Sentences with phrase «of outdoor play spaces»

Obligated organizations will incorporate accessibility features for children and caregivers with various disabilities into the design of outdoor play spaces when developing new or redeveloping existing play spaces.

Amongst the report's policy recommendations calling for action on play from the Department for Education, the API has asked for: «Children's health and wellbeing to be prioritised with suitable availability of outdoor play spaces for early year's children, schools and communities.»

The health and wellbeing advantages of outdoor play spaces provide the ideal learning link to make this happen, by creating an environment where children are given free rein to expend their spare energy away from the classroom.

This is dog heaven with 20,000 square feet of outdoor play space, 3,500 square feet of indoor play area, and playgroups by sizes and needs.

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There's Container Park, an outdoor hangout space and shopping center made out of shipping containers where Sheryl Crow played a live concert last year, new restaurants which will serve food as diverse as handmade Cajun sausages and vegan pizza, the new independent bookstore that just opened, founded by Scott Seeley, who is imported from Brooklyn and once ran Dave Eggers» 826NYC.

Bladium boasts 175,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor play space.

The following principles guide and define our approach to learning and teaching: • Every child is capable and competent • Children learn through play, investigation, inquiry and exploration • Children and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7 - 12.

Create an outdoor space that encourages creative, brain - building play for toddlers using basic, inexpensive materials, says Mary Kingsley, director and lead teacher at The Kinder Garden Preschool in Raleigh, a nature - based school where most of kids» time is spent outdoors.

We chose a Montessori school for them - not only because we believe in the education style, but because the school is part of a 6 - acre farm with chickens, sheep, indoor and outdoor composting, and plenty of open space to run and play.

Bilton goes on to cover a very wide range of topics around outdoor play and the early years, including the benefits of outdoor play, the history of outdoor play for young children, designing outdoor play spaces and the role of the adult in outdoor play — to name a few.

Canine Commons is a joint venture between the Arlington Heights and Mt. Prospect Park District's and will offer 1.82 acres of lush outdoor space for dogs to run and play while pet owners mingle with one another.

Other factors that have led to a decrease in free play time include an emphasis on academic preparation, electronic media replacing playtime, less time spent playing outdoors, perceived risk of play environments, and limited access to outdoor play spaces.

The joint dog park project will offer 1.82 acres of lush outdoor space for dogs to run and play while pet owners mingle with one another.

I find it inconceivable that any government can be considering allowing just about anyone to open a free school, in any type of building, without outdoor play or recreational space, or qualified teachers.

Batra isn't ambitious with the visuals, but he creates an effective, unfussy sense of urban space, both indoor (cramped apartments, crowded buses) and outdoor (even leafy residential streets seem to be swarming with playing children).

API members have played an important part in delivering Sport England's Primary Spaces initiative which has seen outdoor facilities improved in hundreds of primary schools to provide new spaces for games, PE, sport, outdoor learning andSpaces initiative which has seen outdoor facilities improved in hundreds of primary schools to provide new spaces for games, PE, sport, outdoor learning andspaces for games, PE, sport, outdoor learning and play.

Key recommendations for government in the report that won API support were: for play to be embedded within a Whole Child Strategy under the aegis of a Cabinet Minister for Children responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play provision.

Pupils and teachers attending Pyrford Primary School will benefit from a completely new school, with high levels of natural light and increased access and space for outdoor play and learning.

Positioned away from flood risk areas and on the edge of the sports playing fields, we twinned the build to the school's most popularly used outdoor learning space to maximise the sensory - focused adaptability of the build.

API member companies are experienced play experts and it's a measure of their professionalism that so many are involved in improving schools» outdoor facilities through the Primary Spaces Facilities Funding initiative.»

«Schools have a vital contribution to make in improving child health and wellbeing, but they need advice and guidance from well - respected play professionals to ensure they make the very most of their outdoor space.

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The advantage of using outdoor spaces throughout the year is that it gives children access to seasonal weather to learn about changing environments, as well as giving them the opportunity to be creative and have more responsibility over how and where they should play.

How a barren, concrete play area was transformed into an outdoor learning space covering all areas of the EYFS.

