Last two days of Year End Sale 2018
Last 2 days to take advantage of Peaceful Playgrounds Year End Sale. Going, going........
How to paint and lay out a four square court
Foursquare is a popular elementary school recess game. Our rollout stencil makes it easy to layout and add to any playground. This video shows you how to layout and paint a four square court.
Peaceful Playgrounds Year End Sale Coming to an End
Do miss this opportunity for the best savings of the year on the Peaceful Playgrounds recess program. SAVE $1000. Use this link to learn more about the Peaceful Playgrounds recess program. Join more than 8000 schools across the nation and make our playground a peaceful playground.
SHAPE America and Peaceful Playgrounds Materials for Recess Advocacy
Take advantage of these two toolkits for promoting, organizing and advocating for recess in schools. SHAPE America has some great materials for promoting recess in schools. http://ow.ly/y1U730jZI9U Check out our Right to Recess Toolkit for additional materials to Advocate for Recess in Schools. http://ow.ly/eTLm30jZIjx
12 Childrens’ Books on Play
12 Children's Books on Play By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor 12 Children's Books on Play Childrens' Books on Play. Sometimes, all the motivation a child needs, to get outside and play, is a good Children's' book on play. The list below can [...]
PLAYGROUND SUPERVISOR TRAINING Reduces Injuries and Liability
Online Playground Supervisor Training Even one injury can have a devastating financial effect on a district. Playground Supervisor Training can reduce injuries and legal liability. Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, course author is an expert witness in school injury cases and a retired principal. "The same issues were coming up in multiple cases. This course allows you [...]
Kids who run one mile a day……..
What happens when kids run a mile each day is explained in this article. The new program called the Daily Mile began in Scotland around 6 years ago and now it is in 3600 schools in 25 countries. On average it takes kids about 15 minutes to run the mile which helps them to meet [...]
Peaceful Playgrounds Welcomes East Street Student Back to School
East Street School Returns to NEW Painted Playground Markings East Street staff and students are returning to school this year and they will be welcomed with a new, colorful, fun painted playground markings. The school is implementing the Peaceful Playgrounds Program. It is based on the concept that several well-marked, colorfully designed markings will [...]
PSUSD playgrounds transform with new recess program
Wallace Elementary Gets New Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program By Shannon Rapose / Kern Valley Sun During winter break, a handful of Wallace staff and volunteers went to work painting hundreds of colorful shapes, playful footprints and multipurpose game boundaries in the play areas of the Wallace Elementary School and in the Kindergarten yard as part [...]
The New Peaceful Playground at Wampus
Peaceful Playgrounds Provides and Improved Recess Experience The Byram Hills Education Foundation, Inc. (BHEF) and the Debra Leipman Yale Memorial Fund (DLYMF) recently announced the opening of the new Peaceful Playground recess program at Wampus Elementary School in Armonk. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the occasion which was attended by the entire third, fourth and fifth-grade [...]
Playgrounds Serve as Microcosm of the World
Peaceful Playgrounds january 23, 2018 by carrie froese, I recently read a publication in the NY Times Sunday Review called My Kid’s First Lesson in Realpolitik. Annie Pfeifer is a parent bemoaning the need for our children to stand up to bullies. There is recognition of the fact that “helicopter parents” swoop in with speed and vehemence [...]
