pockets

Building natural playgrounds is, in part, an exercise in logistics. Gathering all the bits and pieces, some of which can ...
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100 Hour Playcosystem Play Challenge

Get Credit for Playing The 100 Hours Playcosystem Challenge begins this year on April 22nd – Earth Day. The research ...
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Announcing Red Oaks Forest School – Zugunruhe 2023

Red Oaks Forest School is gearing up for their annual Zugunruhe event. We love the work they are doing to ...
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