In cooperation with the Rudolph Steiner School and the Alliance for Childhood, Gretchen's House would like to invite parents and community members to participate in an educational symposium on the importance of play. This event focuses on the fact that open-ended, free play is disappearing from our children's lives. We'll show the PBS documentary, "Where Do The Children Play?", followed by a panel and discussion on the barriers to open-ended play. After lunch, we'll conduct a variety of active workshops for adults and adults with kids.
Read more information by clicking this link: Play Symposium Details
You may register by completing this form and mailing it to the Rudolph Steiner school at the address on the form. Please note that we cannot guarantee childcare or lunch for people who register the day of the event. More detailed menu information will be available following registration.
Further reading/listening on the importance of play:
- Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills: an NPR piece by Alex Spiegel
- Taking Play Seriously: an article in the New York Times Magazine by Robin Marantz Henig (you may need to register to read this one)
We hope to see you there!
-- Admin
