Monthly Archives: November 2011

Today’s class began with a presentation on a wonderful research project by Nancy Milch, an Occupational Therapist in the Holyoke Schools, who has also had experience in Nicaragua in recent years. Nancy joined us for our panel discussion back in … Continue reading →

I met after work with the members of the OT management class at Springfield College. They have been working on background research for the Playscape Project,  which will soon begin to emerge on the website. There’s a new page heading … Continue reading →

I met early Wednesday morning with staff from Dean Technical High School,  in Holyoke.  This is Holyoke’s vocational high school, and they have a woodworking program that  could be a wonderful connection for the playscape project. I met Nelson Garcia, … Continue reading →

We were back at the Children’s museum today, where we saw the different designs and decorations used for the ball stomps. I love how each one was totally different,  and the decorations make the ball stomps more inviting with bright … Continue reading →

This was our first real work to put something together that kids will use for play. The ball stomps are a ridiculously simple design; one long board, (we used a good quality 1/2″ baltic birch plywood, 8″ X 28″)  and … Continue reading →