September 2022 Newsletter
Read our inaugural newsletter with updates on school wellness, recess, special education and where to catch us live!
Recess is essential when schools reopen~
So proud of fellow founders of the Global Recess Alliance, Pasi Sahlberg and William Doyle for their latest work! When schools reopen, we should not ask […]
Researching recess since 2007
I’ve been researching recess since 2007, during my first year of doctoral training. I started researching recess because I went to a […]
Why recess?
Recess is the time during the school day when children can play. It is as essential to the school—to the child—as the […]
Supporting teachers to be ready for recess
As part of the research my colleague Dr. Dale B. Fink and I are doing, we surveyed and interviewed teachers about their perspectives on recess. 100% of the teachers indicated at least one benefit of recess, but many still take it away.
Does taking away recess help?
My colleague Dale Borman Fink, PhD, interview children about what they think when teachers take away recess, why they think teachers do […]
Recess is Time to Play and Play is Serious
“It is the supreme seriousness of play that gives it its educational importance,” said Joseph Lee, the father of the playground movement. […]
Schools are fundamental to fostering the whole child’s development
We count on our schools to provide healthful, safe learning environments. We expect a lot of our schools, and of our teachers…and they […]
