by pllanadmin | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
from Bloomberg CityLab by Alexandra Lange On July 5, 1976, Philadelphia capped off the nation’s bicentennial celebrations not with flags and fireworks — all those grand displays were held on the 4th — but with play. Frisbee Golf on Winter Street. Paper airplanes at...
by pllanadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
from PLLAN PLLAN has a new head of its leadership team! We are pleased to welcome Sarah Lytle, PhD. Sarah comes to PLLAN after a decade at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, where she was most recently the Director of Outreach...
by pllanadmin | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
from Early Learning Nation by Mark Swartz Contributor Mark Swartz tuned in to three virtual sessions from the recent Finding Joy Through Playful Learning conference sponsored by the Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN). Keep reading...
by pllanadmin | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
from The Gazette-Virginian by Miranda Baines The managers of the Downtown South Boston Farmers’ Market and the Halifax Market Place both are designing downtown “Thinkscapes” to promote childhood learning through play. “The whole goal for the Thinkscape is to have a...
by pllanadmin | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
from Star News Philly by Tom Beck Later this year, young children in 16 neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia will have the opportunity to engage with brand new playful learning installations designed to create literacy-rich environments, strengthen caregiver-child...
by pllanadmin | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
from Brookings by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Helen Shwe Hadani, Elias Blinkoff, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff The American education system is not preparing all children to thrive. Amidst a national movement to dismantle systemic racism, our schools risk propagating...