L.E.A.D. Recess Program

What does L.E.A.D. stand for:

Linking the School
Energy on the Playground
All Play
Dynamic L.E.A.D.ers

What is the L.E.A.D. Recess Program?

The L.E.A.D. Recess program is a comprehensive leadership training initiative designed to promote a strong school community through play. L.E.A.D. will promote a positive recess culture at your school, resulting in an engaged and more enjoyable recess experience for the administration, the staff, and the students.

The L.E.A.D. Recess program creates an environment where Student Leaders feel empowered, engaged, and valued as they develop a sense of belonging within their school. Student Leaders are an essential resource who serve as positive role models by demonstrating healthy behaviours on the playground while developing an inclusive and welcoming culture within the school community.

What makes L.E.A.D. different?

We focus on building strong social skills and creating an environment of belonging through the games we play. L.E.A.D. Recess is not a game-based program, but instead offers practical solutions for sometimes difficult social and emotional interactions that happen on the playground and subsequently continue into the classroom.

Playocracy Inc. provides continual support to the Staff Champion to ensure the success and sustainability of the L.E.A.D. Recess program.

The goals of L.E.A.D.:

• Develop autonomously supported Collaborative Innovators in the Student Leaders.
• Collaborate with Student Leaders to create a plan to nurture connectedness and promote a positive school community through play.
• Equip Student Leaders with the tools to teach younger students games that promote unstructured play during recess when they are on their own. 
• Utilize Student Leaders’ skills to showcase and provide a variety of play types, which enhance physical literacy, creativity, imagination, and healthy risk-taking when trying new activities.
• Support Student Leaders as they role model positive and healthy social skills, helping all students return to class refreshed and ready to engage.