Sentences with phrase «outdoor public activities»

Not exact matches

What happens when you offer a two - week introduction to the business world; then add museum visits, swimming, outdoor and social activities; and host it all at a top - ten business school at the world's premier public university?

The groups have separate calendars and events, but still frequently get together for outdoor and public place activities, where 30 moms and babies can roam comfortably!

At wildlife sanctuaries stretching from Cape Cod to the Berkshires, Mass Audubon offers members and the general public an array of programs and activities, including classes in nature - based education, guided field trips, and other opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in every season.

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.

Indeed, a recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found that 30 percent of children ages 13 - 17 «never took part in outdoor nature activities such as camping, hiking, or backpacking,» while 17 percent had engaged in those activities only once.

At Annie Purl Elementary School, a public school in Georgetown, Texas, the outdoor classroom is a multipurpose space used for play, instruction, making, science experiments, and collaborative activities.

Obviously you won't have a fire extinguisher handy in the normal course of a day's outdoors activities, but in the U.S., of 123 fatal or maiming attacks on children in 2013 so far (120 of them by pit bull type dogs), 47 occurred on public streets, but 49 of them occurred at home.

Dog waste is a public health hazard, takes the pleasure out of outdoor activities and pollutes the environment.

In her free time, Dr. Shults enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities with her husband Chuck, who works for Fairfax County Public Schools, and their two sons Spencer and Barrett.

The property features 24 - hour front desk & security, free iPad use & internet access, private rooms, local events & activities, concierge, guest lounge, outdoor terrace, full bar & kitchen, pub crawls, and complimentary Wi - Fi In rooms & public areas.

Travellers Home is also close to shops, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, golf course, public transport, shopping centres and many more outdoor and indoor activities.

In a beachfront setting in scenic Playa Blanca, this 4 - star resort has plenty to keep you entertained, from the three outdoor pools and free WiFi in public areas, to the spa centre and daytime activities.

Anchoring nearly 18 acres of new and revitalized national parkland, the PX will be a 97,000 - square foot multi-use facility offering a set of interconnected indoor and outdoor spaces designed to accommodate a wide range of interactive public programs and activities, including installations, art exhibits, workshops, forums, demonstrations, concerts, performances, and more.

By balancing its four primary activities — gallery exhibitions, studio art classes, educational outreach programs and outdoor art shows — the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia seeks to involve a diverse regional public in the rich and active language of contemporary visual art.

Summer is the time for so many outdoor art activities in New York, and perhaps one of the most popular destinations in the city is the High Line, the former train tracks that were turned into a public park in Chelsea and the Meatpacking District.

The intriguing outdoor gardens and other parts of the exhibition are curated by Fallen Fruit, an art collective that examines concepts of neighborhood space, sustainability and citizenship through fruit, rethinking attitudes about food with activities such as mapping fruit trees in public areas and heirloom vegetable adoption.

Walking paths offer outdoor activities, and ease of access to major highways and public transportation make it easy to get to where you're going.

«This year's data reflects longer - term trends of people moving to the Pacific West, where cities such as Portland and Seattle are seeing the combination of a boom in the technology and creative marketing industry, as well as a growing «want» for outdoor activity and green space,» says Michael Stoll, economist, professor and chair of the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles.