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Please Join us for a Research seminar on April 28th, 2023 2:00pm-3:30pm Room 204 Dalplex.  

Dr. Michelle Stone is an Associate Professor (Pediatric Physical Activity and Health) in the School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University. She is also an Associate Research Scholar within the Healthy Populations Institute at Dalhousie University and has a Scientific Staff appointment at the IWK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Halifax, NS. Her research focuses on enhancing children’s opportunities for physical activity, physical literacy and active outdoor play.

This presentation will provide an overview of several research initiatives that have focused on integrating outdoor loose parts play into early years settings (childcare and after-school settings; PLEY and PLEY School projects) and knowledge sharing events (Summer of PLEY) and share more recent work around active and outdoor learning, and risky play, in diverse settings and populations.

Please RSVP to Patsy.Koelink@dal.ca by April 21, 2023 if you will be attending.