Nestled within a beautiful setting of 38 acres at Franklin Woods Nature Center, Kayla’s Playground offers a playful and relaxing atmosphere for families of ALL abilities.
The playground was inspired by Kayla Runte and her friends. Kayla never walked or spoke a word, but she had friends who encouraged her and in return taught valuable life lessons of compassion, patience and acceptance.
After Kayla’s passing in August of 2012, Kayla’s Krew was formed and began fundraising to fulfill their mission to build an all-inclusive and all-accessible playground as a foundation to teach life lessons naturally through play. With the support of the City of Franklin and the community, the 12,000 square foot playground was built over the course of 9 days with the help of over 1500 volunteers and opened October 9, 2015.
Experience the wonder and beauty of Kayla’s Playground by planning your visit today!
Franklin Woods Nature Center
3723 W. Puetz Road Franklin, WI
The playground was inspired by Kayla Runte and her friends. Kayla never walked or spoke a word, but she had friends who encouraged her and in return taught valuable life lessons of compassion, patience and acceptance.
After Kayla’s passing in August of 2012, Kayla’s Krew was formed and began fundraising to fulfill their mission to build an all-inclusive and all-accessible playground as a foundation to teach life lessons naturally through play. With the support of the City of Franklin and the community, the 12,000 square foot playground was built over the course of 9 days with the help of over 1500 volunteers and opened October 9, 2015.
Experience the wonder and beauty of Kayla’s Playground by planning your visit today!
Franklin Woods Nature Center
3723 W. Puetz Road Franklin, WI
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Kayla: A Real American Girl Story
Created by:
Digital Spokes Media
Josh Young
Digital Spokes Media
Josh Young
Our Mission:
To build an all-accessible, all-inclusive playground in Franklin, Wisconsin that is inspiring and truly all-accessible for all children and families of any age and ability. As Kayla’s Krew our goal is to provide a common ground to enrich social skills through play, create friendships for a lifetime and promote Peer Advocacy programs through collaboration with community partners. Simply, Honestly and Purely.
Our Vision:
To enable all who have special needs to forget about the challenges that they are presented with daily while teaching others the value of friendship and compassion. Kayla’s Krew envisions the playground as a platform for the community to embrace all abilities. Our hope is to foster life lessons that cannot be taught out of a textbook but rather experienced firsthand and with the heart.
Our goal is to further carry the Ben Philosophy out of the classrooms of Ben Franklin Elementary School and into the community, encouraging all schools in the surrounding area to embrace the life lessons learned from having a friendship with a peer who has special needs. The Ben Franklin philosophy:
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
ENCOURAGE OTHERS
NEVER STOP LEARNING
To build an all-accessible, all-inclusive playground in Franklin, Wisconsin that is inspiring and truly all-accessible for all children and families of any age and ability. As Kayla’s Krew our goal is to provide a common ground to enrich social skills through play, create friendships for a lifetime and promote Peer Advocacy programs through collaboration with community partners. Simply, Honestly and Purely.
Our Vision:
To enable all who have special needs to forget about the challenges that they are presented with daily while teaching others the value of friendship and compassion. Kayla’s Krew envisions the playground as a platform for the community to embrace all abilities. Our hope is to foster life lessons that cannot be taught out of a textbook but rather experienced firsthand and with the heart.
Our goal is to further carry the Ben Philosophy out of the classrooms of Ben Franklin Elementary School and into the community, encouraging all schools in the surrounding area to embrace the life lessons learned from having a friendship with a peer who has special needs. The Ben Franklin philosophy:
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
ENCOURAGE OTHERS
NEVER STOP LEARNING