Recess
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Post-coronavirus recess will become important for kids returning to schoolRecess is the only unstructured time in the school day that provides a setting for children’s physical, social and emotional development, Lauren McNamara and Pasi Sahlberg say.CommentaryJun 8, 2020
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How cold is too cold for outdoor recess? Guidelines vary across CanadaMost provinces pull students indoors between -20 and -28, with or without wind chill, but up north students are encouraged to embrace even colder temperatures.Mar 6, 2019
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‘Children are calmer, more focused’: Rough play at recess being tested in some Quebec schoolsAt least two schools have announced pilot projects to set up supervised 'rough play' zones in the schoolyard, where students can shove, grab and wrestle in the snow to their hearts' content.EducationFeb 24, 2019
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Quebec education minister acts on promise to give children more recessStarting next fall, schools will have to offer recess periods of at least 20 minutes each in the morning and afternoon.EducationFeb 12, 2019
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Should Canadian schools have more recess breaks?In an effort to increase students' concentration and hopefully academic marks, a small school in rural Alberta has doubled the number of recess breaks.EducationDec 6, 2018
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Four-year-old runs away from Winnipeg school twice in one dayA Winnipeg mom is speaking out after her four-year-old son ran away during recess.EducationSep 14, 2018
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Calgary students stuck inside amid cold winter weatherCalgary students will be stuck inside during recess and lunch breaks this week thanks to the bitter cold.EducationDec 5, 2016
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Ohio boy, 6, suspended for pretending to shoot fellow student with bow and arrowThe parents of a six-year-old boy suspended from school for pretending to shoot another kid with an arrow are upset with the punishment their son received.WorldNov 3, 2015
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How to get your kids to eat their fruits and vegetablesYou tire your kids out to coax them into naptime, but a new study suggests that recess before lunch could also encourage healthy eating.HealthJan 29, 2015
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