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Hello everyone,
I joined this list recently, and the post below prompted me to explain  
why I joined and ask you all for advice/assistance.

I am beginning to put together a proposal  to start a new science  
oriented play space  in my community.   We are lacking in indoor play  
spaces and have no science center/museum closer than an hour away.    
Right now we are in the beginning process of finding the right board  
members and envisioning what the discovery space should be like. I  
wish to emphasize the PLAY part of the science exploration partly  
because of the needs/sensitivities of the community and party because  
play is such an important aspect of learning.  If anybody has any  
resources, websites, advice, etc that they would be willing too share  
with me, I would love to hear from you.

Sincerely,
Rachel Garcia

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Knox County, OH



On Dec 16, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Adiel Fernandez wrote:

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> Hello Everyone,
>
> For the 2011 annual conference, The Sara Lee Schupf Family Center  
> for Play, Science and Technology Learning (SciPlay) at the New York  
> Hall of Science, along with our collaborators from Brooklyn College  
> and Tufts University, is looking to put together a session about  
> learning science in play-based environments. Playful learning refers  
> to student-directed learning experiences driven by the enjoyment of  
> engaging with the activity.
>
> How does your institution define play? Have you developed,  
> implemented or evaluated programming that uses play as the primary  
> driver for learning science? What are some design features that help  
> support play but at the same time learning?
>
> We would like to hear about your work and involve as many  
> institutions as we can.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adiel Fernandez
> Science Instructor
> New York Hall of Science
> 47-01 111th street
> Corona, NY 11368
> (718) 699-0005 Ext. 335
>
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