Pinehurst Elementary School Playground Spotlight

Students love the colors, the assortment of equipment, and the many games available on their new playground. Supervisors have already noticed a decrease in conflicts and hurt feelings. It's wonderful to hear the sound of Rock-Paper-Scissors as you step onto the playground. The transformation is absolutely incredible!

By |2022-01-03T15:51:12-08:00January 30th, 2013|News and Media|0 Comments

Recess and P.E. Critical to Success

Back to School Student participates in P.E. class activities. Not only adults but also children need physical activity in order to stay happy, healthy, and focused. If you have children of your own, this won’t come as a surprise. However, one out of every four school-age children are being severely limited in the [...]

Bringing Peace to the School Playground

Redlands Daily Facts August 2004 Students play on school playground new target games. In 1973, an idea struck Los Angeles educator Melinda Bossenmeyer after years of being a teacher and a principal within the Riverside County Department of Education. "I noticed that some kids didn't have many of the skills necessary to [...]

Ashley Falls’ School Climate – Peaceful Playground Information

Ashley Falls' School News Ashley Falls VP Pamela Donovan Implemented Peaceful Playgrounds Have you noticed how peaceful Ashley Falls’ playground is? This year we are implementing the Peaceful Playgrounds program to improve the  school climate at Ashley Falls. The program provides consistent rules and expectations and the opportunity for students of all ages [...]

Two Tracy Girl Scouts are Golden

Girl Scout using playground stencils to create school U.S. Map By Malcolm Maclachlan Tracy Press - Tracy, CA May 21, 2005 The stated mission of the Girl Scouts is to build confidence, courage and character while making the world a better place. On May 22, the organization will recognize two Tracy girls who delivered on [...]

Learning and Playing

Porterville Recorder Porterville, CA Porterville College students paint education games for students. Jumping, skipping and hopping on the school blacktop is making a comeback at Santa Fe Elementary School where school officials are implementing “Peaceful Playground” — a structured play area that incorporates language arts, geography and mathematics into a play program. “It’s [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:10:59-07:00January 2nd, 2013|Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

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 [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:11:02-07:00January 2nd, 2013|Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

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 [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:11:04-07:00January 2nd, 2013|Newspapers Articles|0 Comments

Peace spreads on playgrounds around Marana as kids learn to solve problems.

Schools throughout district utilize program that encourages problem solving and play Most people don't think "conflict resolution" when looking back on their childhood playground experiences, but students in several Marana Unified School District Schools might end up doing just that. Peaceful Playgrounds is a series of age-appropriate games and learning activities that are painted onto [...]

Lessons Learned Educating a Community

A Community Playground Project                         Last summer, I spent 5 days in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on a community playground project at Lanier Elementary School.  It was during the height of summer, in a record setting heat wave painting playground games on [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:11:06-07:00December 9th, 2012|Featured Articles, PE, Recess|0 Comments

Shortening the School Year Spreads

An alarming educational trend is spreading like wildfire across the nation due to our economic situation. More troubling is the fact that no one is talking about the effect of a shortened school year for students’ academic advancement. The nation’s second largest school district signed agreements with the United Teachers of Los Angeles to shorten [...]

By |2022-11-06T13:03:38-08:00December 6th, 2012|Featured Articles, Schools|0 Comments

Keeping Kids Cool at School

Keeping Kids Cool At School When is it too hot for recess? When is it too hot for recess? As most of the nation head back to school facing triple-digit heat principals will begin to ask themselves, "When is it too hot for recess.?" In some parts of [...]

By |2023-09-07T09:45:03-07:00August 23rd, 2012|Featured Articles, playground, Recess|1 Comment