Playground makes for Peaceful Recess
The Republican - Palmer, MA January 2008 Student at Old Mill enjoys peaceful recess. Old Mill Pond Elementary School now has a "peaceful playground" and peaceful recess. Instead of pupils playing basketball and [...]
An Updated Playground is More than Play Space
New Play Space Project Began in November By Cathie Ericson The Oregonian - Wilsonville, OR Â February 2008 A peaceful playground -- isn't that the dream of all students, parents, and educators? Where recess [...]
Bringing Peace to the School Playground
March 2008 Burbank Leader - Burbank, CA Bringing peace to a school playground may not be easy. During a game of four-square at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Wednesday, second-graders Luis Reyes, 7, and Cassidy McNeill, [...]
A Playground Design that Fights Playground Politics
A playground design that fights problems. May 2008 Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL By Eric Peterson Chicago Daily Herald - A Design that Fights Playground Politics Second-grader Jonathan Ilc and first-graders Makala [...]
Employing Brain Based Learning to Inspire Instruction
Peaceful Playgrounds Inspires Active Play - February 2009 "Teachers who are new to brain based learning are often in awe of how the brain remembers, and of how many different memory systems there are," explains Brain [...]
Learning and Playing
Porterville Recorder Porterville, CA Porterville College students paint education games for students. Jumping, skipping and hopping on the school blacktop is making a comeback at Santa Fe Elementary School where school officials are [...]
Local school achieves Peace with School Recess Program
June 2008 New School Recess Program to Eliminate Problem Programs By Staff Reporter Altus Times Given the jungle rules of some playgrounds, where the biggest and toughest tend to dominate, consider the scene recently at [...]
Parents Plan Play Upgrade to Increase Physical Activity
Parents Plan Play Upgrade August 2008 By Elizabeth Roman The Republican - Longmeadow, MA Besides the typical slides, swings and monkey bars they usually see on their playground, the students at Center School on Longmeadow [...]
Imagine Schools on Broadway to feature Peaceful Playground Program
 New Playground Program added to Imagine Schools August 2008 By Staff Reporter Times Online - Fort Wayne, IN Students at Imagine School participate in the playground program at recess. Imagine Schools has enrolled [...]
Playground Painting = Recreation Plus Education
The Daily Record/Sunday News - York, PA August 2008 McKinley Elementary students will start the year with a new playground. Red, yellow, blue and orange shapes, letters, and numbers were part of a playground painting [...]
New Playground Teaches Problem Solving Skills
 September 2008 New playground program teaches problem solving skills at Doniphan Trumbull School. By Ginger ten Bensel KHAS-TV - Hastings, NE A playground with a lot to offer is in the works in [...]
Simple Games Bring Structured Recess Games Bring New Fun
October 2008 By Dave Aeikens St Cloud Times - St.Cloud, MN Students join in a structured recess game and can move around to other activities. All the paint on the sidewalks and basketball [...]
