Playcosystem Has Reach
People are starting to hear about Playcosystem outside of our immediate region and some are arranging overnight trips to come ...
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They Hardly Hit the Ground Before Forts Were Built
Today we added 125 clean milk crates to Playcosystem. (A donation from Against the Grain Brewery) We pulled the truck ...
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The Outdoors Takes Front Seat at Second Presbyterian Weekday School
In March and April of 2020, as Covid was forcing all of us to rethink the ways we get along ...
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Place Making with the Outdoor Collaborative – Treehouse Design
The Outdoor Collaborative made their way back out to Bernheim’s Playcosystem to help us dream up great ideas for a ...
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Outdoor Collaborative – Seal of Approval
Soon after Playcosystem opened a family oriented forest school called The Outdoor Collaborative visited. What was fun for us to ...
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Playcosystem Pole Scramble Gets Installed
One of the last major elements of Playcosystem was installed recently. We have know all along that this play experience ...
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Kentucky Country Day School visits Playcosystem
With a global resurgence in the work of valuing outdoor play in nature, many schools are thinking about adding new ...
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Children Have a Right to be Included in the Design of Play Spaces
One of the core beliefs of the Children at Play Network is that children should have agency over their play ...
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Backside Learning Center Tests Out Playcosystem
The Backside Learning Center at Churchill Downs recently brought out 30 children to help us test out the new Playcosystem ...
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New Natural Play Area at Tyler Park
Let’s start by acknowledging that during Covid19 you need to check local guidelines to find out if public playgrounds are ...
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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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CAPN included in the Mindful Play Summit
A Free Virtual Summit on the Value of Mindfulness in Play – Beginning September 21st Are you a parent, caretaker ...
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Rethinking the School Campus at 2nd Presbyterian Weekday School
08-24-2020 By Hayley Abell, Director, 2nd Presbyterian Weekday School, Louisville, KY This summer, 2nd Presbyterian Weekday School reached out to ...
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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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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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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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