Assessing physical activity provides the opportunity to measure general health and well being. Download the variety of tools for assessing physical activity on this page. Physical Activity assessments are numerous and needed to indicate the effectiveness of interventions or programs. The list below was originally compiled for Physical Education for [...]
CAN Health and Wellness Newsletter – Centering Healing in Schools Health and wellness ideas in the classroom September 28, 2021 Welcome to CAN’s second installment of our revamped Health and Wellness Newsletter! We will continue to share content surrounding the Whole Child Health and Wellness Vision and initiative. The Health and Wellness Action Team, as [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Melinda Bossenmeyer T: 877.444.9888 Peaceful Playgrounds Press Release Peaceful Playgrounds Are Sweeping the Nation Peaceful Playgrounds Markings Peaceful Playgrounds, the brainchild of award-winning educator and playground designer Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer. It is a system of fun and educational activities painted onto a schoolyard surface. The [...]
PEACEFUL PLAYGROUNDS PRESIDENT TO SERVE ON HEAD START BODY START BOARD Founder/President Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (October 14, 2008) – Peaceful Playground Inc. President and CEO, Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer has been selected to serve as a Board Member for Head Start Body Start: The National Center for Physical Development and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Andrew Bossenmeyer Vantage Strategic Marketing 714-372-2260 PRESS RELEASE FREE PEACEFUL PLAYGROUNDS WEBINARS OFFERED ON WEBSITE IN JANUARY Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer AKA "the Recess Doctor LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (December 15, 2008) – Peaceful Playgrounds, a recognized expert in playground activities, announced today it would be [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Andrew Bossenmeyer Vantage Strategic Marketing 714-372-2260 PEACEFUL PLAYGROUNDS OFFERS EDUCATION BUDGET CUT RELIEF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (January 7, 2009) – Principals around the country are waiting to see how proposed budget cuts will affect them for this New Year. The prospect of further cuts is making it [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Andrew Bossenmeyer Vantage Strategic Marketing 714-372-2260 PRESS RELEASE URBANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECEIVES RECOGNITION FROM PEACEFUL PLAYGROUNDS FOR “SAFE PLAY” VIDEO FREDERICK, MARYLAND (January 20, 2009) – Fifth Grade Computer Club members at Urbana Elementary School recently were rewarded for creating a playground safety video. PEACEFUL PLAYGROUNDS, a company devoted to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Andrew Bossenmeyer Vantage Strategic Marketing 714-372-2260 HEALTHY SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN RECOGNIZES PEACEFUL PLAYGROUNDS™ IN THE HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AWARD LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA (March 25, 2010) – Peaceful Playgrounds™ has been recognized by Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC), a leading authority on healthy school design environments, as a featured product in its 2010 Innovation [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Contact: Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, 877.444.9888 or visit www.peacefulplaygrounds.com Peaceful Playgrounds Participates in School Pride on NBC Los Angeles, Oct 20, 2010 –Peaceful Playgrounds was proud to be a sponsor and participate in the school design make over of Lanier Elementary for the filming of School Pride for NBC. "School Pride" [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Contact: Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, 877.444.9888 or visit www.peacefulplaygrounds.com Playground Intervention Gets Florida First-Graders Moving Childhood Obesity Intervention CANYON LAKE, Calif., July 20, 2011 -- Impressive results of a Florida elementary school's three-year effort to combat childhood obesity. The study focused on increased physical activity. The results were [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2012 Contact: Melinda Bossenmeyer Ph 951-245-6970 New Fitness FunZone Court Tackles Childhood Obesity Corona, CA - The Fitness FunZone™, a joint project developed by Sandy "Spin" Slade, Founder of Skillastics® and Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D., Founder of Peaceful Playgrounds® is now available. This highly anticipated product is a one-of-a-kind evidence-based [...]
CONTACT: Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. T 760-445-1110 Recess Solutions: How to offer a safe recess during a pandemic by Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer Webb City, Missouri, August 20, 2020 Schools across the nation are returning to classrooms, lunchrooms and playgrounds to find that much has changed since school closed in March. One of [...]
Published on 8/18/15 8:47 AM on Blogger Unequal Access to Physical Education Complaint Filed Six California organizations filed an administrative complaint. The complaint alleges that students are receiving unequal access to physical education opportunities if they are minority and low income students in California. The complaint suggests that unequal access to physical education instruction [...]
Webb City, Missouri, February, 22: Feb. 12 CDC Strategies for K-12 Schools Physical Education Recommendations The recommendations for physical education didn't change much. They still recommend reducing class size, staggering schedules, and maintaining a 6 foot distance even during physical education activities outside. Sharing of equipment should be limited to your ability to clean/disinfect shared [...]
Webb City, Missouri, February, 22: On February 12, 2021, the CDC released a new document called, "Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools Phased Mitigation." You can find the document here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/operation-strategy.html#indicators "As communities plan safe delivery of in-person instruction in K-12 schools, it is essential to decide when and under what conditions to help protect students, teachers, and staff [...]
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