• 2020 Conference on the Value of Play
    PLAY FOR ALL - March 29-April 1, 2020

    Learn More

  • 2020 Conference on the Value of Play
    PLAY FOR ALL - March 29-April 1, 2020

    Learn More

  • 2020 Conference on the Value of Play
    PLAY FOR ALL - March 29-April 1, 2020

    Learn More

  • 2020 Conference on the Value of Play
    PLAY FOR ALL - March 29-April 1, 2020

    Learn More

Education

Annual Conference on the VALUE of Play

Mark Your Calendars and Plan to Join Us!
2020 Conference on the Value of Play: PLAY FOR ALL
March 29-April 1, 2020 in Clemson, South Carolina

The Play Conference, as it is commonly known, is an annual educational conference presented by the US Play Coalition. The latest research and practices in the field of play are presented at the conference, which brings together play researchers, park and recreation professionals, camp professionals, educators, health scientists, architects, landscape architects, designers, planners, business and community leaders, psychologists, physicians and parents from across the U.S. and beyond. The three day event includes keynote and featured speakers, round tables on critical issues and trends, research symposium for academics, educational sessions for practitioners, action and research grant opportunities, PLAYtalks and PLAYinstitutes, networking, EPIC play breaks and more.

2020 Play Conference Details
2019 Printed Conference Program

Communication

News & Press Releases

New, Updated “A Research-Based Case for Recess” is Now Available

A new, updated position paper “A Research-Based Case for Recess” is now available as a free download.  This paper made its first appearance in 2013 as something of a review of literature by Olga Jarrett, Ph.D.  Since then the paper has been used by play advocates across the country to support recess in schools and recess legislation at the state level. Six years later, a new version was needed to reflect the changing landscape of… Read More

From The Playground

US Play Coalition Announces Regional Event in Cooperation with ChiTag

The US Play Coalition’s next regional event is taking on the Windy City!  We are partnering with the Chicago Toy & Game Group (ChiTAG) for their 2019 Play In Education (PIE) Conference: Play as a Classroom Tool, Saturday, November 23 from 10am-3pm at Chicago’s Navy Pier.  Play in Education exists to equip and encourage teachers to fully engage the minds of their students by leveraging the power of play.  Registration is only $25! According to… Read More

News Stories Continued
From the Playground Continued

Research

Action & Research Grants

Grant funding is a distinctive feature of our annual Play Conference, and we are proud to have awarded $52,000 in funding to date.  Through competitive funding opportunities, we offer both Action and Research Grants to playmakers and researchers whose work has the potential to improve and expand the Play Movement.

Available Grants

  • Research-Based Case for Recess (2019)

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  • Improving Children’s Health through Play (2018)

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  • The Critical Place for Play in Education (2015)

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  • Current Issue of
    PLAY Pulse

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