Anti-concussion legislation coming to Ontario schools

The Star - Tanya Talaga "Education Minister Laurel Broten and [...]

March 8th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Canada, Current Events, Education, Government, Health, High School, Playing, Secondary School|Tags: Education, School|

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Are We Losing the Magic of Play in a Digital World?

The Huffington Post - Maggie Jackson "We don't yet fully [...]

March 8th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Children, Creativity, Digital Learning, Playing, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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Children denied joy of nature, says National Trust

The BBC News - Staff Writer "Children are being denied [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Learning, Parenting, Playing, Research, Secondary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Putting Student Writing Center Stage

Education Week - Liana Heitin "Overall, the Story Pirates programs [...]

March 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Arts, Children, Creativity, Education, Learning, Playing, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Educational Toys for Preschoolers

ChildUp - John ChildUp "With so many toys on the [...]

February 29th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Children, Education, Learning, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Puzzle Play Improves Math Skills

ChildUp - John ChildUp "STEM education involves science, technology, engineering [...]

February 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Education, Learning, Math, Performance, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Play is all in a day’s work

The Herald-Sun - Susanne North "Unstructured, unsupervised fun could be [...]

February 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Australia, Behavior, Children, Discipline, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Parenting, Playing, Preschool|Tags: Education, schools|

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Army of 20,000 Volunteers needed to boost outdoor play

BBC - Judith Burns "An army of 20,000 volunteers will [...]

January 20th, 2012|Categories: Children, Exercise, Extracurricular Activities, Family, Playing, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Schools strive for pupils’ happiness

The Guardian - Stephanie Northen "Children's wellbeing is "central to [...]

January 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Behavior, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, England, Great Britain (UK), Kindergarten, Learning, Parenting, Playing, Secondary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Encourage physical activity with children in Austin, Texas

Examiner - Jamie Turner "According to the American Heart Association [...]

January 16th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Childhood Obesity, Children, Exercise, Health, Parenting, Playing, Technology, Television|Tags: Education, School|

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