Lethbridge is committed to PLAY.
Lethbridge Plays is pleased to endorse the 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play, as published by Outdoor Play Canada. The statement reads:
Active outdoor play promotes holistic health and well-being for people of all ages, communities, and environments, and for our entire planet. It is critical given the multiple global challenges we face today (e.g., social and health inequities, climate change, and digital addiction). Together, as a collective of the outdoor play sector, we recommend increasing opportunities for active outdoor play in all settings where people live, learn, work, and play. To achieve this, it is important to collaborate across sectors, settings, and societies to preserve, promote, and value equitable access to active play outdoors and in nature.
When children run, jump, kick, throw, or catch, they are doing more than playing. They are learning fundamental movement skills. Fundamental movement skills are not something children automatically know how to do. Just like learning to read or write, children develop these skills through practice, play, and a variety of experiences. Programs like Roving Gyms help children build these skills in a fun environment.