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Children playing outside after schools on weekdays has become a rarity, especially in dense urban areas. Leading to an inactivity epidemic, and children growing up lacking resilience, independence, neighbourhood attachment, empathy and problem solving skills. We strive to give back Play to children. 

Children need Place, Peers and Permission to play outside independently. 

In cities (cool, green) spaces are scarce, but …. there is always Place around schools + children do have Permission to go to their schools + there are always Peers around. 

We transform spaces around schools into Climate adaptive Green community Places to Play, learn, meet and move!

Input from the children, their community and the teachers form the basis of our designs.

Save the Children: Youth & Climate Participation

Gouda Triangel

Van Houte Special needs school

Secondary school AGORA method

R.K. De Ark school – A climate-proof schoolyard that fits the Noordwijkse Method

Willibrord school – Celebration of school’s 100’d birthday with greening schoolyard

Praktijkcollege De Dreef – Teenage students called their outdoors “a prison”, they co-designed this into a lively, safe, cosy, green space and now love it

De Schatkaart school + preschool – New housing island in Amsterdam, new schoolbuilding, outdoor public spaces in use as schoolyard

De Fontein school – Healthy school? Healthy activating green schoolyard

Vlaamse Reus school – Can you spot the rabbit?

De Kleine Prins/De Trappenberg school – Special needs children and teachers co-design ambituous plan

De Koolvlet & De Phoenix school – large schoolyard transformed into green haven

Vrije School – Lively learning in synch with nature

Lyceum Sancta Maria – Teenagers design their space

Secondary School Vocational college

Leeuwesteyn school – New building ? Re-use within a new design for outdoor space.

De Windkanter school – Riskful play

De Dolfijn school – It takes a communtiy to co-create their green square to learn, meet, play and sport

De Vlieger school – Nature and activity

De Sterrenwachter school – Joined efforts transforming public schoolsquare

Willem van Oranje school – Courtyard school turns green

Design exemplary play&learn area Tanzania

Nature Heroes – Co-maintain process

Consulting Mexican architects – Co-design of 4 pre-school yards

Childfriendly meeting spaces social housing – Upcycling to play & meet

De Dolfijn Schoolyard – Participation

De Fakkel school – Community & school

Hilversum participation & design

De Ark Schagen school – Circular climate proof outdoor space

Advice child friendly neighborhood Amsterdam

Urban green zone Utrecht

Special needs school Universum – Teachers see behavioural change in their special needs students after greening their schoolyard

Osdorpse Montessori school + preschool – Montessori philosophy within the outdoors: help me to do it by myself

De Kaap School school + preschool – Complete design with playable border between preschool and primary school

De Botteloef school – From 30×30 meter tiles to 30×30 meter greens, learn- and playspaces

Aldoende school + preschool – Courtyard schoolyard in heart of Amsterdam, greenery absorbing stormwater, sound, sun, and PM

Temporary places for play

Rwanda Power of Play – Co-design of 25 schoolyards

Legmeerplein – Neghbourhood square in centre of Amsterdam, pre-used railway sleepers creating a playful landscape

De Schakel school – Huge community square 4400 m2 tiles, complete transformation into Amsterdam’s first tiny forest, community sports-square and vegetable gardens

Brouwersplein – Ambitious climate adaptation plan for community square

Inclusive playspace Manshiet Nasr Cairo

Geniena Cairo

Twiske school – One of the first Amsterdam North schools

Public school Cairo

Song Yeong Dong – Co-design public playground

Zeeburger Montessori school – Montessori philosophy and limited (public) space, creativity with sidewalks and multifunctional areas

Co-design workshops Al fustat Cairo