KRUNK performers at Elizabeth Street Bridge mural dedication. Photo: Ben Filio
Join the Recess Advocacy Team on Wednesday, February 26th from 4:30-6:30 pm for our second Recess: A Community Conversation (The Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative and Trying Together are the lead organizations for the Recess Advocacy Team).
Through playful activities and conversation, we'd like to learn more about your school recess experiences.
Play at MuseumLab for FREE from 4:30-5:30 and join us from 5:30-6:30 for pizza and conversation. Please register below.
West Liberty University's Center for Arts and Education has continued to show how play is an integral part of the work they do. For Global School Play Day, we played with students from Bethlehem Elementary and West Liberty Elementary on the Topper Play Trail as part of their Play for Change grant!
Monthly Blog
This article is part of our Member Blog Series, which showcases Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative Members' efforts and commitment to ensure that play is a critical element in the lives of people of all ages.
February 1, 2020
Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative Member Blog
Carnegie Science Center
Through interactive exhibits, awe-inspiring live science demonstrations, and engaging camps and workshops, Carnegie Science Center offers visitors of all ages and interests a variety of interactive experiences in science and technology. Featuring four floors of 200+ opportunities for structured and unstructured play, the Science Center builds play right into its formula for fun, fulfilling STEM education.
One of the Science Center’s newest exhibitions brings play to the forefront with its use of a familiar toy: building bricks of all shapes and sizes. Bricksburgh features building challenges, interactive experiences, demonstration areas, and free play zones, all designed to encourage visitors to explore the power of creativity. Visitors take on the roles of architects, artists, builders, and engineers.
