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Playing While Black

Research demonstrates that children growing up in the U.S. today have fewer opportunities to play than their parents. That lack of opportunity ...
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Exploring Nature with Children

Nature has many benefits for the health and wellbeing for children and adults. It’s also a place for healing in ...
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International Playwork Campference – Save The Date 2021

SAVE the DATE – International Playwork Campference September 24-27, 2021 Presented by Pop-Up Adventure Play Hosted by Bernheim Arboretum and ...
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Coffee with Claude: CAPN Director to talk at virtual SpringFest

CAPN Director Claude Stephens will discuss the many benefits of free play for early education on May 23, 2020 during ...
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Pandemic Play Week – Lots of Loose Parts

As we enter week seven sheltering at home during the COVID pandemic, outside of electronics, you may find your child’s ...
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Thrive Forest School Hiring Teachers

Thrive Forest School, the first of its kind in the Louisville, Ky area, is hiring lead teacher and support teacher ...
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Conversation on Play and Relationships: CAPN Director and US Play Coalition

Claude Stephens, the director of the Children at Play Network at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest recently participated in a ...
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Pandemic Play

By Jessica Forst – CAPN Play Facilitator and Parent As I watch my children play in between working from home, ...
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Community Partnerships and the Seeds for Urban Play

The Seeds for Urban Play(SUP) is a special initiative of the Children at Play Network in partnership with community-based organizations ...
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2,000 Children at Free Play Days 2019

The Children at Play Network together with our CAPN Partners provided outdoor free play opportunities to nearly 2,000 children through ...
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Fundraiser for Red Oaks Forest School

There is a fundraiser for the Red Oaks Forest School, a valued partner of the Children at Play Network, from ...
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Free Play is for All – Seeds for Urban Play Conference

The Seeds for Urban Play Conference, hosted by the Children at Play Network (CAPN) and Play Cousins Collective (PCC) brought ...
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Planning for Urban Play – A Design Exercise

Play environments are where children build their first passions, their understanding of justice and how communities work. You can predict ...
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Seeds for Urban Play Conference – Friday Nov. 8 – St. Stephen Family Life Center

Bernheim’s Children at Play Network and Play Cousins Collective Present Seeds for Urban Play Conference 8:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., ...
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Sunday, Oct. 27 – Olmsted’s Last Fall Free Play Day

The last of the Fall Free Play Days, hosted by Children at Play Network partner Olmsted Parks Conservancy is this ...
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Bernheim’s ColorFest 2019

Two days of ColorFest brought 12,000 people to Bernheim on Oct. 19/20, 2019 and MANY children and families to the ...
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Upcycled Play – Family Fun Night – Jeffersonville IN

Here’s another great opportunity to experience outdoor based free play. The Children at Play Network is delighted to let you ...
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New “Pop-Up” Natural Play Area at Russell Lee Park in Louisville

By Brooke Pardue, President/CEO, Louisville Parks Foundation (LPF) August 8, 2019 In keeping with a play trend sweeping the nation, ...
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Free Play at Bernheim’s CONNECT

You won’t want to miss Bernheim’s 11 Annual CONNECT from 6:23-10:23 p.m. on August 24th where the Children at Play Network ...
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Bernheim’s Children at Play Network Wins Prestigious American Public Gardens Association Award

Bernheim’s Children at Play Network (CAPN) received the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Award for Program Excellence. This annual award ...
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