Gail Farmer is Director of Education at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. She shares her vivid childhood memories of "The Hill" and tells us why nature play fires...
In a mere five hours, the Child's Play Design Charrette laid the groundwork to help family child care providers tap into grants from A Running Start Philadelphia: Facility Fund...
In October, the Community Design Collaborative presented its 2015 Community Design Award to Nicetown Sports Court. This annual award recognizes one Design Grant for excellence in...
"Nothing beats watching a child experience the joy and wonder of play," says Dr. Brenna Hassinger-Das. She studies the links between play and learning every day as a postdoctoral...
PlayGroundology scours the web for "all things bright, beautiful and occasionally tarnished in the world of playgrounds." Check out their great interview today with Alexa Bosse...
“Make it easy for families to be active together... Build something special and beautiful… Don’t give us physical activity that feels like exercise.”
This is just some of the...
Want to use your design skills to help local nonprofits? The Community Design Collaborative is currently reviewing applications from nonprofits who recently applied to receive pro...
Orinoka Civic House and the Frankford Gateway Pop-Up take on big neighborhood landmarks in very different ways, but each project has roots in our work with New Kensington CDC and...
The Collaborative has been looking at play from many angles through its Play Space initiative, which explores the unexpected ways that innovative play space helps both children...
