BUT!!!

THERE’S NO WHERE TO PLAY

Who Are We ?
Teachers Advocating for
Play

Executive Directors
•Bobzie Joyette
•Jacinth Waugh
•Christene Wilson-James

 T - eachers Address: 12 Sunvalley Avenue

               P.O Box 212
 A- dvocating                Kingston 10

 P- lay
The Stakeholders
Where our Children are Playing ?
Play is…UN Development Right
The work of A child’s way of
children learning

Fun, enjoyable and

Child-directed
spontaneous

Behaviourally, socially and

physically rewarding
Different Types of Play
Different Types of Play (cont’d)
Different Types of Play (cont’d)
Facts
 Childhood obesity is rising and this rise has
been linked to a decrease in physical
activity.

 Access to appropriate facilities for physical

activity is a key determinant of participation
in physical activity.
Evidence of Absence of Play
 Free play replaced with music lessons etc.

 Greater emphasis on sedentary games –

video games

 Elimination of recess

 Free play replaced with structured play

Its Dangerous Not To Play
 Children who do not play when they are
young may grow into anxious, socially
maladjusted adults

 Delayed acquisition of conflict management

and cooperative skills

 Deficit in attention spans

 Play deprivation leads to poor social skills

Melinda Wenner 2009 Scientific American Inc

The Benefits of Play

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Physical Psychosocial
Development Cognitive Development
Development
Benefits of Play
 Physical: increase in strength, overall fitness,
motor skill development and health;

 Cognitive: increase in skills such as problem

solving, creative thinking, planning, organizing,
language, and overall academic success;

 Social and Emotional: enhanced development

of cooperation, sharing, turn taking, less
egocentrism, increase in prosocial values and
self esteem, practice of appropriate social roles.
How are we doing?
 Our students have No Where to Play
Why ?
A Call To Action
 A simple intervention that requires little
can yield increases in healthy physical
activity
1. Fence the play area
A Call To Action (cont’d)
2. Provide playground
equipment
Why Do This?
We must provide safe and
inviting environments for all
children.

We must let the We must provide appropriate,

children play planned outdoor play
environments.

We must assume
responsibility for our
students.
we need you…

LET US GIVE THE CHILDREN SOMEWHERE

TO PLAY