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OUR VOICE: Inclusive park a win for city
Playgrounds and children go together like peanut butter and jelly, but imagine if your child was physically excluded from playing with the other kids. Click for complete story.
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Milton playground group hosting costume ball fundraiser
Milton Playground Planners is holding an Oct. 22 costume ball as part of their fundraising efforts to purchase new play equipment for the town’s parks. Click for complete story.
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SHELTON GETS NEW PLAYGROUND Shelton school recieves $16500 grant for playground …
The school got a new playground, which consists of bars for strengthening and to be used in and out of physical education classes. The grant also … Click for complete story.
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Indianapolis charter school raising money to replace old and unsafe playground
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis charter school is hoping to raise money to replace what teachers are calling an old and unsafe playground. Click for complete story.
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No playground, electricity in over 40% schools in India: DISE
According to latest government statistics, every two in five elementary schools in India don’t have playground and power connection, two of the 10 … Click for complete story.
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Officials search for leads in recent playground fires
WASHINGTON – There have been three different playground arson fires in the past week in the D.C. and Northern Virginia areas – no arrests have … Click for complete story.
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Vote now for new playground in Fruitvale
Visit avivacommunityfund.org to vote for a new playground project at Fruitvale Elementary School. The granting opportunity closes Oct. 28 so Fruitvale … Click for complete story.
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Playgrounds set on fire in string of arsons
A string of arsons in one of the scariest places for a fire – playgrounds. … WASHINGTON (WUSA9) – Three arsons at playgrounds in the last 10 days … Click for…
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Fires at elementary school playgrounds raise questions of arson, leave students without monkey bars
D.C. fire officials are investigating an arson that destroyed part of an elementary school playground in Petworth on Tuesday evening, causing about … Click for complete story.
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Schoolyard playground vandalised
It looks like someone with a tomahawk has gone crazy all over the playground. There is damage to almost every part of the structure, including large … Click for complete story.
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GR school wins playground made from recyclables
(WOOD) — Dozens of schools from six states competed and one local school took home the grand prize of a brand new playground made entirely of … Click for complete story.
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Officially Open $45K Playground at Pryibil Beach
The $45,000 playground at Pryibil Beach that Glen Cove Hospital donated to the City of Glen Cove is officially open to the public. A ribbon cutting … Click for complete story.
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West Michigan school wins playground made out of toothbrushes
Over the past two years, they’ve been recycling old toothbrushes, floss containers, and toothpaste tubes in hopes of winning a new playground … Click for complete story.
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A quest for the best places to play
But more often than not, the playgrounds were pretty much the same. … had to offer and began a quest to find some of Southland’s best playgrounds. Click for complete…
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Grand opening for the Center’s new western playground Friday
“Our outdoor playground allows children to learn about the West not just by passively observing, but actually doing,” said Gretchen Henrich, director of … Click for complete story.
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Barnegat Residents: Parks in Disrepair, a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen
The two Schooner Avenue residents said Project Playground, which opened 10 years ago, is a lawsuit waiting to happen. “You’ve got broken … Click for complete story.
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Main Street expands playground with $25K grant
Main Street Early Education School in North Syracuse celebrated the opening of its playground expansion Oct. 7. From left to right, Friends of the … Click for complete story.
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New playground to be built at Northwood Park
“We have just received a grant to build a playground at Northwood Park,” said Mike Rowe, recreation director for the town. He spoke briefly about the … Click for complete story.
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New Playground at Dexter Park in Cortland Vandalized
Less than two weeks after a new playground went up at Dexter Park in Cortland, someone has already vandalized the property. The Cortland Youth … Click for complete story.
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Morgan County Parks & Recreation gets $15K playground grant for soccer complex
Dr Pepper Snapple Group and national non-profit KaBOOM! awarded Morgan County Parks and Recreation a $15,000 Let’s Play Community … Click for complete story.
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Firefighters Extinguish Washington, DC, Playground Fire
D.C. Fire crews were on the scene of a playground fire in Petworth on Tuesday evening, officials say. Plastic playground equipment caught fire around … Click for complete story.
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Coding: Apple’s Swift Playground makes learning easy
Swift Playground makes it easy to learn coding. With the increasing amount of connected devices in our world, from umbrellas and kitchen scales to … Click for complete story.
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Apple’s Swift Playground makes learning to code easy
If you’re concerned that technology is controlling you too much, then learn how to control it. “Technology has a language. It’s called code,” says Apple, … Click for complete story.
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Highland Park to get playground upgrades
It was announced during Monday’s Athens City Council meeting that $40,000 worth of playground equipment will be installed, $15,000 of which will be … Click for complete story.
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DC playground torched; 3rd in area in Oct.
Several playgrounds near elementary schools have been destroyed by fire in recent weeks, including one in D.C. on Tuesday. Arson is suspected in … Click for complete story.
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Concord Superintendent Diana Rigby has a plan to get $75000 for new playground
Supporters of a new playground in Concord need $75,000 to help pay for it, and Superintendent Diana Rigby thinks she knows where to get it. Click for complete story.
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Hospital still feeling heat over playground
THE Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital has come under fire for delaying the erection of adequate shading for its playground 10 months after concerns … Click for complete story.
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Letter: $99 million, and Richland School District can’t afford playground equipment?
When we were looking at the plans on paper for our kids’ new school, Marcus Whitman, my concerns about the lack of playground equipment and … Click for complete story.
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Apple’s Swift Playgrounds Help Families Bond Through Code, Learning To Build Apps Together?
Internet and gagdet use may be daunting for many adults. Apple, however, launches Swift Playground, which may help adults keep up with the … Click for complete story.
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‘Horrifying’ pollution near children’s playground sparks petition
A WOMAN wants to ban buses leaving their engines on over fears they are exposing children to “horrifying” levels of pollution. Public health lecturer … Click for complete story.
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