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Georgia parents stand up for recess

Posted on November 12 by alynsen

The DeKalb County (Ga.) school board took a bold stance last week, proclaiming recess to be a right, not a privilege.

"Breaks shall not be withheld from students in kindergarten or grades one through five for disciplinary or academic reasons" was the official wording of the resolution passed Nov. 2.

It couldn't have happened without committed parents pushing for it. Previously, most schools in the county had recess, but it could be denied to a child for disciplinary reasons or cancelled for an entire class due to a conflict.Read more

KaBOOM! and Huggies® Brand team up

Posted on November 11 by alynsen

Check out this press release detailing the ways in which KaBOOM! and Huggies® Brand have been working together this year. This Friday, we'll be working together with the National League of Cities to build a playground in San Antonio!Read more

How to find funding for your project

Posted on November 11 by alynsen

People ask me this question a lot: How do you find funding for a playground project?

If you'd asked me that before I started working at KaBOOM!, I would have thrown up my hands and said, "I don't know. Hold a bake sale?" But now I know that the picture is much, much broader than that, and that the best fundraising plan involves a lot of different resources coming together.Read more