Physical Activity Archives - Page 22 of 22 - Renascence School Group

Extra PE cash is having positive effect, say ministers

BBC - Judith Burns "Children in nine out of 10 [...]

September 11th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Put the Physical in Education

The New York Times - GRETCHEN REYNOLDS "When confronted with [...]

September 5th, 2014|Categories: ADHD, Child Development, Childhood Education, Exercise, Physical Activity, Physical Education|Tags: Education, School|

Ditch the playdate: 4 ways to encourage creative play for kids

The Christian Science Monitor - Lane Brown "Parents and experts [...]

August 15th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Creativity, Outdoors, Parents, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

Study: Physical Fitness Can Lessen Depression in Early Teens

Education News - Grace Smith "A study presented at the [...]

August 13th, 2014|Categories: Education, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Middle School, Physical Activity, School, Teens|Tags: Education, School|

Squeeze on playgrounds as schools tackle places crush

BBC News - Hannah Richardson "Pupils in a third of [...]

July 27th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Class Size, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Playing, Recess, Students, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

Many children ‘unable to hold a pencil or sit still’ at five

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Sally Goddard Blythe, an expert [...]

July 19th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Learning, News, Physical Activity, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Put a lid on children’s screen time

Stanford Medicine Newsletter - Staff Writer "When kids reach for [...]

July 10th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Obesity, Parenting, Parents, Physical Activity, Screen Media, summer|Tags: Education, School|

Study: Too Many Structured Activities May Hinder Children’s Executive Functioning

Education Week - Ellen Wexler "When children spend more time [...]

July 10th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

Most important summer activity for kids? Not reading, many parents say.

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "Although 83 [...]

June 18th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Reading, summer|Tags: Education, School|

Barbee: Exercise is good for the brain

Citizen-Times - Susanna Barbee "Exercise impacts the brain in a [...]

June 11th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Exercise, Health, Mental Health, Parents, Physical Activity, Playing, summer|Tags: Education, School|