A school playground is one way to entice children to put down their devices, go outside, and be physically active. Physical activity and mental health go hand-in-hand.

One of those projects was at Chester Arthur Elementary in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. The William Penn Foundation gave $1.1 million to a friends-of group there to transform the parking lot ...

Research has shown that an outdoor environment can improve children's motivation and well-being, ... I redesigned a school playground for my PhD—and the children got better grades learning outside.

New renovations at the school could change that. After learning of the school’s outdoor renovation plans, she says she’s excited to bring her classroom outside.

A concerned parent sent WSMV4 a video showing the piles of equipment a day before school started. “There are kids coming to pay in the morning with this,” he said. “This is their playground.

The outdoor space — roughly 25,000 square feet containing a T-shaped entrance road and two big plots of earth east of the school’s main entrance — took a bit longer to find its perfect pitch ...

The completed playground will be open to the public outside school hours. The playground is the third in the district city and ... F. Kennedy Elementary School.The $775,000 playground, ...