The European Commission has recognized our “The Growing Playground” project as a good practice example in rural areas! ✨
When we were contacted by the Rural Pact to submit our story to the Commission for approval, we were amazed – after all, this is a small volunteer-led project in the small village of Kolarec…
We hope this will send a message to other villages, small municipalities, and towns across Europe that social infrastructure – especially for children – does not have to be made of concrete and catalogue playground equipment to be valuable.
Children’s imagination, play, and healthy development grow through experiential learning, sensory activities, and connection with the world around them. Some very important things simply cannot be learned by going down a slide or sitting in a classroom. 😀
The partners in “The Growing Playground” project are Sidonija Rubido Erdödy Primary School and the Municipality of Gornja Rijeka.
The project was co-funded through a donation from the Adris Foundation.