Play. Learning. Community.
We believe that children and adults learn and develop skills from all kinds of play, and learn best when learning goals are intentionally integrated into joyful play. We challenge ourselves to reimagine our cities and public spaces as playful learning opportunities for all learners.
The Mission of Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network
We are committed to fostering the creation of playful learning infrastructure and activities in the everyday spaces where children and families gather. By infusing our cities with playful learning opportunities, we can enhance children’s cognitive and social development, better preparing them for success in the 21st-century. PLLAN is an initiative of the Ultimate Block Party, a 501(c)(3) organization.
Our Origin Story
Playful Learning Landscapes lies at the intersection of the global cities movement and the movement to optimize early education. New learning models need to embrace a breadth of skills that allow children to succeed in a world of uncertainty. Projections suggest that by 2050 over 825 million children will reach adulthood without the basic skills required to succeed in the workplace. The general response to this inequality has been to enrich education, this is critical, yet – it is not enough. Children spend only 20% of their waking time in school, and learning today occurs in and out of the classroom. What are we doing with the other 80%? Playful Learning Landscapes is one answer to the question: How can we reinvent everyday experiences as fun learning opportunities that organically prompt the kinds of interactions that help children thrive? How can we change the everyday to make it more extraordinary?
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