Seeds of change... Erasmus +
The PAPPUS project will disperse seeds of change in the lives of young people, using the natural world, botany and horticulture, in a playfu
How carpet-slippers can improve risk-taking...
Could footwear transform outdoor play in our early years settings? Lessons from Japanese kindergartens.
PLL heads to Yokohama
EDIT: this blog is being updated daily whilst we are in Japan. Scroll to the bottom for the latest post. PLL Jules and Mary (who is...
Risk-taking and resilience: lessons from the design, use and management of Japanese schoolyards.
Julie Mountain and Mary Jackson are heading to Tokyo this month, to attend the International School Grounds Alliance 2018 conference, and...
PLL Mary reports from the ISGA conference, Bali
The fourth International School Grounds Alliance (ISGA) conference has just concluded in Bali, with delegates from 14 countries attending...
Sherman School: rural California in the city…
I was lucky enough to visit Sherman School in September 2011 as part of the International Green Schoolyards Conference. Here, I report...
The Hanging Gardens of Alice Fong Yu
One of the schoolyards I was most impressed by on the International Green Schoolyards Conference tours was at Alice Fong Yu, America’s...