"Promoting the Child's Right to Play"
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Join @ipa_canada board member Alex Smith on Oct 26 for 'Where Do the Children Play?' an Ornamentum Lecture Series presented by @CSDA_CCAD. Details below
Thrilled to be invited by @CSDA_CCAD to present 'Where Do the Children Play?' on Oct 26 as part of the Ornamentum Lecture Series. Get acquainted with 6 distinctive play spaces in eastern Canada including Halifax's The Wave. Details - eventbrite.ca/e/ornamentum-l…
Looking forward to it!
Exciting news! I will present my Creative Puppetry for Languages work at the @IPAGlasgow2023 conference in June! Focus? The amazing project I did with @Lynne_SCILT , @KarenScilt , 20 EY settings & Lapin is Hungry #picturebook ! @ipascot @ipa_canada @CALEC_ORG #play #learning
Play people, here’s an opportunity to connect and learn in Ottawa.
Looking to share your latest and greatest #Outdoorplay adventures/projects/programs with likeminded colleagues?
Seeking feedback on a new #Outdoorplay initiative?
Submit your idea as a poster or oral presentation at the Breath of Fresh Air Summit!
outdoorplaysummit.ca/abstrac…
Longtime IPA Canada contributor and board member Janet Loebach speaks on outdoor play this Thursday!
A wonderful opportunity to hear from world-class #outdoorplay scholar from @Cornell, Janet Loebach!
@PlayOutsideUBC @OutdoorPlayCA @WestcoastCCRC @westernprof @wattsteph @parachutecanada @BCIRPU
We need more work like this inspired by children themselves. Bravo @metropolis_org @wattsteph and of course the children!!
Congrats to fellow @ipa_canada board member @wattsteph and her co-researcher and writer Margaret Fraser on this new report infused with children's insights and brought to us by the good folks at @metropolis_org - metropolis.org/resource/how-… #playrocks #playeverday
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So very exciting!!
BIG NEWS!
@OutdoorPlayCA, @haloresearch at @CHEO, @afcs_seaf & @AlgonquinColleg have been awarded $2M to launch the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play where practice, policy & research will come together to inspire commitment to advancing #Outdoorplay!
outdoorplaycanada.ca/2022/10…
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A big, bold step for children and for Scotland.
Wow! However today is going for you in Twitterland, SCOTLAND just took a mighty leap fwd! #Resolution24 was passed to raise the age to 6 for formal education at the SAME time as a fabulous talk by @ChildrensParliament with Together arnd #UNCRC & Educ! All on #MentalHealthDay2022
Join the IPA – Canada AGM on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 6:00 p.m (MST). Looking for your views and thoughts and inviting you to come park your play with us. Openings as Director at Large or as a committee member: membership & networks, communications, and advocacy.
Any decorated rock formations or other naturally occurring affordances that are kid magnets in your community? Send a pic…
The Millport Croc on Great Cumbrae off Scotland's west coast. First painted over 100 years ago and a great natural climbing rock. This pic from a family trip in the late 60s.
Have you come across any playful, painted, kid magnet natural features in your travels? #playrocks
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Honoured to be published in the International Journal on Human Rights with co-author Prof. John McKendrick. "Playing through crisis: lessons from COVID-19 on play as a fundamental right of the child". #PandemicPlay #chooseplay @IPA_World tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Play is the essence of childhood, and it’s fundamental for children’s health and well-being. 🤸
When children engage in self-directed play, they nurture their well-being and acquire life-long skills.
Learn more: bit.ly/34opbXW
#SelfDirectedPlay
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We will be joining our OPC friends for this timely talk on leveraging the outdoors during and after the pandemic.
Join us on March 24th for our next OPC Gathering featuring @JoeADoiron1 who will be discussing @CPRA_ACPL's ReImagine RREC initiative!
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
“These just can’t be compared to ‘fixed’ playgrounds in parks; they are community spaces where thoughtful staff help children engage with nature and play with other children of different ages – an experience we are losing in wider society.” #outdoorplay
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How did children play in the last ice age? A fascinating documentary from @cbcideas. #letthemplay #outdoorplay #childfriendlycities cbc.ca/radio/ideas/why-it-s-…
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Decades of research on preschool programs with fascinating findings. The crux:
"We might actually get better results, she says, from simply letting little children play."
@NPR
npr.org/2022/02/10/107940604…"
I've enjoyed several excellent @playingout webinars over the last couple of years. Don't miss tomorrow's session on liveable streets and active travel with former UK Olympian cyclist @Chris_Boardman. Register for free - eventbrite.co.uk/e/impact-of… #playeveryday
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Great #childfriendly #humanscale planning case studies of 7 cities: Antwerp, Paris, Portland, Melbourne, London, Philly, BCN. Like expanded versions of Ch 4 of my book. Clear, insightful, and alive to equity and political issues. Thank you @Qendra_M! qendra-m.org/en/texts-and-bo…
#ICYMI - How to Finance for Play and Placemaking in Cities from @RCitiesNetwork and @official_rpc. Speakers panel and full presentations available here - resilientcitiesnetwork.org/u… perspectives from Milan, Houston and beyond... #playeveryday #playrocks
Tis the season for lots of hockey. Tonight we get to cheer on the Women's team for the gold medal game!! Here's a nice story from @CBCNB on a rink in an 1840s barn - cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bruns… - GO #teamcanada
