MONTREAL—While pushing and shoving is often frowned upon in the schoolyard, some Quebec elementary schools are experimenting with the idea of letting their students play rough. At least two schools have announced pilot projects to set up supervised ‘rough play’ zones in the schoolyard, where students can shove, grab and wrestle in the snow to their hearts’ content. Article Continued BelowIn order to keep things safe, sessions were held to teach kids how to fall without hurting themselves. Bernier said only about 15 students play in the zone each recess period, but the project seems to be having a positive effect on them so far. She reminds them that participation is voluntary, and there are plenty of other schoolyard activities for kids to do.

Source: thestar February 24, 2019 18:58 UTC