An alarming educational trend is spreading like wildfire across the nation due to our economic situation. More troubling is the fact that no one is talking about the effect of a shortened school year for students’ academic advancement. The nation’s second largest school district signed agreements with the United Teachers of Los Angeles to shorten [...]
Playground Liability: Accident or Injury by Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer Dr. Bossenmeyer is an expert witness on playground injury and playground supervision cases. She is also a retired Elementary School Principal. Duty of Care On average, 17 [...]
Sounds like a tiny tot gym for aspiring World Body Builders like California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, but instead it is a new federal program aimed at giving preschoolers a head start on future healthy behaviors and generally good health. The new center called the National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play AKA Head Start Body [...]
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Principals, teachers and coordinators give testimonials on the Peaceful Playground Program and the differences they are seeing in their schools Testimonial Principal Testimonial Principal Le Grand Elementary Testimonial Ericka Barrett Nathan Hale Elementary Prospect Hills Painting Testimonial PE Lois Clark Fargo [...]
Peaceful Playgrounds Radio Interviews Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. Below are samples of three the national radio shows conducted with Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer from 2001-2011. The Radio Disney show was part of the Backyard Radio Show. It covered the topic of Playground Safety: An interview with Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. The second show discussed [...]
Peaceful Playgrounds Press Releases July 20, 2011 Playground Intervention Gets Florida First Graders Moving https://peacefulplaygrounds.com/press-playground-intervention-gets-florida-first-graders-moving/ October 20, 2010 Peaceful Playgrounds Participates in School Pride TV Show on NBC https://peacefulplaygrounds.com/peaceful-playgrounds-participates-in-school-pride-on-nbc/ March 25, 2010 Healthy Schools Campaign Recognizes Peaceful Playgrounds for the Innovation Showcase Award. [...]
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Nature Deficit Disorder: Does your child ask "Are they real?" By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Download Article Nature Deficit Disorder On a recent trip, my 6-year-old granddaughter noticed some flowers on the counter in our hotel. Instinctively, she touched them, followed immediately by the question, [...]
Why Play? The Importance of Play By Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D., The Recess Doctor We all need to play. For the generation of Americans that lived by the daily adage, “you must come inside when the street lights come on,” the importance of play was intuitive and occurred [...]
For some time, researchers have known that physical education and exercise changes the structure of the brain, resulting in improvements in concentration, fidgeting and creates new brain cells. The body-mind link is well documented. But current thinking and actions (like eliminating recess and physical education) lead me to question if some decisions reflect the cliché [...]
Keeping Kids Cool At School When is it too hot for recess? By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor When is it too hot for recess? As most of the nation head back to school facing triple-digit heat principals will begin to ask themselves, "When is it too [...]
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