HEALTH
Wellness
Participaction also asserts that
spending time outdoors is safe. Most
injuries that occur from outdoor play
are minor, with less than one percent
of schoolchildren sustaining a fracture
during school hours. And in Canada,
the rates of stranger abduction are
extremely low at one in 14 million.
So why not play?
WHITE OAKS
ADVISORY BOARD
“I think we need to get the
word out about the necessity
of play. Not only for the overall
health benefits, but simply
for the pure joy of it.”
DR. ANA LARA
The Recess Project has been a direct
response to the decline of play, lack
of recess time at school, minimal
supervision at recess, and lack of
funding for playground equipment
at schools. With the decline of
recess comes kids who are bored,
who lack connectedness, and
suffer from - or inflict - bullying.
“I think that kids are struggling to
connect with their peers,” notes
Dr. McNamara. “Recess is the
only time of the school day that
they can do this.