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Northwest Playground: May CEU
Thursday, May 08, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT
Category: Affiliate Events

Northwest Playground's May CEU: The Schoolyard Playground—Inclusive, Active, and Fun

By the time students complete elementary school, they will have spent as many as 1,300 hours on the school playground. Children play differently on a schoolyard playground than they do on a community playground. As designers, we need to take this into account. This course will walk you through design decisions for creating a school playground that works for a wide range of child development needs. It will answer questions like "How do you keep fifth graders as interested as first graders?" and “How do you keep everyone engaged day after day?"
At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:
  • Describe how play on a school playground occurs differently than a community playground.
  • List five design strategies for an effective school playground.
  • Explain how to incorporate loose parts into a playground design.
  • Advocate for school recess.
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