The Latest from Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network
Here’s what we’ve been up to recently…
Playful Learning Training Across Philadelphia Summer Camps
During the summers of 2021 and 2022, staff from 32 summer camps across Philadelphia participated in playful learning training to enhance the activities they planned for children. The training focused on ways to promote literacy and reading motivation through playful...
Playful Learning Meets Public Transit
Come Aboard the Reading Promise, a new campaign led by Mighty Engine and supported by a variety of organizations, including Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network, and Read by 4th, has been unveiled all over the city of Philadelphia. The campaign’s goal is to...
Seeking Program Design Consultant for Playful Learning Ambassadors!
PLLAN is excited to partner with KABOOM! on a new Playful Learning Ambassador program, funded by the William Penn Foundation. KABOOM! is looking for an on-the-ground program lead based in Philadelphia to recruit and manage program stakeholders, develop and facilitate...
New Playful Learning Installations in Brazil!
Our partners, Together for Play, launched a new intervention for communities around Brazil in September. This initiative, titled “Play-friendly Communities,” aims to support parents, caregivers, and children in vulnerable communities by creating public spaces that...
PLLAN joins KABOOM! to emphasize the importance of play for childrens’ mental health
Image Courtesy of Fab Youth Philly Originally from KABOOM! The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for kids all across the country. Its drastic impact on young people is already well-documented, including decreased physical activity, learning obstacles or difficulties with...
Brookings: Understanding child-friendly urban design
From Brookings By Helen Shwe Hadani, Jennifer S. Vey, Shwetha Parvathy, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek More than half of the world’s children are growing up in cities. By 2030, up to 60 percent of the world’s urban population will be under 18 years old. Yet, children and...
Dialogue: Learning by Design – Reimagining Urban Design for Play and Learning
A new piece from members of our team, Dr. Andres Bustamante and Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, and their colleagues, Dr. Helen Shwe Hadani and Dr. June Ahn, has been published in the fifth edition of Dialogues' Learning by Design issue. The article explores the ways that city...
Science Magazine: Active Learning in the Community
A new piece from Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Dr. Roberta Golinkoff has been featured in the October 1st issue of Science Magazine. The article explores the growing support for playful instruction for young children and how Playful Learning Landscapes is using...
Next City: Playtime is Making A Comeback in Philly
From Next City By Mia Jackson Philadelphia resident and Temple University professor Kathy Hirsh-Pasek was walking through the streets of her hometown and asked herself: Why does a sidewalk have to be a sidewalk? And a bench, a bench? In short, she thought: “What if we...
New Installations from Playful Learning Illinois!
Playful Learning Illinois has unveiled two new playful learning installations in the greater Chicago area, and there are more to come! Located in a local laundromat, the first project in Little Village, Chicago, connects early math skills to what children and families...