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Principal identifies playground problems & solution
Columbia Flyer 5/12/2011
"I realized that one of the reasons we have children arguing or frustrated with each other is because we don't have enough for them to do out there (on the playground), and we haven't taught them the best skills to deal with their conflicts," stated Talbott Springs Elementary School, Principal Nancy Thompson. "Given all of that, I researched Peaceful Playgrounds and brought it to the P.E. staff, and we decided that we wanted to do this for our school, to reclaim our playground for the community so kids and families could play and have activities for them to do and offer them a safe place to play beyond the school day."
"Conflicts can carry into classroom, and we end up losing instructional time, which we don't have time to lose," she said.
Peaceful Playgrounds in the Press.
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So sad that school junk food ban is being circumvented
Like most of California, the Bay Area city of Novato banned junk food inside schools. That's when the local vending trucks have moved in to sell snacks to students from the sidewalk. City officials haven't intervened stating it would be costly to exercise control over the situation. The situation is frustrating school officials trying to improve school nutrition. One truck wasn't so bad in the beginning but now approximately five snack trucks show up at lunch time daily to serve approximately 300 students. More.....
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U.S. Map Stencil Contest Winners Announced
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Every quarter we have a drawing to choose a 3 winners in the U.S. Map Stencil Give-a-way.
Winning schools learn how recess can be transformed with structured playground markings from Peaceful Playgrounds.
There is no purchase necessary. Enter today. Next drawing is Sept. 1, 2011. Congratulations to the June 1 winning schools listed below:
Kathy Tanner, Liberty Elementary, Bourbonnais, IL
Joyce Lemmer, Pine River Elementary, China, MI
Mary Hernandez (PTSO), Evergreen Elementary, Shelton, WA
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A playful solution to bullying and childhood obesity
Phillips Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas selected Peaceful Playgrounds as their solution to childhood obesity and bullying.
Retiring Kdg teacher Beverly Gavrel explains, "we were looking for a program that would keep everyone busy with a game to play at recess. We are about half finished with painting the games but children already love it."
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