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A loud buzzer announces recess at Santa Ana’s James A. Garfield Elementary. Youngsters stream out of their classrooms and pause briefly in neat lines before scattering across the blacktop to…

Nile Mosby knows firsthand the importance of hard work and participating in numerous activities. A fifth-grader at the General Philip Kearny School, Mosby has already mastered success inside the classroom…

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO)—Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry showed up at an Oakland school Tuesday to help promote the importance of good health and fitness. For the students, Curry was…

Playworks DC is transforming schools through the power of play. Play experts Kanya Shabazz, Rachel Hustedt, Coach Mo and even a 5th grade Junior Coach join Meaghan Mooney to explain…

After the Q&A and a recitation of the Get Fit pledge, the students split into four groups across the Lincoln Elementary playground for a variety of health and wellness activities.…

The NFL Foundation and 50 Fund have partnered with KaBOOM!, Playworks and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to develop PLAY 60, Play On. The three-part platform – Where We Play, How We Play and Why…

A national non-profit called Playworks started training “recess coaches” in Minnesota five years ago. These coaches lead children in organized activities during free time outside. Recess coaches are now in several public schools…

A new study shows a high-quality recess program can engage students in meaningful play and prepare them to learn when it’s time to go back to the classroom.

Some funders are getting behind Playworks, an Oakland, CA-based nonprofit that advocates a healthy recess time in elementary schools across the country.