Power of Play - Cooperative Playschool Panel Discussion March 29, 2009

Play is children's hard work! Just ask any preschooler. Join Penn State researchers and practitioners from private and public school programs for a panel discussion exploring the benefits of a quality play-based preschool education. The important and lasting benefits of play-based prescool programs are discussed in this FREE event for parents of children ages 3-5.

The panel will examine and discuss the effects of play-based education on children's creativity, problem solving, and dexterity. No registration is necessary.

Featured panelists are:

-Dr. James Johnson, Professor In-Charge of Early Childhood Education at Penn State

-Lynn Chaplin, Director of the Montessori School of the Nittany Valley

-Kat Alden, Cooperative Playschool

-Wendy Whitesell, Director of the Bennett Family Child Care Center and consultant for Smart Start Centre County

Official Website: http://www.cooperativeplayschool.com