EarthPLAY for Earth Day 2017
This is an online event
401 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1X3, Canada
Ontario
43.6478744
-79.39461019999999
Description
Join Deb and Brenda as they walk through the
highlights of EarthPLAY for Earth Day, a program focused on improving play
opportunities for young people in schools and other community spaces. Hear more
about the building movement to "reclaim recess" at schools and listen
to testimonials from a local principal and teacher who've witnessed their
students' classroom behaviour, mental health and social interactions change for
the better, thanks to enriched outdoor play programming. Recess, lunch-hour and
after-school is often the only time children have available for outdoor,
unstructured, self-directed play. However, a large percentage of schools have
been limiting outdoor time due to cold/rainy
weather, changes in learning priorities, concerns around perceived risk,
etc. In Canada, only 9% of children
receive the recommended one hour of physical
activity per day. The statistics for other western countries are likely
similar, but either way, it highlights a situation
that we must all work on to improve, and schools are a great place to start.
There's also lots of opportunity for better play in
our local parks and neighbourhoods, even on our streets!
Deb Doncaster has dedicated more than 25 years to the fields of human rights, animal welfare, environmental conservation, planning and stewardship, and green energy. She was a leader in the development of Canada’s first community-owned, utility-scale wind turbine on the Toronto Waterfront and spearheaded several organizations, coalitions and campaigns resulting in the establishment of the Ontario Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program, the Green Energy and Economy Act, the Community Energy Partnership Program and the Aboriginal Energy Partnership Programs. In recognition of her leadership, she was awarded with the Market Transformation Award from the City of Toronto’s Green Toronto Awards, in 2009. Brenda Simon is a graduate of the law and environmental studies program at York University and later studied education at the University of Toronto. She has worked as a human rights lawyer, a co-op housing developer, and in community education. Brenda has conducted extensive research in the profession of playwork, play policy, and planning, and piloted POP-UP Adventure Play in Toronto for two years before joining Earth Day Canada as the Director of Play Programs.
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Start:
2017-03-22T19:30:00-04:00
End:
2017-03-22T20:30:00-04:00
Category
Other
Tickets
Free Registration
0.0
CAD
300
Registration with Continuing Education Certificate
5.25
CAD
100