School Recess Revival

School Recess Revival By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Mandating School Recess Revival   In recent years, an effort to pass laws mandating school recess for elementary school-age students has picked up steam largely as a result of parent advocates who believe school recess plays an [...]

By |2024-04-17T10:56:45-07:00June 30th, 2019|Featured Articles, Recess|0 Comments

WA PTA Resolution in Support of Recess

Washington PTA: 11.27 Recess Advocacy – RECESS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Resolution passed 2018 Whereas, children’s physical fitness and children’s engagement in physical activity are associated with greater academic achievement and cognitive functioning, and increased physical activity during the school day does not adversely affect student academic achievement; and Whereas, elementary school children who have more [...]

By |2020-12-10T10:36:42-08:00September 5th, 2018|Recess|0 Comments

Should principals fight for recess?

Zia Bossenmeyer, VP of marketing at Peaceful Playgrounds stands with Daniel Pink after Keynote who says principal's should fight for school recess. Daniel Pink says principals should fight for school recess " Fight for school recess, it is not a nicety but a necessity,"  was the message take-a-way contained within Daniel Pink's presentation [...]

By |2022-10-23T18:13:49-07:00July 10th, 2018|BLOG, Recess|0 Comments

SHAPE America and Peaceful Playgrounds Materials for Recess Advocacy

Take advantage of these two toolkits for promoting, organizing  and advocating for recess in schools. SHAPE America has some great materials for promoting recess in schools. http://ow.ly/y1U730jZI9U Check out our Right to Recess Toolkit for additional materials to Advocate for Recess in Schools. http://ow.ly/eTLm30jZIjx

By |2018-05-31T11:20:28-07:00May 17th, 2018|Announcement, Recess|0 Comments

School Recess: Why some love and others hate this American tradition.

By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor The School Recess Movement is Growing. The school recess movement in Orange County, Florida is growing and even received national attention yesterday when The Today Show put out an elementary recess survey. The national survey shows that 99% of adults participating in the survey favor elementary school recess.  [...]

By |2024-04-17T10:52:20-07:00January 15th, 2015|Featured Articles|0 Comments