Coosada Elementary Playground

The new GameTime playground area at Coosada Elementary is a National Demonstration Site for Play On! — promoting physical activity. To be designated as an NDS for Play On! a playground must meet very important requirements that allow children the best opportunity to improve their physical activity. Great job Coosada Elementary! 🏃🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♂️

Project Manager: Drew Warren

Project Designer: Stacy Perry

The purpose of Play On! is to promote physical activity and fun by designing outdoor environments for active play and implementing playground learning activities. The Play On! program provides educators and recreation professionals with evidence-based design best practices to promote fitness and health — maximizing the value and potential of school and community playgrounds.

Best Practice Implementation:

— Incorporate six key elementary of play that promote physical activity — balancing, brachiating, climbing, spinning, sliding, and swinging.

— Provide a developmentally appropriate progression of skill opportunities through beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of challenge.

Learn more about NDS here.