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Peaceful Playground Teaches Social Skills

 November 2008 By Christina Styan The Standard-Times - Dartmouth, MA Outside the Quinn Elementary School, on the Second Step Peaceful Playground, kids learn social skills like respect. Inside, as part of "Mix It Up Day [...]

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Marana School Playing with a Change on its Playground

 January 2009 By Barbara Grijalva KOLD-TV - Tucson, AZ 

There's something that's supposed to keep children from fighting on the playground, reduce playground injuries, and a lot more. What is this miracle? Marana's [...]

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Twin Peaks Students add Age Appropriate Games

Age appropriate elementary school playground games are painted onto existing playground surface. January 2009 By Chuck Barth Marana Weekly News - Tucson, AZ Twin Peaks school playground showcases age appropriate games and markings [...]

Urbana Elementary Recognized for Playground Safety Video

January 2009 By Staff Reporter Maryland Community Newspapers - Fredrick, MD Urbana Elementary School. Fifth grade Computer Club members at Urbana Elementary School recently were rewarded for creating an informative video [...]

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Promoting Peaceful Play at Northwest Elementary School

May 2009 By Joie Tyrrell NewsDay - Melville, NY Research indicates that there is an absence of peaceful play and a prevalence of bullying in schools is increasing on a regular basis and that most [...]

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Peace! New Playground Equipment and Games Designed for Harmony

Playground markings and equipment result in playground harmony  June 2009 By Hugh Gallagher Observer - Detroit, MI Girls playing recess games at South Redford Elementary School. Keep children busy doing interesting things [...]

Principal Hopes to Implement Peaceful Playground With School Grant

School grant provides new games and activities for students at recess. June 2009 By Christine Haines Herald-Standard - Uniontown, PA Student enjoy benefits of school grant for new playground. Imagine a playground without [...]

Grants Take Kids a Hop, Skip and Jump from Video Games

 June 2009 By Beth Gollob Oklahoman - Oklahoma City, OK For many adults, hopscotch and jump rope seem like games every child should know. But with a computer or video game system in nearly every [...]

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Sheboygan Falls Elementary Gets a Playground Makeover

Sheboygan Falls gets playground transformation August 2009 By Jeff Pederson Sheboygan Falls - Plymouth, WI When students return to Sheboygan Falls Elementary School for the first day of the 2009-10 school year, a whole new [...]

Parents Purport Painted Blacktop Games Creates Peaceful Playground

August 2009 By Bret Liebendorfer Columbus News - Columbus, OH The program is inexpensive and is something that can easily be added to a playground. Working on their hands and knees, parent volunteers [...]

Eagle View Students are in for a Nice Surprise on School Playground

September 2009 By Jodie Tweed Brainerd Dispatch - Brainerd, MA Deanne Trottier, an Eagle View second-grade teacher and playground committee member, spray painted colorful markings on a play space in front of the Breezy [...]

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