NEW! See our Concrete Strategies for Recess During COVID
from the Global Recess Alliance here.

Creating Opportunities for Meaningful, Healthy Play at School.

​During the school day, children need regular opportunities to play, socialize, rest, and re-energize. These opportunities improve mood, well-being, school engagement, behavior, learning, attendance, and overall school climate. Yet, many schools in Canada do not have a history of quality recesses: research shows unacceptable levels of bullying, exclusion, intolerance, and rejection that undermine opportunities to connect and engage in healthy play and leisure activities. As a result, some schools in Canada, especially those in our most vulnerable neighborhoods, have reduced or eliminated recess.

The 2020 Recess Project Changemaker's Guide ​and supplemental materials are available here at no cost.

We work towards transforming schools around the world to:
  • Ensure daily opportunities for meaningful, engaged play are promoted and protected.
  • Disrupt normalized patterns of bullying and exclusion.
  • Oversee legislative changes and policy development.
  • Engage a national conversation about the relationship between play, friendships, health, and well being.
  • Ensure recess is part of school-wide improvement efforts.
  • Ensure school playspaces are fully inclusive and accessible - socially and physically.