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 [...]
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 [...]
Kern Valley Sun Article By Shannon Rapose During a winter break, parents and staff came together to paint hundreds of shapes, footprints and multiuse game markings in the play areas on the Wallace playground creating a "Peaceful Playground." According to Brian Polston, principal of Kernville and Wallace Elementary, "the mission of Peaceful Playgrounds is to [...]
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 [...]
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
12 Children's Books on Play By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor 12 Children's Books on Play Childrens' Books on Play. Sometimes, all the motivation a child needs, to get outside and play, is a good Children's' book on play. The list below can [...]
Peaceful Playgrounds january 23, 2018 by carrie froese, I recently read a publication in the NY Times Sunday Review called My Kid’s First Lesson in Realpolitik. Annie Pfeifer is a parent bemoaning the need for our children to stand up to bullies. There is recognition of the fact that “helicopter parents” swoop in with speed and vehemence [...]
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. [...]
Recess is Time Well Spent By Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, The Recess Doctor Recess is Time Well Spent School recess holds a special place in the heart of the American public school student, according to the editorial in today's Concord Monitor. To a child "recess is time well [...]
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 [...]
School Playground Problems and Solutions Identified Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program is built around research which identifies 5 things that go wrong on a typical school playground and 5 solutions to those problems. [jwplayer config="big" mediaid="3722"] To learn more about Peaceful Playgrounds Recess Program , visit our recess program information page, or visit the media page of [...]
Recess Makes Kids Smarter By Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D., The Recess Doctor We Now Know Why Recess Makes Kids Smarter Kids love recess. But until recently, we didn't know why recess makes kids smarter. According to a second grader, Allison Rincand, her favorite activity at school, “Recess because [...]
MacArthur School in Hoffman Estates is the third school in District 54 to implement the Peaceful Playground program, which provides colorful blacktop games that promote active, healthy play. (Kate Thayer/Tribune) By Kate Thayer TribLocal reporter Recess isn’t just about swinging and sliding for some students in District 54. Instead, they’re playing problem-solving [...]
School recess activities at Nottingham Elementary Hudson School implements new playground rules Photo by : William Wrobel The Telegraph Jumprope at recess When one player made a mistake and wanted a “do-over,” others reminded him that was against the new playground rules, and he quietly, if somewhat unhappily, returned to playing. And [...]
Lemmer Elementary opens with new school playground makeover By Jason Raiche - staff writer (jraiche@dailypress.net) , Daily Press Students at Lemmer Elementary have new school playground markings. ESCANABA - Students at Lemmer Elementary School now have new school playground makeover allowing them ample opportunities for fun games and playground markings during recess. [...]
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