Education Week’s Rethinking Recess Schools have sometimes trimmed recess to make more time for instruction, or withheld the daily break as punishment for misbehavior. Yet research shows this time can…
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Recess can be a chaotic, even violent, period during the course of a normal school day. Spencer Michels reports on how one non-profit is showing educators the health, and classroom…
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec09/recess_07-24.html
Playworks CEO and Founder Jill Vialet recently released Recess Rules, the story of a group of kids determined to save recess at their school. As a Playworks nationwide initiative to get students…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2014/04/23/playworks-leads-fifth-grade-reading-challenge/
Since having Playworks at Lincoln, everyone is more respectful and inclusive. We have become a caring community where students feel safe to take risks and reach for higher standards. Students…
https://www.playworks.org/utah/testimonial/everyone-respectful-inclusive/
Play and recess are essential to healthy childhood development. But many schools are cutting back on this important time of the school day. Did you see the story on Good Morning…
https://www.playworks.org/news/good-morning-america-features-playworks-and-recess/
The New York Times looks at Newark's Broadway Elementary. The school is one of a growing number across the country that are reining in recess to curb bullying and behavior…
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/education/15recess.html?emc=eta1
After reading about Playworks on the Playworks website, Lee Elliott was lucky enough to meet Program Manager Lee Barrett at a conference. Just hearing about the program, he thought "I want…
https://www.playworks.org/texas/2012/09/14/meet-our-program-director-lee-elliott/
On Tuesday, October 23, Playworks Georgia teamed up with the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee and the Center for Civil and Human Rights for a community panel and opportunity to engage with…
https://www.playworks.org/georgia/2018/10/25/atlanta-real-players-dont-bully-community-rally/