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a new role in the school: the recess coordinator
true change depends on it

Well-trained, planful, and playful, recess coordinators are the key to a new way to do recess. Our training workshops certify Recess Coordinators to: 
  • Work with school staff and students to ensure playspaces are inclusive, supportive, positive, engaging, and protected from the effects of social exclusion and marginalization.
  • Ensure playspaces are well-equipped with a variety of materials to support a range of different types of play - creative, collaborative, active, imaginative, quiet, fun....
  • Recruit, instruct, empower, and oversee rotating cohorts of Junior Changemakers. These Junior Changemakers are essential role models: they are taught to encourage and support their peers to engage in inclusive, playful, high quality social interactions;
  • Use our training manual, templates, game instructions, rationale, and training materials 
  • Create and provide direction to a Recess Committee, something that is missing in most schools; 
  • Assist schools in the development of new policy and guidelines that consider children's well being, health trajectories, safety, risk assessment, and universal design;
  • Maintain a rotating calendar of activities and playspaces (indoors and out) to keep students engaged and  provide them with opportunities to meet new people and make new friendships;
  • Collaborate with our Provincial Leads who connect them to our partners for more supports​.

school staff as recess coordinator

Armed with engaging talks, change manuals, and workshop tools, our facilitators will train your staff to take on the role of Recess Coordinator. We provide on-site training and ongoing support. 

university students as recess coordinators

Through our university partnerships, we recruit, hire, train, place, and supervise university students to act as Recess Coordinators in your school for the entire school year. They are trained to collaborate with staff and students, inject new routines, and lay down deep tracks for sustainable change.

research and evaluation

We provide research services in order to document existing practices, evaluate progress, explore barriers, and  provide strategies for improvements.​
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  • About
  • Who We Are
  • Consulting Services
  • Changemaker's Guide
  • Resources
  • Research
  • Rethinking Recess
  • News and Press
  • Contact