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Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

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After reviewing Piaget’s stages of development, I find that, similarly, in architecture, engineering, and politics, professionals need to understand and practice a DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCE. Otherwise, the envisioned goals are difficult to achieve. Thank you to Dr. Piaget and his followers. This requires a holistic view of the dimensions that must be in harmony to have a children’s space open. The Stern Playground in Newton, Massachusetts demonstrates the fulfillment of a much-needed vision and action at this time of turmoil. https://positivepsychology.com/piaget-stages-theory/

Ed Speaking about Global Healing at the April 2022 US Play Coalition Conference on the Value of Play

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Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

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Just a few months before her death, Ed wrote this letter to the Queen of England: Dear Madam, I want to thank you for the 60 years you have been guiding a supporting human endeavors. I’m particularly thankful to you and your leadership, since your government passed a law accepting refugee children from Nazi held and invaded territories. I was one of 1,000 lucky children, coming 6 days before WWII broke out. A Quaker community in Ilkley, Yorkshire, provided a group home for boys. Thanks to you and your government, I was able to obtain an affidavit to move to New York in the United States. Cunard White Star Line Britannica took me to New York City, where I landed on April 1, 1940, to await reuniting with my family who had escaped from Germany. Had you and your Parliament passed a forward-looking way of rescuing 1,000 children in need of group homes in England or with families accommodating individual children. Because I’m alive today, through England’s generosity, I have creat...

An Inspiring Quote

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"THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE" - Dr. Edgar Klugman

Practicing Compassion

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May the poor find wealth, Those weak with sorrow find joy. May the forlorn find new hope, Constant happiness and prosperity. May the frightened cease to be afraid, And those bound be free. May the weak find power, And may their hearts join in friendship. - from An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life

Empower Playgrounds

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Empower Playgrounds Inc., enhances educational opportunities for children in deprived villages by provided renewable energy through electricity generating playground equipment, LED lanterns, hands-on science kits, and feminine hygiene kits. https://empowerplaygrounds.org/  

Kindertransport

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 Below are 6 heart-warming stories from the Kindertransport   (German for "children's transport") , which   was a British rescue operation that saved 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi- controlled territory. This train took me from Nuremburg to England, where I stayed in a group home with other children escaping the Holocaust. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/6-stories-of-the-kindertransport