This summer, we are kicking off our 2023 Play Date Tour in Philadelphia, with hosts Studio Ludo and Smith Memorial Playground. The Philly Play Date will tackle topics that lay the foundation for the whole 2023 Play Date Tour. Preserving & Promoting the Right to PLAY Friday, July 14 – Philadelphia, PA Smith Memorial Playground… Read more »
The U.S. Play Coalition and the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at Clemson University are thrilled to announce a new home for the U.S. Play Coalition at the Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University. Founded in 2009 at Clemson University, the U.S. Play Coalition has grown into an international… Read more »
UPDATE March 3, 2023 POSTPONED TO 2024 PLAY CONFERENCE The US Play Coalition is partnering with Let’s Move in Libraries to create “Libraries, Learning & PLAY,” one of our Play Forums for the 2024 Conference on the Value of Play. “Play is a vital part of lifelong learning, and public libraries are community-based lifelong learning… Read more »
For our landscape architect friends, we are excited to announce the REBOOT of our Online LACES Play Series! Earn up to 9 LACES credits online and ON DEMAND through August 10, 2022. Thank you to our partner – the South Carolina Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects. These fine folks work hard to ensure we… 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 »