St Viator’s Distancing Playground

  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 [...]

By |2020-12-09T14:37:06-08:00December 7th, 2020|News and Media, Newsletter|Comments Off on St Viator’s Distancing Playground

August Grants Newsletter just released!

Click here to view! Many new grants opportunities listed in this Play Nice newsletter along with a free download! Weekly DOWNLOAD EXERCISE CARDS  The Peaceful Playgrounds set of Exercise Cards are easy to use and describe the exercises in the set, as well as, have an illustration for each task card. They are a great [...]

By |2020-12-10T10:58:13-08:00August 21st, 2019|Newsletter|0 Comments

Concord Road School paves the way for kinder recess

By Jackie Lupo TIM LAMORTE/RIVERTOWNS ENTERPRISE December 11, 2015 Second-graders use the playground during recess on Dec. 7. ARDSLEY — Recess can be fun for some elementary school students, but stressful for newcomers or those who lack strong social skills. Hoping to promote a culture of kindness on the playground, Concord Road Elementary School [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:54-07:00January 7th, 2016|News and Media, Newsletter|0 Comments

Peaceful Playgrounds participates in 2014 NFL- United Way Kickoff Event

by RACHEL DAWSON,  Federal Way Mirror Reporter  Sept.  3, 2014 Former Seahawks Steve Largent, Mack Strong, and Warren Moon joined more than 50 volunteers and representatives of United Way of King County and Dairy Management Inc. to help uplift Federal Way’s Lake Grove Elementary school playground on students’ first day back to school. As the second-oldest [...]

Play Nice Newsletter Archive

The Play Nice Newsletter archive hosts the twice monthly posting of the Play Nice Newsletter.  It is usually published on the first and 15th of each month.  The Play Nice Newsletter covers topics such as: recess, PE, children's health, school playgrounds, nutrition, physical activity and childhood obesity. Index [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:57-07:00November 18th, 2013|Newsletter|0 Comments