Eagle View boasts Unstructured Recess with Peaceful Playgrounds

Unstructured Recess Success Based on Enriching Environment  September 2009 By Katie Anderson Pine River Journal - Pine River, MN One of the parking lots will provide unstructured recess activities at Eagle View Elementary School. The parking lot where school buses drop off and pick up students will now be used for Eagle View's  unstructured recess [...]

Appleton School Solves Recess Conflict

Peaceful Playgrounds Eliminating Recess Conflicts September 2009[jwplayer mediaid="859"] By Ryan Dietz WLUK-TV - Appleton, WI Recess used to be just sliding and swinging at Johnston Elementary School in Appleton but overtime recess conflict grew. Now a program to get more kids involved has them adding hopscotch, four-square, and jump rope to the mix. "There's like [...]

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New Games Help Students Keep the Peace During Recess

August 2010 By Tara Hettinger Tribune - Jeffersonville, IN Some stenciled paint on the ground coupled with balls, bean bags and other accessories are helping students keep the peace on the playground at Riverside Elementary School. It’s all a part of Peaceful Playgrounds, where schools pay to get the blueprints and activity guides. “Before it [...]

Bringing Peaceful Play to the Elementary School Playground

Miami County Republic Paola, KS October 2010 The kindergartners’ eyes grow big as they walk through the door at Cottonwood Elementary in Paola on Tuesday and catch sight of their colorful new playground. Cottonwood Elementary School kindergartner Shelia Kreusch enjoys the playground’s new colorful hopscotch design during recess Tuesday afternoon. After lining up along a [...]

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