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KOOP suspends Spring Camp

UPDATE: As of 4pm on March 13, Illinois Governor Pritzker closed all public and private schools through March 30th. We are tremendously ...

Hiring for Adventure Play After School!

KOOP is looking for a special, magical person interested in working with children using a particular philosophy called playwork. Don't wo...

Hiring another Playworker!

KOOP is looking for a special, magical person interested in working with children using a particular philosophy called playwork. Don't wo...

APAS Year 3 + Hiring!

As we begin our third year of Adventure Play After School, we are seeing marked growth, record numbers of children attending and multiple...

APAS February Newsletter

In these past two months your children have had endless opportunities to discover their selves by exploring who they are by trying out th...

September APAS with KOOP

The kids (and playworkers!) of Adventure Play Afterschool are having a blast so far this year! It’s been a pleasure getting to know our ...

KOOP Adventure Play After School is BACK

WEEK ONE of APAS In Week one of APAS we watched and learned about the children and the way they engage in play. We introduced the ever-su...

KOOP In-School and After-School Adventure Play Program

Year 2 Adventure Play Afterschool! Play every day! KOOP is so excited to be offering our second year of Adventure Play Afterschool (APAS...

APAS End of the Year Newsletter

It’s been such a joy to see your kids grow, have fun and play this year! We have so enjoyed our first year of Adventure Play After Schoo...

January APAS

January brought an interesting mix to Adventure Play Afterschool. We had snowy days, rainy days, cold days, warm days and almost every d...

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