The Children at Play Network is excited to support an effort to create a new nature playscape at the Child Development Center of the Bluegrass. Claude Stephens, Director of the CAPN, will lead a one-hour workshop on “The Value of Play in Healthy Communities” on Tuesday, April 30th from 6:30-7:30. Here’s information about that event. Free but registration required. (See below)
Help Grow the Network of Play Advocates in Lexington
Increasingly, communities around the globe embrace play as a component of healthy human development. This workshop will explore the complexities of play, various ways we can support playful communities and how play is linked to human health.
Who: Parents, educators, and advocates interested in the importance of play in healthy child development and how play spaces can support healthier communities.
What: 1-hour workshop led by Claude Stephens, Director of Bernheim Arboretum’s Children at Play Network – light snacks and refreshments provided
When: Tuesday, April 30th from 6:30-7:30 pm
Where: Gorham Hall in the E.S. Good Barn
Register for free tickets HERE
Questions: Contact Jordan Phemister – jph235@uky.edu
Special thanks to the University of Kentucky’s Sustainability Challenge Grant program for financial support of this event, part of the Nature Playscape and Native Landscape grant for the Child Development Center of the Bluegrass.
