Eagle Nest, Essex

I was invited to speak to the Essex Elementary PTO about playgrounds today. NOT to replace the BEAUTIFUL, 5 start Eagle Nest Playground but to supplement it and make it even better. Thank goodness. A discussion of making the addition a Natural Playground developed and it was very well received!

Radio Show about Natural Playgrounds

Public Radio station WBUR just did a broadcast on their show Radio Boston about the trend to create "Natural Playgrounds." The concept to these playgrounds is open ended play using natural environments: plants, rocks, sand, wood, logs. Children get back to basics with the natural world while helping their cognitive development.

Hear it here: http://radioboston.wbur.org/2010/07/13/kids-parks

They speak of two playgrounds to look at if you are interested, but I believe they are both private.
The Sparks Center in Mattapan and Au Co Preschool at Viet AID in Dorchester. Both were designed by architects at Studio G.

Sadly I have no photos . . . yet.