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South Los Angeles Report
May 28, 2010
Nonprofit provides safe, meaningful play for children ›
Three years ago, Emma Cueva, a fourth-grade teacher at W. Claude Hudnall Elementary School, noticed students walking around slowly at recess or roaming the playground with no destination. Some even…
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NBC Philadelphia
May 17, 2010
The Teacher Says: Recess Coach ›
William Dick Public School in Philadelphia tests out a new program called Playworks where a recess coach teaches kids all about conflict-resolution.
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ABC News Nightline
May 10, 2010
School Hopes ‘Recess Coach’ Will Pay Off in Classroom ›
Elementary School in Tough Arkansas Neighborhood Brings in 'Coach Coop' to Give Structure to Playtime In the orderly halls of Stephens Elementary in Little Rock, Ark., principal Sharon Brooks steers…
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Houston Chronicle
May 8, 2010
Teaching kids how to play ›
Program brings structure to recess Five-year-old Timaria Sanders helps lead her kindergarten class in a chicken walk with Bill Vanark, a program director with Playworks, at North Forest's Lakewood Elementary…
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Philadelphia Daily News
May 7, 2010
Recess coaches help kids play, and that helps them to learn ›
Program in 9 schools shows promise, but kids out-of-shapeBy DAFNEY TALESPhiladelphia Daily News Fourth-graders at the William Dick School, in North Philly, listened intently yesterday as they learned the rules…
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Star-Tribune
May 3, 2010
St. Paul schools rethinking how kids do recess ›
Nonprofit demonstrates games that combine exertion and learning. Back in the day, recess on the playground was the time for boys to be boys and the fainthearted to step aside.…
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Portland Public Schools
April 30, 2010
Playworks at PPS – Video Pulse ›
In an effort to maximize play time and minimize disputes, Portland Public Schools has partnered with Playworks, a nationwide nonprofit that provides play coaches to low income schools. See how…
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Oregonlive.com
April 27, 2010
Playworks sets up its ‘recess coaches’ program in Portland ›
An Omamas reader recently alerted us to a New York Times article on “recess coaches” who help kids structure their recess time positively, without bullying or other conflict. The reader,…
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Colorado Education News
April 16, 2010
“Recess” Coaches May Help Classroom Work ›
Recess went better at Denver’s Swansea Elementary School last week than any week Principal Mary Sours can remember in the past ten years. Kids were running instead of standing against…