Our committee is like the recycling center for a healthy city; collecting , organizing and then recycling the material to make new products. Our goal is to be the repository
of all existing guidelines, standards, and best practices from around the country. This will allow and encourage individuals, families and communities to have examples for
creating playful environments for all people of all ages, while addressing over riding concerns over liability.
We have organized our committee into 5 working groups:
Child Care Facilities
Educational Systems
Health and Wellness Centers
Aging Populations
Community Planning
Each sub group will review , compile and distribute all existing guidelines, principles and best practices from around the country to assist individuals, families and entire
communities in providing play opportunities for all people of all ages and abilities.
By not trying to reinvent the wheel, we can show what is in place and is working so that concerns over fear of liability and cost of litigation won’t prevent opportunities
for play to be created. We have to remove obstacles to free play for all by showing and sharing what is already out there. People are much more willing to change when they can
see that it can be done.
Committee Co-chairs
Teri Hendy, Site Masters, teri@sitemastersinc.com
Tom Kalousek, Winnebago County Forest Preserve District, tkalou@aol.com
Children Learning with Nature Conference 2013 - May 29 to June 1 - The Children Learning with Nature Conference 2013 is a gathering of leading voices from around the world coming together to share and exchange ideas about creating spaces and places for children that are full of joy and wonder. It’s about creating great environments whether in urban settings with tiny outdoor spaces, or large rural open spaces, as well as everything in between. Beyond environments there will be great emphasis about teaching methodologies and practices.
24th EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference - May 30 to June 1 - As part of the EFC conference, LEGO Foundation has asked: What's it like to grow up in a mega city looking from a child's perspective? How would a 10-year-old architect plan a future city? These are some of the questions that the LEGO Foundation has asked a group of third-graders from Amager Fælled School, and from May 30th to June 1st the students will join us at the annual EFC Conference. This and more will be discussed at the conference that will cover sustainable cities.
National Trails Day - June 1 - American Hiking Society's National Trails Day® is the country's largest celebration of trails. Mark your 2013 calendar for June 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the thousands of NTD activites happening all over the country.
National Safety Month - June 1 to June 30 - Each June, the National Safety Council encourages organizations to get involved and participate in National Safety Month. NSM is an annual observance to educate and influence behaviors around leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.
Children Learning with Nature Conference 2013 - May 29 to June 1 - The Children Learning with Nature Conference 2013 is a gathering of leading voices from around the world coming together to share and exchange ideas about creating spaces and places for children that are full of joy and wonder. It’s about creating great environments whether in urban settings with tiny outdoor spaces, or large rural open spaces, as well as everything in between. Beyond environments there will be great emphasis about teaching methodologies and practices.
24th EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference - May 30 to June 1 - As part of the EFC conference, LEGO Foundation has asked: What's it like to grow up in a mega city looking from a child's perspective? How would a 10-year-old architect plan a future city? These are some of the questions that the LEGO Foundation has asked a group of third-graders from Amager Fælled School, and from May 30th to June 1st the students will join us at the annual EFC Conference. This and more will be discussed at the conference that will cover sustainable cities.
National Trails Day - June 1 - American Hiking Society's National Trails Day® is the country's largest celebration of trails. Mark your 2013 calendar for June 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the thousands of NTD activites happening all over the country.
National Safety Month - June 1 to June 30 - Each June, the National Safety Council encourages organizations to get involved and participate in National Safety Month. NSM is an annual observance to educate and influence behaviors around leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.