What's New
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Bridging the Gaps Caused by Displacement
Displacement creates many gaps in children’s lives: children who are refugees are more likely to be out of school than their peers. They are more likely to experience fear, anxiety, and other mental health issues. It can be easy to lose hope.
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The Indigenous Programs Seasonal Report is Here!
Right To Play is grateful to partner with 75 Indigenous communities and urban organizations across Canada to promote life skills through play-based health and well-being practices. This report shares a snapshot of the impact of Indigenous Programs from over the past fall/winter, including updates from trainings, ice fishing and an MLSE hockey workshop.
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Celebrating National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. This is a time for people in Canada to come together and celebrate First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples; a time to reflect on, listen and learn from the diverse experiences and knowledge of Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island.
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ENCOURAGING TINKERING AND BUILDING SKILLS IN CHILDREN
The Plug in Play program is turning the classroom into a playful place where students make, tinker, and code together, exploring the world through their hands and imaginations, and developing academic and holistic skills that support lifelong learning and success.
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Strengthening Literacy and Attitudes Towards Equality
In Mozambique, only 4% of children in third grade read at a grade-appropriate level. But in Namaacha, where this Reading Club operates, things are changing. After school, Reading Club Instructors use games and play-based activities to help children strengthen their understanding of core literacy concepts and practice their reading skills.
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Saying Thank You To Our Community of Supporters with Scotiabank
On April 18, Right To Play, with our sponsor Scotiabank, hosted a fun event to celebrate our amazing community of volunteers, donors, ambassadors, and staff! Hosted in downtown Toronto and featuring a screening of the film PLAY (2022), about Right To Play's work in Lebanon, it was a great success.
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Protecting Children’s Safety and Emotional Well-being Through Play
Child Protection Specialist Huda Ghalegolabi speaks about the impact of conflict and displacement on children, and how play-based psychosocial support programs can help protect children from further harm by enabling them to cope and recover.
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How parents are supporting children’s learning and development with play
Through Play to Grow, parents learn about more than their children’s social-emotional and educational developmental needs, and they learn skills and strategies to address those needs themselves.
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