New school recess program awaits at Olmsted School
New school year new school recess program. By Paula Vogler Easton Journal - Easton, MA August 26, 2005 A new school playground for students at the Olmsted School, and cleaned and landscaped grounds at both [...]
Schools add cooperative games to playground
By Julie Murphy Harold-Advocate - Park Ridge, IL September 1, 2005 Cooperative games is an important part of new playground. Old school yard favorites such as hopscotch and four square are re-emerging at [...]
Games gain popularity on elementary school playground
By Nicole Wagner Mount Prospect Times - Park Ridge, IL November 3, 2005 Students learn new elementary school playground games with new Peaceful Playgrounds Program. A divided white rectangle marks the most popular [...]
New Peaceful Playground includes painted blacktop games
W. L. Morse Newsletter Winfield L. Morse 2006 News - Sleepy Hollow, NY April 20, 2006 Student enjoy Peaceful Playgrounds Multi-Use Circle painted blacktop game. Wouldn't it be wonderful to look out over [...]
Field puts Peace of Mind with Rock Paper Scissors
Rock Paper Scissors Brings Peace to the Playground Park Ridge Education Association - Park Ridge, IL Teacher Talk Magazine February 2006
N.H. Schools Move Beyond Traditional Playground
The Boston Globe - New Boston, NH November 2006 They didn't get the water slide they wanted, but they got almost everything else. At New Boston Central School the new playground is not the traditional [...]
A Better Recess using Rock -Paper- Scissors
Rock, Paper, Scissors Leads to Reduction in Playground Conflicts By Terri Pederson Daily Citizen - Beaver Dam, WI December 2006 Students playing rock paper scissors to solve playground problems. Students at Jefferson Elementary [...]
Playground helps resolve recess problems
Recess Problems Reduced with Peaceful Playgrounds Program By Alexa Jenner Downers Grove Reporter - Downers Grove, IL September 2007 With their new “Peaceful Playground,” students at Whittier School have learned how to resolve recess [...]
Playground Markings Boost Physical Activity
By Cheri Carlson Ventura County Star Newspaper October 2007 New playground game markings boost physical activity. New playground game markings boost physical activity at Camarillo school. Getting students active is a goal of most schools [...]
St. Cletus School Brings Peace to the Playground at Recess
October 2007 By Tricia Despres The Doings LaGrange - La Grange, IL Ahh, remember those sweet days of your childhood when you spent all day looking forward to recess? Time to get out of the [...]
Playground Favorites Making Comeback
By Darlene Pellechia Naples Daily News October 2007 Remember hop scotch, four-square and leap frog? These games of yesteryear are making a comeback on the playground at Osceola Elementary School thanks to a program called [...]
Southdowns School Improvement Project : Peaceful Playground
The Huntington Public Schools Headline Southdowns School Improvement Project. November 2007 New school improvement project adds painted games at Southdown Primary School. Southdown Primary School has often been a trailblazer, with a tradition [...]
