The Breakfast Club of Minneapolis: Playworks

* * * • 6:30-7:15 AM    Business Networking * 7:15-7:45 AM    Breakfast * 7:45- 8:00 AM   Announcements & Business Exchange * 8:00-8:20 AM    Craft Talk/Presentation * 8:20-8:30 AM    Conclusion * About Our Craft Talk Presenter: Why play? From the satisfaction of breaking a sweat to the surprise of imagination, play teaches us to be human. In fact, societies depend on our ability to “play well together”. * Playtime helps kids discover joy of being active. Research shows that active kids are stronger learners [https://tracking.cirrusinsight.com/c9ca2315-5fb3-455f-a4a5-a2819c8c9898/nationalacademies-org-hmd-reports-2013-educating-the-student-body-taking-physical-activity-and-physical-education-to-school-report-brief052313-aspx]. * By playing together, children practice how to get along. Kindergartners with stronger social and emotional skills have better life outcomes as adults [https://tracking.cirrusinsight.com/c9ca2315-5fb3-455f-a4a5-a2819c8c9898/ncbi-nlm-nih-gov-pmc-articles-pmc4605168]. * Research suggests that when we play, our brains develop creativity and flexibility [https://tracking.cirrusinsight.com/c9ca2315-5fb3-455f-a4a5-a2819c8c9898/time-com-4928925-secret-power-play]. Play is especially important in schools. The American Academy of Pediatrics [https://tracking.cirrusinsight.com/c9ca2315-5fb3-455f-a4a5-a2819c8c9898/pediatrics-aappublications-org-content-pediatrics-early-2012-12-25-peds-2012-2993-full-pdf] notes, “Recess serves as a necessary break from the rigors of concentrated, academic challenges in the classroom. But equally important is the fact that safe and well-supervised recess offers cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits that may not be fully appreciated when a decision is made to diminish it. Recess is unique from, and a complement to, physical education—not a substitute for it.” At Playworks, we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to play, every day. What Gets In the Way of Play When you think of recess, do you remember laughing, playing, and having fun? Or do you remember sitting on the sidelines, getting in fights, and waiting for the bell? For many students, playtime is anything but playful. * 8 hours a day is the average time kids spend on screens, starting as young as 1st grade. *  15 minutes once a day is the average recess in Minnesota Schools.  * 1 out of 5 students report being bullied.  * 1 in 3 students is physically active in a day. What Can We Do About It? Start a Play Movement!  Learn about what we do [https://tracking.cirrusinsight.com/c9ca2315-5fb3-455f-a4a5-a2819c8c9898/playworks-org-about-what-we-do] and our impact [https://tracking.cirrusinsight.com/c9ca2315-5fb3-455f-a4a5-a2819c8c9898/playworks-org-outcomes] over the past two decades. Playworks [https://tracking.cirrusinsight.com/c9ca2315-5fb3-455f-a4a5-a2819c8c9898/playworks-org] - _we believe in the power of play._