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Playground Leaders, 1962

A sepia, black and grey image of six teenagers in a park. Each person is seated on a swing that is part of a playground swing set. They all have their legs extended down straight beneath them so they appear to be standing but are actually leaning back on the seat of the swing. In the background is a picket fence and behind it are house. There is a small caption in black text underneath the image.

Aurora Banner (August 16, 1962)

Without the playground leaders the Summer Playground Program wouldn’t be able to run.

In 1951 the training to become a playground leader was extensive and involved two nights of training per week, for five weeks, which took place thirty minutes away at North York Collegiate.