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The Many Benefits of Natural Playgrounds

Natural playgrounds provide many benefits besides physical activity.…

Designing School Stormwater Facilities

The Learning Landscapes Design team is always striving to create…

School District Standards for Universally Accessible Playgrounds

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We have long understood the value of play in child development.…

Community Engagement in Inclusive Playground Design at Schools

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Communities are often the driver behind the playground improvements…
Learning Landscapes Design

Top 10 Covid Outdoor Classrooms

Some schools and districts  are turning to outdoor learning…
Outdoor Classroom

Elementary School Green Schoolyard Tour

Check out our elementary school green schoolyard tour. These…

Why loose parts make me want to tear my hair out! – How to Manage Loose Parts in Play

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I have a fierce commitment to getting more loose parts into kid’s…

Green School Grounds As Neighborhood Centers

The Rise of Community Loved Third Spaces This is a phenomenon…

Sabin School Natural Playground Opens!

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We were blessed with a little sun last week for the Sabin School…

Sabin School’s playscape is just about complete!

The Sabin School community has been working hard to develop and…

Student Playscape Design Workshop

Last week Learning Landscapes Design completed two design workshops…

Managing Risk in Play Provision: New Risk Benefit Analysis Tool

Nature Play is making its way into our mainstream society. We…

Nature Play and Learning Places – A New National Guidelines Document Released Today!

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Nature Play & Learning Places, a guide for bringing nature…

Constructing Sand and Water Play Areas

I wanted to highlight the construction of water and sand play…

Good Design Does Not Have to Cost a Lot

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Learning Landscapes is coming up on it's one year anniversary.…

Children Being in the World

I ran into this beautiful film and deep concept today. I wanted…

Natural Building In Playscapes

I have always been a fan of natural building. While participating…

McCarthy/Tezler School Playground : Inclusive Playgrounds Part Two

This is part two of my inclusive playgrounds posts. I will highlight…

Cutting Edge Schools

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I share a lot about cutting edge educational design on the blog.…

Toys vs. Trees

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As this years holidays season appears in the distance, a new…

Franciscan Earth Montessori: Earth History Path

The Gresham Outlook published a nice article on the Franciscan…

150 Days Of Play Campaign : Playground Ideas

ABOUT PLAYGROUND IDEAS Playground Ideas is one of my favorite…

Playground Surface Testing

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Falls on playgrounds cause 75% of playground accidents. It makes…

Removing Asphalt -Depave

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I have done a previous post on the benefits of removing asphalt…

Creativity Crisis – Encouraging Innovation in Students

Creativity and problem solving in our young people is on the…

What does Green School mean to you?

When I meet with people in the Pacific Northwest they often have…

12 Schoolyard Greening Tips

I recently attended the Sustainable Oregon Schools Conference.…

Montessori Nature Play Earth Path

What is the Nature Play Earth Path? The Nature Play Earth Path…