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At the end of all courses you take a quiz and then have an opportunity to print out your completion certificate.
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by Eric Schwartzberg

DAYTON, OHIO – A local elementary school is working to smooth over the rough-and-tumble aspects of recess with the Peaceful Playgrounds Program. Wyandot Early Childhood School recently implemented Peaceful Playgrounds, a research-based program that aims to teach students social skills and show staff how to organize the playground to reduce bullying, conflicts and injuries.
Developed by longtime teacher and principal …

Nice Video of Forts Pond Elementary School's  Peaceful Playgrounds Program.

Today's newsletter features free downloadable Exercise Cards and lots of grants.

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The NFL's San Diego Chargers, a team with a strong and lengthy community commitment to San Diego's youth, brought a Peaceful Playground and an Action Based Learning Lab to students at Nye Elementary on September 30, 2014.

The Chargers made this possible courtesy of a $30,000 grant awarded by the Chargers' Champions Program in 2013.  Following the ribbon cutting, Chargers' players Darrell Stuckey and Shareece Wright delighted s…

Today's update comes from Dan Rikli, principal of Netherwood Knoll Elementary School.

As part NKE's culture goal we have adopted a program called Peaceful Playground. The purpose of the Peaceful Playground Program is to make the playground a safe and peaceful place to play, learn and grow. Peaceful Playground introduces children and school staff to many choices of activities available on playgrounds and field areas. The program has re…

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Video of the Dallas Cowboys putting in a Fitness Zone at the Boys and Girls Club of Frisco, Texas.  The fitness zone is a NFLFuel Up Play 60 event which included the installation of Peaceful Playgrounds. More than 300 boys and girls in the local area will benefit. The event was sponsored by United Health Care and included support and organization by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

The NFL Play 60 event is the  eighth Fitness zone built  in…

United Way Volunteers, Seattle Seahawks, WA Dairy Council, NFL Play60 and Federal Way employees join together to upgrade Lake Grove Elementary School Playground.  
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Peaceful Playgrounds participated in the NFLUnited Way Community Kick Off event at Lake Grove Elementary in Federal Way, WA.  Lake Grove physical education teacher applied for the United Way community Kick Off grant requesting a climbing wall and the Peaceful Playgrounds program.

About 70 United Way Volunteers combined worked with the Washington Dairy Council, NFL Play60 coordinators and retired Seattle Seahawks players to add the playgroun…

This image provided by USA Football shows a flag football kit, including footballs and flag belts.

The NFL wants to boost flag football participation by providing kits to a half-million youngsters.

A program being announced Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, by Commissioner Roger Goodell will supply elementary schools and after-school programs nationwide with equipment and instruction.

Six cities are targeted as focal points this year: Chicago, Da…

A Peaceful Playground? Sound Impossible? It’s not. With a few proven strategies we’ll show you how to reduce bullying, and reduce playground conflicts, resulting in happy students and a thankful staff.

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The Value of Unstructured Play Time for Kids - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

This article talks about the value of unstructured play.

To clarify, we at Peaceful Playgrounds believe that play time should be unstructured.  We believe that "enriching" the play environment and then allowing children to play without adult facilitation or intervention.



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Here's some great pictures of the new Peaceful Playgrounds at Rocky Springs Elementary School in South Carolina.

Don't forget to share your pictures with us. We love them.   Here's a link to a find out more about painting your playground with games and markings.

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools administrators recently received backlash from parents for their plan to shorten recess to make up for instructional minutes lost due to snow days.

It seems that after reviewing a variety of plans to capture lost minutes from snow days they decided that cutting recess by 15 minutes and lengthening the school day by 5 minutes was the best solution for making up the 20 hour deficit they are now facing…

A well designed playground decreases bullying.

Ever wonder why some schools report few incidents of bullying and kids report that they feel safe at school while other students report just the opposite?

The design of the playground makes a big difference in both physical and emotional feelings of safety.  The following suggestions will help you in considering some re-design questions.

1.  Can a supervisor see all children at all times on the playgro…

Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, the National Football League and American Heart Association are teaming up to release a new smartphone app that encourages young people to get 60 minutes of physical activity each day

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More on children and physical activity........

Why Recess Makes Kids Smarter
Physical Activity and the Brain
Physical Activity in Schools Peaceful Playgrounds Program

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