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A rising number of school districts across the country are beginning their new academic years in July or August, raising the likelihood that kids and educators will encounter scorching days.
Education systems across southern Africa must better prepare for a hotter future.
Unstructured play – especially the kind that allows kids to test their limits – can help children become competent, independent adults.
Play is often treated as something we grow out of, yet evidence shows playfulness remains vital for adult wellbeing. Rethinking our spaces could help bring it back.
Play has been pushed to the edges of children’s lives.
Mike Hewson’s The Key’s Under the Mat is one of the most ambitious and intelligent works of public art created in Australia in recent years.
Play should be promoted in cities to bolster children’s right to play anywhere.
Our maps show some kids have nearer, bigger playgrounds than others.
With children heading back to school at the height of summer, a recent study finds too many playgrounds need better tree cover.
The new playground in Melbourne’s Southbank is the work of artist Mike Hewson – and it’s exactly the ‘risk’ it proposes that makes it so valuable.
The physical activity and social connection that take place at recess help children be more engaged once back in the classroom.
Problems include no fields, no courts for games, no playgrounds, no bike racks and no traffic-calming surrounding the school. Bringing in minimum standards is important.
A playground is a great place for kids to exercise their bodies. But it’s also important to give kids opportunities to exercise their mind. Here’s how to do that.
While it can be difficult to get young kids to follow instructions around social distancing, there are a few things parents can do to minimise the risk of any COVID-19 spread on the playground.
Playgrounds might have been closed, but play remains important for the social fabric of cities and for reimagining the possibilities that are open to us.
Working long hours and want to make the most of time with your children? Your local park is an ideal place for sharing experiences that benefit the whole family.
Having a public playground in your neighbourhood can add value to your property.
Children need to play and discover the world for themselves without too much restriction. Here are some ways we can enhance children’s opportunities to do this.
Parents are more willing to let children do their own thing in parks. It’s a chance for children to make their own decisions, explore their abilities and imaginations, and weigh up risks.
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Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Healthy Ageing, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Physical Activity and Health, Queensland University of Technology
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Injury epidemiologist | Health Data Scientist | Expert Witness, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, DECRA Fellow, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Urban Design and Planning, University of Sheffield
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Research Project Officer, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer of Urban Studies and Planning, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Child Study and Human Development and Adjunct Professor of Computer Sciences, Tufts University
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Professor of Mobile Media and Games., RMIT University
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Professor, Education, Environmental Sustainability and Childhood Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Historian and Research Editor, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University