Healthy Schools
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November 13, 2018
5 Ways to Make Your Playworks Recess a Success ›
In 2017, Playworks and the American Institutes for Research (AIR) partnered to learn more about how effective recess teams drive strong quality and recess outcomes. Close your eyes and picture…
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October 26, 2017
We All Need Each Other ›
We live in extraordinary times. We struggle to make sense of the catastrophes, threats, and conflicts we see at a distance and up close. Sometimes, we even forget that we…
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May 29, 2013
Schools Should Provide Students with 30+ Minutes of Physical Activity Each Day ›
An Institute of Medicine report recommends schools provide children with more than 50 percent of the needed 60 minutes of daily physical activity
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May 13, 2013
A Great Recess = a Better School Day, New Research Shows ›
Randomized control study finds students at Playworks schools experience less bullying, feel safer, return to classroom quicker, and are more physically active
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March 11, 2013
Michelle Obama Wants Active Schools! ›
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign encourages schools to provide students with 60 minutes of physical activity every day.