Partnership for Playgrounds

Collaboration among the Healthier Together Initiative at CHOP, the Trust for Public Land and Add B. Anderson Elementary School’s principal and other stakeholders — with design help from the school’s students — turned a half an acre of asphalt into a haven that supports active play and encourages spending time outdoors.

The project also brings a safe space to the Cobbs Creek neighborhood, providing a meeting place for community events beyond the school’s operations. Learn More

New playground at Add B. Anderson Elementary School

Shared Goals Benefit Children, Community

Research shows that when kids are active during recess, they can better focus when they return to the classroom. The renovated playground at Anderson Elementary provides different areas for different types of play.

Playground at Add B. Anderson Elementary

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Healthier Together

Trust for Public Land, PA

Add B. Anderson Elementary School

The students at Anderson, and the residents of Cobbs Creek, deserve every amenity that we see in neighborhoods of greater privilege. Everyone should have a welcoming, beautiful and safe place outdoors where they can learn, play and gather with neighbors. We all have a role to play in addressing inequality, and the schoolyard at Anderson represents one step in the right direction.

Anderson Elementary School Principal, Laurena Zeller

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2022