About Field Research Education Awards & Grants
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Playground Research

Reilly Bergin Wilson

 

Researching environments where children play

 
 
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play:groundNYC

Reilly is a cofounder and the Board Vice Chair of play:groundNYC Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the city through play. Our playworkers support children’s play at our adventure playground — The Yard — and through partnerships with community organizations in diverse neighborhoods across New York City.

Image curtesy of Philipp Klaus for play:groundNYC

Image curtesy of Philipp Klaus for play:groundNYC

Image curtesy of Philipp Klaus for play:groundNYC

Image curtesy of Philipp Klaus for play:groundNYC

Neglected Histories of Adventure Playgrounds in the United States