Peaceful Playgrounds Reduction In Playground Problems
How to have a Peaceful Playground - 1999 Aria Lopez-Rosende Principal, Pioneer Elementary I first learned about Peaceful Playgrounds (PP) as a classroom teacher over 10 years ago and heard about the resulting  reduction [...]
Playground Safety Award Given for Peaceful Playgrounds Program
Golden Bell Award - 1999 California School Boards Association E. Hale Curran Elementary School Murrieta Valley Unified School District Riverside County Dr. Chet Francisco, Superintendent; Judy Rosen, Board President; David Koltovich, Principal Peaceful Playgrounds is a [...]
School Playgrounds Can Be Safe
School Playgrounds Can Be Safe by Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor School Safety Update - October 1998 New Program Improves Playground Safety National School Safety Center [...]
“One Playground that Works” : Family Circle Magazine
  Kids Learn to Play Nice! Family Circle Magazine From the Editor - 04/01/1998 "We used to run around like crazy at lunchtime," admits my son, Matthew, who is a fourth grader at Roberge [...]
Recess Program Reduces Playground Conflicts and Rough Play
South Elementary School Web Parents Information - 2001 Parents Information Website - 2001 Illinois - South School has utilized the Peaceful Playgrounds Program successfully for the past two years. This program, developed by Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. has had [...]
Peaceful Playgrounds is Honored for their Work in Recreation
National Friend of Recreation Award for Peaceful Playgrounds American Association for Leisure and Recreation For Immediate Release: May 2, 2002 Contact: Steve Forest (703) 476-3472 Peaceful Playgrounds was awarded the American Association for Leisure and Recreation Friend [...]
Carlsbad school achieves peaceful playground
 Lisa Petrillo The San Diego Union Tribune - 05/02 Five year old Kaelyn Rincand enjoys her peaceful playground experience. Given the jungle rules of some school playgrounds, where the biggest and [...]
The Lay of the Land With Colorful Playground Games
Add Colorful Painted Playground Games to Increase Game Participation Summer 2002 School adds colorful playground game markings. By Greg Bennett Today's Playground Magazine There is much more to a school playground than the [...]
A Plan for Playground Games
PTO Today Magazine April 2003 Playground Bullying and Conflicts Decrease Recess is meant to be a break from the classroom, a time for making friends and make-believe. But in reality, recess often involves intense competition, [...]
Mount Shasta’s: Peaceful Playground
By Paul Boerger Mount Shasta News September 2003 The Mount Shasta Elementary School playground has been recently transformed by a group of parents and citizens from the old style run around and see what happens [...]
North School PTA Organizing School Playground into a Peaceful Playground
A School Recess Like It's Suppose To Be By Jane Long The Breeze-Courier September 2003 North School PTA organizes school into a Peaceful Playground which reduced playground problems and conflicts. Taylorville - [...]
Bellview’s New Playground Design
 September 2003 Sample school playground design by Peaceful Playgrounds. By Lynn Atkins Rogers Hometown News At Bellview Elementary, the newest tool for teachers measures 40 feet by 100 feet. It's their new school [...]
