By Darlene Pellechia Naples Daily News October 2007 Remember hop scotch, four-square and leap frog? These games of yesteryear are making a comeback on the playground at Osceola Elementary School thanks to a program called Peaceful Playgrounds, part of the school’s Positive Behavior Support Process. According to Osceola Asst. Principal Tammie Stewart, the concept is [...]
The Huntington Public Schools Headline Southdowns School Improvement Project. November 2007 New school improvement project adds painted games at Southdown Primary School. Southdown Primary School has often been a trailblazer, with a tradition of very involved parents who have never had a problem rolling up their collective sleeves and volunteering to work on [...]
The Republican - Palmer, MA January 2008 Student at Old Mill enjoys peaceful recess. Old Mill Pond Elementary School now has a "peaceful playground" and peaceful recess. Instead of pupils playing basketball and hopscotch in the same area and running into each other, there are separate "zones" for activities. While children can move [...]
New Play Space Project Began in November By Cathie Ericson The Oregonian - Wilsonville, OR February 2008 A peaceful playground -- isn't that the dream of all students, parents, and educators? Where recess is a time of socialization, fresh air, and physical activity, rather than a period marked by conflict and bullying. That's [...]
March 2008 Burbank Leader - Burbank, CA Bringing peace to a school playground may not be easy. During a game of four-square at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School Wednesday, second-graders Luis Reyes, 7, and Cassidy McNeill, 8, reached an impasse over a point. “It was in,” Luis said. “It’s out!” Cassidy fired back. But before the [...]
A playground design that fights problems. May 2008 Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL By Eric Peterson Chicago Daily Herald - A Design that Fights Playground Politics Second-grader Jonathan Ilc and first-graders Makala Seilpelt and Star Ubeogu play a beanbag game on the new "Peaceful Playground" at Lakeview Elementary in Hoffman Teachers [...]
Peaceful Playgrounds Inspires Active Play - February 2009 "Teachers who are new to brain based learning are often in awe of how the brain remembers, and of how many different memory systems there are," explains Brain Lady" Marilee Sprenger. "Although many brain based learning principles are followed instinctively, once teachers know why and how the principles [...]
Porterville Recorder Porterville, CA Porterville College students paint education games for students. Jumping, skipping and hopping on the school blacktop is making a comeback at Santa Fe Elementary School where school officials are implementing “Peaceful Playground” — a structured play area that incorporates language arts, geography and mathematics into a play program. “It’s [...]
June 2008 New School Recess Program to Eliminate Problem Programs By Staff Reporter Altus Times Given the jungle rules of some playgrounds, where the biggest and toughest tend to dominate, consider the scene recently at Washington Elementary School. A recess came and went, with children running loose during a sublime afternoon, and nobody cried, got [...]
Parents Plan Play Upgrade August 2008 By Elizabeth Roman The Republican - Longmeadow, MA Besides the typical slides, swings and monkey bars they usually see on their playground, the students at Center School on Longmeadow Street will participate in outdoor physical activity that doesn't involve any equipment. Elizabeth Baron, the co-president of the Center School [...]
New Playground Program added to Imagine Schools August 2008 By Staff Reporter Times Online - Fort Wayne, IN Students at Imagine School participate in the playground program at recess. Imagine Schools has enrolled over 400 students for the 2008-2009 school year at its Broadway campus, Imagine Schools on Broadway. Imagine Schools opened its [...]
The Daily Record/Sunday News - York, PA August 2008 McKinley Elementary students will start the year with a new playground. Red, yellow, blue and orange shapes, letters, and numbers were part of a playground painting project which will greet students at McKinley Elementary when they return to school this week. With paint, a plan and [...]
September 2008 New playground program teaches problem solving skills at Doniphan Trumbull School. By Ginger ten Bensel KHAS-TV - Hastings, NE A playground with a lot to offer is in the works in Doniphan. It is called a Peaceful Playground. It is a playground where children can enjoy playing together in groups and [...]
October 2008 By Dave Aeikens St Cloud Times - St.Cloud, MN Students join in a structured recess game and can move around to other activities. All the paint on the sidewalks and basketball court at Westwood Elementary School is serving to provide a more structured recess setting. In one spot, children are playing [...]
November 2008 By Christina Styan The Standard-Times - Dartmouth, MA Outside the Quinn Elementary School, on the Second Step Peaceful Playground, kids learn social skills like respect. Inside, as part of "Mix It Up Day for Lunch" kids learn to make new friends. For the youngsters, it seems to be the perfect combination. The money [...]
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