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Peaceful Playground painted at Yulee School for Physical Education Classes

Peaceful Playground painted at Yulee School - September 2010 News Leader - Yulee, FL "Peaceful Playgrounds will provide our students with wonderful age appropriate activities during their physical education time." "It's fun for parents, teachers as [...]

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Advent Lutheran School Achieves Peace on Playground

 Peaceful Playgrounds gets kids active and  childhood obesity intervention September 2010 Tribune - Boca Raton, FL Given the jungle rules of some playgrounds, where the biggest and toughest tend to dominate, consider the scene recently [...]

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Education Changes Brings Outdoor classroom

  October 2010 Pioneer Press - Elmhurst, IL Computers and the Internet are changing the way many children learn, but one part of the school day that has remained fairly consistent is recess. "We all [...]

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Bringing Peaceful Play to the Elementary School Playground

Miami County Republic Paola, KS October 2010 The kindergartners’ eyes grow big as they walk through the door at Cottonwood Elementary in Paola on Tuesday and catch sight of their colorful new playground. Cottonwood Elementary [...]

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New Playground Program Tackles Bullying and Childhood Obesity

Playground program tackles bullying and childhood obesity October 2010 Opinion - Miami County Republic - Paola, KS Two of the biggest issues facing youths these days are childhood obesity and bullying, and Cottonwood Elementary School [...]

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Peace spreads on playgrounds around Marana as kids learn to solve problems.

Schools throughout district utilize program that encourages problem solving and play Most people don't think "conflict resolution" when looking back on their childhood playground experiences, but students in several Marana Unified School District Schools might [...]

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The Case for School Recess

Why School RECESS Really Matters Parenting School Years Magazine November 2010 We've all heard of "the three R's": reading, writing, and arithmetic. The latest issue of Parenting School Years magazine is making a case for [...]

Peace to Prevail on Elementary School Playground

Houston County News - La Crosse, WI November 2010 This number grid is just a small portion of the new Peaceful Playground that will become a part of the play area at La Crescent-Hokah [...]

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Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program Benefits Park Terrace

Students at Park Terrace played football recently during recess as part of its new Peaceful Playground program. Park Terrace Elementary Implements Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program ABC Newspapers - Coon Rapids, MN  December 2012 [...]

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Peaceful Playgrounds Starts at Loretto

January 2011 Douglas Dispatch - Douglas, AZ Peaceful Playgrounds Implemented at Loretto Elementary School Peaceful playgrounds program rules Wouldn’t be wonderful to look out over a playground where children were laughing and playing [...]

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