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1979: Kidspace Children's Museum launched at the California Institute of Technology.A community project of the Junior League of Pasadena, Kidspace addressed an educational need in the San Gabriel Valley: increased access to the arts, humanities and sciences for children.
Elliott founded Kidscape in 1984 to help children stay safe from sexual abuse and from bullying. [8] Elliott has been a high-profile figure and Kidscape was named Charity of the Year in 2000. Writing in The Guardian, David Brindle suggested the award was "an undoubted reflection of the vibrancy of Michele Elliott". [9]
A playground, playpark, or play area is a place designed to provide an environment for children that facilitates play, typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some are designed for other age groups, or people with disabilities. A playground might exclude children below (or above) a certain age.
Kidscape is a London-based charity [1] established in 1985, by child psychologist Michele Elliott. [2] Its focus is on children's safety, with an emphasis on the prevention of harm by equipping children with techniques and mindsets that help them stay safe.
An adventure playground is a specific type of playground for children. Adventure playgrounds can take many forms, ranging from "natural playgrounds" to "junk playgrounds", and are typically defined by an ethos of unrestricted play, the presence of playworkers (or "wardens"), and the absence of adult-manufactured or rigid play-structures.
A typical example of the community-built wooden playground complexes associated with Leathers and Associates. This one was located in Dormont, Pennsylvania.. Leathers and Associates is an Ithaca-based family-owned playground construction company, best known for having coordinated community-led construction of large wooden playground parks in many towns across the United States during the 1980s ...
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The park contains a baseball field with bleachers and dugouts, a playground, basketball courts, and a covered picnic area. (Ward 5) [13] Wallace Playground is located just south of the Bayfront Parkway at Front Street and Wallace. It contains a playground, as well as soccer and softball facilities. The field is called the Ted Amendola Memorial ...