Pacific Oaks College Presents "Where Do the Children Play?" October 30, with author Elizabeth Goodenough Emmy Award Film Examines Impact of Sprawl on Children's Health
Pacific Oaks College is presenting a special screening of "Where Do the Children Play?" a provocative Emmy Award-winning film that examines how sprawl, congestion, and suburban development across America are impacting children's mental and physical health and well being. The film based on the work of author Elizabeth Goodenough, will change the way families think about their neighborhoods. Elizabeth Goodenough will introduce the film.
Pasadena, CA, October 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Pacific Oaks College will present a special screening of the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary film, Where Do The Children Play? and host a discussion of the film with author Elizabeth Goodenough and Academy Award-winning filmmaker and USC faculty member, Mark Harris.
The event, which is free and open to the general public, is on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. at Pacific Oaks College’s Eureka Campus, 45 Eureka Street, Pasadena, CA 91103. (Reservations: dfields@pacificoaks.edu).
Where Do the Children Play? is a one-hour PBS documentary about the vital importance of open-ended creative play for the healthy development of children. The film examines how restrictive patterns of sprawl, congestion, and endless suburban development across America are depriving children of outdoor play spaces that are so vital for children’s imagination, health, and well-being.
The documentary film was inspired by Elizabeth Goodenough’s book, Secret Spaces of Childhood. Goodenough, a scholar in the emerging field of children’s studies, noted that time outside school was increasingly filled with adult organized activities and indoor screen time. Children no longer had the space or opportunity to organize their own play or discover their own secret spaces. Goodenough has also edited a companion guide to the film, "A Place for Play" (University of Michigan Press, 2008), with photos, articles, and children’s poetry that evoke the creative but elusive qualities of play.
About Elizabeth Goodenough
Elizabeth Goodenough is a scholar, author and activist in the emerging field of children's studies. She has taught literature at Harvard College, Claremont McKenna College and is currently at the University of Michigan Residential College. Her books include: Secret Spaces of Childhood (University of Michigan Press, 2003), and Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War (Wayne St. University Press, 2008).
About Pacific Oaks College and Children's School
Pacific Oaks College and Children's School, located in Pasadena, California, is a unique educational institution offering upper division undergraduate and graduate-level college programs in human development, counseling, and teacher education. The College is recognized as the leading West Coast institution specializing in graduate education for professionals working with young children and families. The Children’s School serves infants through kindergarten-age children and their parents.
Pacific Oaks was founded in 1945 as a children’s school with the vision of building a more peaceful world. In an era closed to diversity, Pacific Oaks broke barriers to include children of diverse backgrounds, races, cultures, and physical capacities. The College’s website is: www.pacificoaks.edu
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The event, which is free and open to the general public, is on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. at Pacific Oaks College’s Eureka Campus, 45 Eureka Street, Pasadena, CA 91103. (Reservations: dfields@pacificoaks.edu).
Where Do the Children Play? is a one-hour PBS documentary about the vital importance of open-ended creative play for the healthy development of children. The film examines how restrictive patterns of sprawl, congestion, and endless suburban development across America are depriving children of outdoor play spaces that are so vital for children’s imagination, health, and well-being.
The documentary film was inspired by Elizabeth Goodenough’s book, Secret Spaces of Childhood. Goodenough, a scholar in the emerging field of children’s studies, noted that time outside school was increasingly filled with adult organized activities and indoor screen time. Children no longer had the space or opportunity to organize their own play or discover their own secret spaces. Goodenough has also edited a companion guide to the film, "A Place for Play" (University of Michigan Press, 2008), with photos, articles, and children’s poetry that evoke the creative but elusive qualities of play.
About Elizabeth Goodenough
Elizabeth Goodenough is a scholar, author and activist in the emerging field of children's studies. She has taught literature at Harvard College, Claremont McKenna College and is currently at the University of Michigan Residential College. Her books include: Secret Spaces of Childhood (University of Michigan Press, 2003), and Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War (Wayne St. University Press, 2008).
About Pacific Oaks College and Children's School
Pacific Oaks College and Children's School, located in Pasadena, California, is a unique educational institution offering upper division undergraduate and graduate-level college programs in human development, counseling, and teacher education. The College is recognized as the leading West Coast institution specializing in graduate education for professionals working with young children and families. The Children’s School serves infants through kindergarten-age children and their parents.
Pacific Oaks was founded in 1945 as a children’s school with the vision of building a more peaceful world. In an era closed to diversity, Pacific Oaks broke barriers to include children of diverse backgrounds, races, cultures, and physical capacities. The College’s website is: www.pacificoaks.edu
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