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DESIGNING WITH CHILDREN
Our most cutting-edge work is in the area of outdoor
environments for children, especially children with special
needs such as autism, ADHD, and other developmental delays. We
look for ways to connect people with the environment. Krawczyk
has conducted observational studies within children’s
environments (gardens, playgrounds, parks, museums, and schools)
to determine how the spatial environment contributes to
children’s engagement. She uses her findings, together with
those from children’s environmental research, to create engaging
places for children.
Examples of Projects, Research and Presentations on
Children’s Environments:
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“Designing Gardens for
Children Course,” offered at Longwood Gardens, Kennett
Square, PA. Course will be offered September 22 – October 6,
2009.
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Outdoor Classroom/Giving
Garden, Mary D. Lang Elementary School, Kennett Square,
Pennsylvania. In process.
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“The Engagement Zone,”
presentation given to the Children and Youth Symposium,
sponsored by The American Horticultural Society, July 23,
2009, Cleveland Botanic Garden, Cleveland, Ohio.
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“Landscape Structure as a
Contributing Factor in the Behavior of Young Children,”
poster presented at the Council of Educators in Landscape
Architecture (CELA) Annual Meeting, September 21-25,
2005, Athens, Georgia.
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Sensory Gardens for St.
Edmond’s Home for Children, Rosemont, Pennsylvania, 1999 –
2000.
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