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The West Hill’s Playscape Recertified as Outdoor Classroom
PRESS RELEASE
July 2024 – Before the children arrive, when you look out over The West Hill School’s Sallie S. Teaf Playscape, it is easy to see the tranquil beauty and feel the peaceful calm of this exquisite 2.5 acres nestled in the Rosemont suburb of Philadelphia.
This beautiful landscape, with its grassy hill, boulder circles and bird blind, welcomes nature in all its forms with birds, butterflies, squirrels, and deer scampering across this intentionally crafted space. With the soft shade of a droopy Cherry Blossom tree and large wooden tree benches scattered throughout, it is a place that invites serenity. Fast forward a few hours to when our three classrooms of children enter the Playscape and watch the magic happen! The children are the centerpieces of this picture as they create, explore, take risks, laugh and engage in exciting play and hands-on learning.
The Playscape is comprised of 16 intentionally designed areas/ rooms dedicated to connecting nursery school age children to their interests, to each other and to meaningful experiences with nature as part of daily learning.
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1455 West Hill Road
Rosemont, Pennsylvania 19010
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