Summer Blog Series Libraries & PLAY #1 True Play and Literacy Connect at the Library Public Libraries across the country are pursuing play as a critical pathway to learning. Connecting play to the mission of the public library is just one of the many ways public libraries are moving beyond the bricks and mortar repository… Read more »
Summer Blog Series – Libraries & PLAY #2 “Wash, Spin, and Play at the Laundromat” Wash, spin, and…play? You may not think it, but all types of meaningful play are ‘bubbling up’ in the everyday space of laundromats. All across the country, local laundromats are teaming up to offer early learning through play in their… Read more »
For our 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY keynote kickoff on April 3, J. Drew Lanham, PhD, shared his PLAY wisdom with his presentation, “Passion as Playtime — Why Loving What We Do Can Save Us.” It is a powerful message about being re-inspired to play, about claiming… Read more »
The 2022 Health & PLAY Institute is a special series featuring leading health professionals and researchers from across the country. Recorded live at the 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY, the second annual Health & PLAY Institute (HAPI22) builds on the 2021 inaugural Online Health & PLAY Institute. This… Read more »
The US Play Coalition is partnering with the Multicultural Play Therapy Center at UNC Charlotte to offer a Play Therapy Forum, shedding light on the therapeutic power of play. This special series is one of our new Play Forums for the 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play. “There is more evidence now… Read more »
(updated 2/14/22) Check out this sneak peek of some of the amazing educational and research symposium sessions we have planned for the 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY, April 2-6 in Clemson, SC. Below is an alphabetical list of some of the session titles. The detailed conference schedule… Read more »
The US Play Coalition partners each year with Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute for their annual Youth Development Practitioner Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding performance in the creation and implementation of youth development programs or services. The YLI award winner is honored during the Annual Conference on the Value of… Read more »
Our 10th anniversary play swag took home the “2019 Best Merchandise” Excellence Award from the South Carolina Festivals and Events Association at its annual conference in 2020. The SCFEA Excellence Awards celebrate the best from South Carolina! Our “PLAY FOR LIFE” cuff bracelet, featured at our 10th Anniversary Conference on the Value of Play: PLAY… Read more »
For our landscape architect friends, we are excited to announce our 2021 Online LACES Play Series! Earn up to 9 LACES credits online and ON DEMAND through December 31, 2021. The LACES series is part of the 2021 Virtual Conference on the Value of Play: PLAY IS SURVIVAL. Thank you to our partner – the… Read more »
The U.S. Play Coalition and Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute are proud to announce the 2021 Youth Development Practitioner Award Winner: Joyce Hemphill, PhD First awarded in 2017, the Youth Learning Institute’s Youth Development Practitioner Award recognizes outstanding performance in the creation and implementation of youth development programs or services. The evaluation criteria is quite… Read more »