Pupils and teachers attending Pyrford Primary School will benefit from a completely new school, withhigh levels of natural light and increased access and space for outdoor play and learning.

• Design of play settings to maximise play value, usability and inclusion; • Design of outdoor learning spaces; • Collaboration with children and adults; • Design of sustainable, natural landscapes; • Design for access and inclusion; and, • Preparation of high quality technical drawings and specifications.

These should include: free access to outdoor play space; equipment for physical play (eg football, climbing frame, skipping ropes, ball games, etc); a range of indoor activities such as board games, construction toys (eg Lego, K'Nex), role play (e.g dressing up), toy cars, dolls, dinosaurs; computer games / Wii; and art and craft materials.

Encouraging Schools and local authorities play a vital role in encouraging children of all abilities to be active and many are investing in improving their outdoor spaces.

Even at schools like these it's of vital importance that kids have access to outdoor spaces in which to play, as this has been shown to be critical for physical and mental development.

Despite this, a survey has shown that although «97 % of teachers believed that schools needed to use their outside spaces effectively to enhance their pupils» development, 82 % did not agree that their own school was making as much use as it can of this valuable resource» Learning Through Landscapes (2010) Research showing the benefits of outdoor play

As the number of play spaces in the community declines, schools» playgrounds are becoming increasingly important, often representing the only opportunity some children have for outdoor play.

At Hermitage Primary School in Uxbridge, Ground Control designed and created a new and engaging play space for pupils of the school, including an outdoor learning zone.

The brief could contain a list of what areas the space might encompass, e.g. storytelling, performance, outdoor learning, fieldwork areas for science and geography, art creation and display, vegetable growing and compost bins, adventurous play, discovery, pond and wildlife areas, bicycle storage.

Many children do not have gardens or outside space so their local playground represents one of their few opportunities to enjoy outdoor play and activity.

As the number of play spaces in the community declines, school playgrounds often represent the only opportunity some children have for outdoor play, writes Mark Hardy

API members create outdoor play, learning and physical activity spaces for all kinds of schools that really make a difference.

Anne - Marie Morrissey has previously received funding from the International Baccalaureate Organisation, the Foundation of Graduates in Early Childhood Studies and Fleming's Nursery, to research play - based programs and outdoor play spaces.

Local districts would also be able to use the funds to help schools become centers of the community — from improving outdoor learning and play areas to upgrading shared spaces for adult vocational and job development centers.

Engaging, safe and fun outdoor play spaces encourage future generations to develop lasting connections to nature and become committed stewards of the environment.

Our facility has 6000 sq / ft of indoor and outdoor play space.

With over 10,000 of playground space in downtown Toronto, our dog daycare and dog boarding facility includes indoor and outdoor space for your dog to run and play all day!

Located just west of Bucktown near Humboldt Park, we offer 7,000 - plus square feet of play space and a fenced outdoor yard.

These dogs require a great deal of daily exercise to meet their energy needs and they will also appreciate having outdoor space in which to run and play.

In addition to a daily 30 - minute walk, these dogs appreciate having plenty of outdoor space to run and play.

In addition to a daily walk, these dogs need plenty of outdoor space in which to run and play.

Make sure there is a park, open land or plenty of space outdoors where you can walk with your dog and allow him to play.

This breed needs plenty of outdoor space to run and play.

Outdoor enthusiasts who are also pet owners are delighted with the early onset of spring, enjoying their outdoor living spaces while watching their pets run anOutdoor enthusiasts who are also pet owners are delighted with the early onset of spring, enjoying their outdoor living spaces while watching their pets run anoutdoor living spaces while watching their pets run and play.

To this end, SHS houses a full - service public veterinary hospital; clean and inviting apartments for adoptable cats, dogs, rabbits and other small animals; classrooms for community education; executive offices; a barn full of country critters; multiple outdoor training and play spaces; and an organic garden.

Your dog will be muzzled and let out in groups to run and play with other greyhounds five times a day in either one of our three interior turnout areas (during inclement weather) or in one of our two large 20 x 100 ft fenced - in outdoor boarding area spaces.