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Recess Rules
Why the undervalued playtime may be America's best investment for healthy kids and healthy schools.
Published: September 2007
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There are a growing number of parents, educators, policy-makers, law enforcement professionals and health experts who have come to recognize the benefits of play and are looking for ways to help kids be more physically active in a healthy and safe environment.
This report analyzes several sources of data to identify opportunities for increasing children's physical activity and to understand the factors that could contribute to or impair efforts to maximize those opportunities. This report also explores one model for addressing children's health through play and raises questions about the funding disparities that exist in the universe of physical activity.
The report is informed by the experience of Sports4Kids, a promising and innovative program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (Editor's Note: In July 2009, Sports4Kids changed its name to Playworks.)
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Listed below is one grant that supported this project.
| Grant | Awarded to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Expansion of Playworks: A Program that Promotes Physical Activity and Play at Schools (phase 2) |
Sports4Kids (Oakland, CA) ID#: 63981 Elizabeth A. Cushing 510-893-4180 elizabeth@sports4kids.org Jill Cates Vialet 510-893-4180 jill@sports4kids.org |
Actual award: $18,734,344 July 2008 to June 2012 |
RWJF may have supported this project with other grants that are not listed.
The Power of Play
Publication date:
September 14, 2006
Summary:
By providing safe, healthy opportunities for playtime at school, Playworks (formerly known as Sports4Kids) helps children improve their discipline, leadership skills, health and ability to perform in school.
Tag, You're Healthy!
Publication date:
Sep 17, 2008
Summary:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation makes $18-million investment in recess to improve children's health, learning at 650 low-income schools.
Sports4Kids Named Top "Changemaker" by Nike, Ashoka
Publication date:
March 06, 2008
Summary:
The program was recognized for bringing play back to school playgrounds in low-income communities in the U.S.
Americans Want Schools to Take Recess Seriously
Publication date:
December 10, 2008
Summary:
Americans overwhelmingly believe that schools have a major role to play in advancing the health of our nation's kids, and they are specifically concerned about the lack of recess and physical activity in schools.
Bringing a Different Kind of Recess to Capitol Hill
Publication date:
Dec 15, 2008
Summary:
Listen to a briefing hosted by RWJF on Playworks (formerly known as Sports4Kids), an innovative national model that is transforming the learning environment and health of children at urban public elementary schools.
For Health, Well-Being and Life Skills: Make Play a Part of Every Child's School Day
Publication date:
September 17, 2008
Summary:
For Jill Vialet, the concept for Playworks was an epiphany moment some 12 years in the making. Place trained, caring young adults in schools to create a consistent culture of play and build a national movement around the value of play for all children.
Assessing Recess: Growing Concerns About Shrinking Play Time in Schools
Publication date:
December 10, 2008
Summary:
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that recess serves many important functions for both students and teachers.