For most kindergartners, recess is a new concept. On the first day of the school year, they often come out to the yard with wide, bright, and confused eyes. They…
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Our Playworks staff sat down with Junior Coach, Amera Severtson on the Hamlin Garland School playground to learn more about her leadership skills and how they’ve transformed her and her…
https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/2015/04/13/meet-playworks-junior-coach-amera-severtson/
The playground at Chappell Elementary School is filled with children chasing each other on the jungle gyms, playing four square and joining in on a game of soccer and kickball.…
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=210830
8-minute course Kids can and should start and sustain safe, inclusive games at recess. Learn how visuals help students do just that. Plus, learn how to begin implementing visual systems…
https://www.playworks.org/course/use-visual-systems-support-student-leaders/
My girls came home the first day of school raging about the cool stuff they did with the recess coach, and it’s been that way every day this week. The…
https://www.playworks.org/southeast/testimonial/girls-raging-cool-stuff-recess/
Schools also involved in fighting childhood obesity epidemic Editor’s note: The responsibilities of the public school system are far-reaching. Beyond the classroom, teachers and administrators are addressing issues in which…
Play during schooltime improved students' behavior and academic performance
https://www.playworks.org/news/california-educator-cover-story-reclaiming-recess/
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten visited Clyde Miller P-8 on Wednesday to see how emergency relief funds are being used in local districts. With an eye on mental…
Every week, it seems, we see another article about the greatness of Finland’s schools: sky-high test scores, no formal schooling until age 7 (when our kids are already taking their practice…