Data, Communities,and Playgrounds Project (DCPg)

Adventure play and playwork focus on allowing children to play freely based on their instincts, ideas, and interests without prioritizing adult agendas 1 . There are over 160 adventure playgrounds in the United Kingdom. These playgrounds strive to create places where play is self-chosn, self directed, and intrinsically motivated by the child. 

The Data, Communities, and Playgrounds (DCPg) Project is a map of  these UK playgrounds. Each entry on the map includes information about the history of adventure play and playworkers. Additionally, by region, each playground includes contact and location, the services provided, and photos and information when possible. The map is designed to help playgrounds connect, collaborate and grow as well as provide important information for the public to connect to the playgrounds where they are or where they may be traveling.

For more information about the map, adventure play, or to be a part of this project, please contat Dr. Kimberly Garza at garza@roanoke.edu. 

Data, Communities, and Playground Project (DCPg) Team
Lynzie Cape, Public Health Studies and Religion
Darcy Gormer, Public Health Studies and Psychology
Charlotte Bowman, Public Health Studies and Biology
Isabella Fritz '25, Public Health  and Literary Studies
Jennifer Burch '25, Public Health Studies and Sociology