The 2023 Play Date Tour
July 14, 2023
Studio Ludo & Smith Memorial Playground
Philadelphia, PA
Preserving & Promoting the Right to PLAY
Topics include:
- Why Play – How Play Impacts Social, Emotional, Physical and Mental Health Throughout Life
- Who Gets to Play? How Race, Income and Class Impacts Access to Play and Quality of Play
- Places to Play – Exploring Spatial Justice, Urban Design and Access to Play Spaces
- Play as Solution – Examining Play as It Relates to Public Policy and Advocacy & Play as a Source for Community Health Solutions
August 11, 2023
Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest
Louisville, Kentucky
The Wild Side of PLAY
Topics include:
- Wild Places Heal Us: Resilience – Empowerment – Health
- Make it Wild: DIY Natural Play Environments
- Deciding on Wild: Why Nature Play?
- Getting Into Wild: Accessibility in Natural Places
- Designing Regional Play Networks: The Power of Cooperation
October 9, 2023
TCU LiiNK Center for Healthy Play & Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Fort Worth, Texas
The PLAY People in Your Neighborhood
Topics include:
- Get Up, Get Out, and Play Naturally
- Enhancing Early Childhood Play with OLE! Texas
- Out on a Limb: Risk and Conflict During Play
- Culture of Play the Nature School Way
- Playful Zoology at the Dallas Zoo
- Mobile Playgrounds to Promote Safe Spaces
- Playful Connections in Nature: Providing Inclusive Opportunities for the BIPOC Community to Explore Nature
- Designing Inclusive Play for Adults: How Normalizing Access Empowers All to Flourish
November 9, 2023
Virtual Play Date
Playing in Place: Finding PLAY Wherever You Are
Topics include:
- Play in ‘Play’ce
- Finding Your Playful Rebellion
- What Makes a Park Inclusive to All Users? Connecting The Dots for Everyone’s Whole Park Enjoyment
- Play in Hospital – Always More Than ‘Just’ Playing!
- Young Storytellers
- Play On!: Promoting Learning and Healthy Lifestyles through Active Play
- That’s Not Play…Say’s Who?
- Inclusive Playground Design: A Case Study of Three New England Playgrounds
- Rescuing Recess: Who Gets to Play?
- Why Active Play is the Best Form of Self-Care
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