Pop-Up Adventure Play

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Pop-Up Adventure Play
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Pop-Up Adventure Play is a not-for-profit play advocacy organization founded in the United States with centres in other countries. It is also a registered charity in the UK. [1]

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History

Pop-Up Adventure Play was first founded in the United States with support from Fractured Atlas [2] in order to translate the UK playwork tradition for use in the US. [3] It was later established as a Private company limited by guarantee, and then a charity, in the United Kingdom. [4] [1] Its founding members include Morgan Leichter-Saxby, Suzanna Law, Sharon Unis, Anna Housley Juster, Daniel Bigler and Erin Davis. [5] Pop-up Adventure play held its first pop-up adventure playground in New York City in 2010. [6] There have since been over 300 Pop-Ups in more than 25 countries. [7]

Programs

Pop-Up Adventure Play advocates for "child-directed, open-ended play," hosts pop-up adventure playgrounds, provides Playwork training and pop-up play support and free resources to other play organizations worldwide. [8] [9]

Pop-Up Adventure Play has held pop-ups in McCarren Park, in Brooklyn, [10] Central Park and other parks in New York City, [11] Northampton, Massachusetts, [12] Port Clinton, Ohio, [13] Largo, Florida, [14] Santa Clarita, California, [15] Missoula, Montana, [16] and elsewhere. [17] Pop-Up Adventure Play also opened a free "Pop-Up Play Shop" in Cardiff, Wales, where children could play with recycled materials. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Ackerman, McCarton (May 19, 2011). "Adventure Playground Pops Up in McCarren Park". Greenpoint Gazette. Brooklyn, NY. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Featured Speakers: Morgan Leichter-Saxby (PDF). Conference on the Value of Play: Where Design Meets Play, April 2-5, Clemson University. Clemson, South Carolina: US Play Coalition. 2016.
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