New Book on Play Features Bernheim Children at Play Network Since 2012 Bernheim has been hard at work exploring ways to connect children to nature through play. Understanding that children build their earliest affinities for nature through play, Bernheim is committed to exploring strategies that will help the entire region understand and build better nature play environments. In 2014 our efforts drew national attention from [...] Peter Gray – Author of Free to Learn presenting at IdeaFestival Thought leadership requires thought leaders. The Children at Play Network is pleased to host Peter Gray, a leading expert in Free Play at this year’s IdeaFestival. Gray, author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, is a featured presenter on [...] Join us for a Free Play Day with Bridge Kids on July 22, 2017 Bernheim’s Children at Play Network (CAPN) will host a Free Play Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 22 at Bridge Kids International’s Well Living Fest at the Ben Washer Park in Louisville, KY. The event promotes “well living” practices and tips for fitness, eating, and a healthy environment. Play is important [...] Bridge Kids at Play – July 22, 2017 Bridge Kids International offered a Well Living Fest at Ben Washer Park on Saturday, July 27, 2017 and the Bernheim Children at Play Network was there in force. It was an exceedingly hot day but that didn’t deter a sizeable crowd from gathering to take part in one of our free play days. Armed with [...] Imagining What’s Possible – Hawthorne Elementary Todd Bluechel, a parent at Hawthorne Elementary school in Louisville, reached out to the Children at Play Network as part of his quest to improve their play environment. Spurred by success with the Minds in Motion program that focuses on providing children with “opportunities to build strong neurological foundations by activating sensory-motor integration processes, [so that] [...] Volunteering for the Children at Play Network The Children at Play Network is looking for volunteers to join the CAPN Team! Volunteers for the Children at Play Network serve an important role by helping to maintain Playcosystem so it’s PLAY ready and by acting as Ambassadors for CAPN by providing information about the benefits of outdoor free play to parents and caregivers [...] Muddy Boots Play Group Open House Saturday, Aug. 26 Have you heard of Forest Kindergarten? Are you curious if it might be right for your child, or your school? The upcoming Open House for the CAPN Muddy Boots Play Group, modeled after forest kindergardens in Europe that are now taking off across the U. S., is an opportunity to learn more. The Open House [...] Play at CONNECT – August 19th – 6:29 to 10:29 p.m. CONNECT is a collision of art, science, nature – AND PLAY The ninth annual CONNECT event at Bernheim takes place on Saturday, August 19th from 6:29 p.m. to 10:29 p.m. Many people consider it their favorite outdoor festival of the year. But you might also consider it a giant temporary experiment in free play. What [...] Play Worker Training 102 – Oct. 12, 2017 Internationally acclaimed play worker Morgan Leichter-Saxby presents: Play Worker Training 102 – Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 at Bernheim In the world of play work in the United States, Morgan Leichter-Saxby is a leading expert. Trained in the United Kingdom, Morgan works with Pop-Up Adventure Play to help spread the play movement in the United States and [...] Loose Parts – The Top Five All Stars Gathering Loose Parts for Free Play Unlike many forms of play, free-play demands that the play environment itself be free. It requires things that are unbolted, free to wander, scattered, unkempt…open to possibility. Ultimately it is the difference between creating environments where children play WITH things as opposed to places where children play ON things. [...] Load More
New Book on Play Features Bernheim Children at Play Network Since 2012 Bernheim has been hard at work exploring ways to connect children to nature through play. Understanding that children build their earliest affinities for nature through play, Bernheim is committed to exploring strategies that will help the entire region understand and build better nature play environments. In 2014 our efforts drew national attention from [...]
Peter Gray – Author of Free to Learn presenting at IdeaFestival Thought leadership requires thought leaders. The Children at Play Network is pleased to host Peter Gray, a leading expert in Free Play at this year’s IdeaFestival. Gray, author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, is a featured presenter on [...]
Join us for a Free Play Day with Bridge Kids on July 22, 2017 Bernheim’s Children at Play Network (CAPN) will host a Free Play Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 22 at Bridge Kids International’s Well Living Fest at the Ben Washer Park in Louisville, KY. The event promotes “well living” practices and tips for fitness, eating, and a healthy environment. Play is important [...]
Bridge Kids at Play – July 22, 2017 Bridge Kids International offered a Well Living Fest at Ben Washer Park on Saturday, July 27, 2017 and the Bernheim Children at Play Network was there in force. It was an exceedingly hot day but that didn’t deter a sizeable crowd from gathering to take part in one of our free play days. Armed with [...]
Imagining What’s Possible – Hawthorne Elementary Todd Bluechel, a parent at Hawthorne Elementary school in Louisville, reached out to the Children at Play Network as part of his quest to improve their play environment. Spurred by success with the Minds in Motion program that focuses on providing children with “opportunities to build strong neurological foundations by activating sensory-motor integration processes, [so that] [...]
Volunteering for the Children at Play Network The Children at Play Network is looking for volunteers to join the CAPN Team! Volunteers for the Children at Play Network serve an important role by helping to maintain Playcosystem so it’s PLAY ready and by acting as Ambassadors for CAPN by providing information about the benefits of outdoor free play to parents and caregivers [...]
Muddy Boots Play Group Open House Saturday, Aug. 26 Have you heard of Forest Kindergarten? Are you curious if it might be right for your child, or your school? The upcoming Open House for the CAPN Muddy Boots Play Group, modeled after forest kindergardens in Europe that are now taking off across the U. S., is an opportunity to learn more. The Open House [...]
Play at CONNECT – August 19th – 6:29 to 10:29 p.m. CONNECT is a collision of art, science, nature – AND PLAY The ninth annual CONNECT event at Bernheim takes place on Saturday, August 19th from 6:29 p.m. to 10:29 p.m. Many people consider it their favorite outdoor festival of the year. But you might also consider it a giant temporary experiment in free play. What [...]
Play Worker Training 102 – Oct. 12, 2017 Internationally acclaimed play worker Morgan Leichter-Saxby presents: Play Worker Training 102 – Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 at Bernheim In the world of play work in the United States, Morgan Leichter-Saxby is a leading expert. Trained in the United Kingdom, Morgan works with Pop-Up Adventure Play to help spread the play movement in the United States and [...]
Loose Parts – The Top Five All Stars Gathering Loose Parts for Free Play Unlike many forms of play, free-play demands that the play environment itself be free. It requires things that are unbolted, free to wander, scattered, unkempt…open to possibility. Ultimately it is the difference between creating environments where children play WITH things as opposed to places where children play ON things. [...]
