The Challenge: Social Harm During Recess.

​Recess and lunch are often the only times in the school day that children have an opportunity to connect meaningfully with their peers. Yet research shows unacceptable levels of bullying, exclusion, intolerance, and rejection that undermine opportunities to connect and engage in healthy play and leisure activities. The result, for many Canadian children, is loneliness, anxiety, depression, and stress that undermine well-being, school success, and overall healthy development.

We work towards transforming schools around the world to:

• Ensure daily opportunities for meaningful, engaged play are promoted and protected.
  
• Break 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.

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