Global School Play Day is an ad-hoc leadership team of educators inspired by Dr. Peter Gray's research on the decline of play and the adverse psychological, emotional and physical effects this has had on children. They continue to be a shoestring operation, promoting almost entirely through Twitter, Facebook and occasional spots on educational podcasts. No fees are collected and GSPD is entirely free. In 2015 there were over 60K children who participated on six continents - this past year the number approached 400K!   For more information, please visit the website at https://www.globalschoolplayday.com/.   Quick Announcements: Way of Champions Conference will be in Denver, CO on August 2-4. Visit https://changingthegameproject.com/wocconference for more information!    Become a Podcast Champion! We are now offering you the ability to contribute as a Podcast Champion, (https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions) for as little as a cup of coffee per month (OK its a Venti Mocha), to help us up the ante and provide even better interviews, better sound, and an overall enhanced experience. Plus, as a $10 per month Podcast Super-Champion, you will have access to never before released and bonus material, including: Downloadable transcripts of the podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes! A monthly discussion with John, James, Jerry, and other special guests talking about the previous month's episodes and answering some of the FAQs we received that month A code to get free access to our online course called "Coaching Mastery," usually a $97 course, but yours for free for becoming a patron.  Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences.   Thank you for all your support these past two years, and a special big thank you to all of you who become part of our inner circle, our patrons, who will enable us to take our podcast to the next level. https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions   Visit us on: Web: https://changingthegameproject.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ctgprojecthq Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChangingTheGameProject/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctgprojecthq/ iTunes: http://bit.ly/wocpodcast   Highlights from the podcast with Global School Play Day: Min 10: What is Global School Play Day? Min 17: (Study) Associations between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study Min 22: What happens when kids get bored? Min 28: What do teachers think about taking a”day off’ to play? Min 35: What Global School Play Day is and is not Min 44: What Global School Play Day looks like Min 50: The importance of allowing kids to manage their own conflicts    Resources and Links Global School Play Day https://www.globalschoolplayday.com/ The decline of play, by Peter Gray https://youtu.be/Bg-GEzM7iTk Study: Associations between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study LINK The Bedley Brothers Podcast LINK The Coddling of the American Mind, by Greg Lukianoff Amazon Link EricSaibel.com Blog   Connect w/ The Global School Play Day  Twitter: @GSPlayDay Instagram: @GSPlayDay  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/globalschoolplayday