Rethinking Recess...
This week my guest is Danielle Marshall, Executive Director for Playworks. Playworks builds a culture of play that enables kids to feel a real sense of belonging. Partnering with teachers, principals, and parents, they make sure kids have the opportunity to contribute on the playground, in the classroom, and in their communities. Randomized control trials have found that compared to students at similar schools, Playworks students were more physically active and teachers reported that students had greater feelings of school safety and less bullying behavior.
For more than 20 years, Playworks has been leading the way for safe and healthy play at elementary schools every day, and they have a bold new vision for 2020: to help 3.5 million kids in 7,000 elementary schools nationwide experience safe and healthy play every day. How? By creating a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Listen in and hear the details!

https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglio

More About Danielle: Danielle has spent her career working with groups who use physical activity to teach life skills to make the next generation physically and emotionally prepared, helping them to unleash their confidence through accomplishments while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. Danielle is a graduate of Howard university (psychology) and works in Baltimore Maryland.

In this episode you’ll hear:
•Why play matters, what gets in the way of play & the role of educators
•How to “rethink recess”, in terms of Safety, Engagement & Empowerment
•What structures Playworks uses to achieve their goals (recess, Jr. Coaches, classroom games, etc.)