John Kilbourn helped organize a symposim on the benefits of play. It is
scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market.
Symposium will focus on impact of play on health
May 4, 2015
Experts on how play positively impacts physical and mental health
will gather for a half-day symposium at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market.
“Bring Play to Life: Examining the Health Benefits of Play” is
presented by the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum and set for Wednesday,
May 6, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the market, 435 Ionia Ave. SW.
John Kilbourne, professor of movement science, helped organize
the event and will serve as a panelist.
Keynote speaker is John Ratey, author of “Go Wild” and “Spark:
The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.” Ratey is an
associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Cost for students is $15, others is $25. Click here
for more information and to register, or call (616) 235-4726, ext. 204.
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