Play It Forward, A Wearthy Podcast

Leaving children behind Feat. G Cody QJ Goldberg

Play It Forward, A Wearthy Podcast

Show Notes

In episode 26 of Play it Forward, Lukas connects with playground designer Cody Goldberg over in Portland, Oregon. Cody started out working in the mailroom at ADIDAS, moved his way up through the ranks and is now running the incredible non-profit Harper’s Playground, building inclusive playgrounds and changing the lives of children every day. Cody’s story is a heartfelt reminder that all children deserve the right to play.

Lukas and Cody chat and get excited about play as human development, open classrooms, universally accessible play spaces, leaving children behind for them to discover their intrinsic motivator and removing the ego from playground design. Oh and turtles in Portland! Plus, so much more…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bXUfYqScIE https://www.harpersplayground.org/ https://www.facebook.com/harpersplayground/ https://www.unicef.org.au/Upload/UNICEF/Media/Our%20work/childfriendlycrc.pdf https://www.playcore.com/drstuartbrown https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/play-mountain/

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