Play matters.
The goal of the Center for Play and Social Action is to build, study, and share play spaces that improve the lives and wellbeing of all.
The Center for Play and Social Action:
- Enacts and supports interdisciplinary research that stresses an applied approach to addressing social issues.
- Mobilizes projects and social action around play and wellbeing.
- Sponsors and supports innovative projects centering play and its possibility in the lives of young people.
- Develops media, materials, and content that communicates the values of play and wellbeing to the general public.
- Facilitates professional development and inquiry groups for educators to develop curriculum and classroom practice that fosters inquiry and play.
Leadership Team
Haeny Yoon
Teachers College, Columbia University
Nathan Holbert
Teachers College, Columbia University
Lalitha Vasudevan
Teachers College, Columbia University
Michael Preston
Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Emily Reardon
Matthew Berland
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aaron Trammell
University of California, Irvine
Sonali Rajan
Teachers College, Columbia University
Karen Wohlwend
Indiana University
John Potter
University College London
Kate Cowan
University College London
The Center for Play and Social Action Projects
Pop & Play Podcast
NYC Play Consortium
PlayEd Magazine
The Trashies
(Re)Search for Solutions
Play and Wellbeing Website
