Cubbies Fitzroy Adventure Playground, Napier Street, Fitzroy
Update: This is permanently closed
Cubbies Fitzroy is a fun and safe community space for children living in inner-city Melbourne. It is a Save The Children initiative supported by the City of Yarra that provides children with a safe space in their community to play and have fun.
Cubbies Fitzroy is an adventure playground located next to the Atherton Gardens in Fitzroy. This vibrant community space provides a safe and supportive environment for children and their families who live in the area. Programs and activities are run at Cubbies Fitzroy Adventure Playground by our skilled Youth Workers, Bi-Cultural staff, University and Community Volunteers.
There are many benefits of the Cubbies Fitzroy Adventure Playground for both children and parents/carers including:
- The opportunity for children to engage in creative & recreational play and activities that enable them to make calculated risks & decisions
- A connected, supportive environment for parents and carers
- Building resilience, developing positive relationships and increasing social & emotional learning
- Increasing engagement and participation with their community
- An improved sense of self and cultural pride
- Inter-cultural relations, social cohesion and community harmony
- Providing children with a sense of agency over the space, and pride in their ability to co-design the environment
Opening Hours:
The Cubbies Fitzroy adventure playground is open to registered children as an afterschool program for primary school aged children from 3:30pm until 5:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays.
On Wednesdays and Fridays, a sperate afterschool program called the Family Learning Club is delivered from the playground from 3:30pm until 5:30pm. Registration is required for both the Cubbies and the Family Learning Club afterschool programs.
On the first and third Saturday of each month from 12:00pm until 4pm a Community Day is delivered and open to the public without the need for prior registration.
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Location
165 Napier Street, Fitzroy 3065 Map
✆ 0499 368 603
Web Links
→ www.savethechildren.org.au/about-us/save-the-childrens-charity-work/cubbies-fitzroy-adventure-playground
