Kohl Children's Museum Co-Sponsors Vivian Paley Seminar
Noted Childhood Expert to Deliver Free Seminar on "Building Community Through Play"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 15, 2010Kohl Children's Museum is a proud co-sponsor of an upcoming free seminar on childhood play, brought to you by the Family Awareness Network of New Trier Township (FAN), the Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood, and MakeItBetter.net.
When: Tuesday, March 2, 7:00-8:30 PM
Where: Carleton Washburne School, 515 Hibbard Rd., Winnetka, 60093.
What: "Building Community Through Play: How Friendship, Fantasy and Fairness Become the Building Blocks of a New Society", a presentation by Vivian Gussin Paley
Come hear Ms. Paley advocate for “building community through play,” a positive message encouraging curiosity, openness, acceptance and love. This is a must-see free event for parents, educators and anyone who works with young children. We’ll have advance copies of Ms. Paley’s new book for sale and signing – not available in stores yet!
Vivian Gussin Paley taught preschool and kindergarten at the University of Chicago’s acclaimed Laboratory School for over 30 years. She is the author of thirteen books about young children, including, You Can’t Say You Can’t Play, A Child’s Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play, and her brand-new book, The Boy on the Beach: Building Community Through Play. A winner of numerous awards and honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Grant,” Ms. Paley has long advocated that fantasy play is the mechanism through which children make sense of their worlds. Such meaning-making activity develops both the logic and flexibility needed to form a society based on friendship, fantasy and fairness.
CPDUs are available for education professionals. For more information, visit www.fan-ntts.org, or contact the Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood at 847-441-9001 or www.winnetkaalliance.org
Kohl Children’s Museum is located at 2100 Patriot Blvd., in Glenview, Ill. at the corner of Patriot Blvd. and West Lake Ave. in The Glen. The Museum can be easily reached by public transportation, including Pace bus and Metra trains. For more information, visit www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org or call (847) 832-6600.
The Museum is open on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Special members-only hours are from Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Admission prices are $8.50 for children and adults and $7.50 for senior citizens. Children under 1 year old and members are free.
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