Physical education isn’t just about kickball and team sports. It’s a crucial part of a well-rounded education for K-12 children, laying the foundation for both physical and mental well-being. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points out that Physical Education improves grades and standardized test scores. It enhances academic learning, contrary to [...]
Extreme heat is cutting into recess for kids. Experts say that's a problem. September 7, 2023 2:57 PM ET Sequoia Carrillo & Beth Wallis https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1198269007/1198301913# This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or [...]
https://youtu.be/4xCq9lxlXCo Agencies in Erie County put in Peaceful Playground for Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary. Photo by R Frank Media A Peaceful Playground is a safe play environment that enhances learning, prevents bullying and allows schools to add 100 games and markings to their playground. The Peaceful Playgrounds Program identified five solutions to 5 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
St Viator's Distancing Playground From Peaceful Playgrounds CHICAGO (WLS) -- One Chicago school is trying to get creative to keep kids playing and keep them in school -- with a socially-distanced playground. The playground has a new look at St. Viator Elementary School on Chicago's Northwest Side, allowing students to [...]
Is it safe to offer recess During a Pandemic? Webb City, Missouri., June 19, 2020 Principals across the nation are faced with an added pressure for fall school reopening. How to offer a safe recess in the middle of a pandemic? A 6’ Distancing Playground, the brainchild of award-winning educator and playground designer, Dr. Melinda [...]
5000 elementary schools across America are searching for a safe way to offer recess during the Pandemic. Peaceful Playgrounds designer, Dr. Bossenmeyer reveals how to do it. Webb City, Missouri., May 29,2020 (SEND2PRESSNEWSWIRE) A pandemic recess solution is being released by Peaceful Playgrounds Inc. A 6’ Distancing Playground, the brainchild of award-winning educator and [...]
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