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The Schoolyard: An Outdoor Laboratory
for Learning to Live Together Better
Marie-Hélène Guimont , Montreal School Board
Marylène Goudreault, Montreal Public Health Department
Childhood Memory
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Universal Prevention
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Tailored and individual interventions
Meets the needs of 1%-7% of students
Involves intervention plans, increased cooperation with
parents and external partners
Targeted
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Selected
UNIVERSAL
Suggestions included in this
section are at this level.
Specialized group interventions
Meets the needs of 5%-15% of students
Involves intensive social skills teaching, plus
tutoring
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Across-the-board interventions
Meets the needs of 80%-90% of students
Involves school and classroom organization: teaching
social skills, rules of behaviour, supervision, fair and
consistent discipline, etc.
Source: Carufel, C., Goudreault, M., Guimont, M-H. et al. 2014. Volet Encadrement des élèves, Guide Ma cour: un monde de plaisir!.
Montreal: Public Health Department of the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal, 58 p.
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Why include
a section on
student
supervision?
Source for image: Cover of Volet Encadrement des
élèves, Guide Ma cour: un monde de plaisir!.
Why should we be
concerned with the
schoolyard?
Marylène Goudreault, Conseillère Kino-Québec, DSP Montréal
Marie-Hélène Guimont, Conseillère pédagogique, CSDM
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A student who doesn’t feel
comfortable or safe in the
schoolyard is less ready to
learn.
OBJECTIVE 1
Increase the number of qualified
and graduating students under
20 years old
OBJECTIVE 3
Improve student retention and
academic success among target groups,
especially disabled students or those
with learning disabilities or adjustment
difficulties
OBJECTIVE 2
Improve the French language
OBJECTIVE 4
Make the
environment
safe and healthy
OBJECTIVE 5
Increase the number of students under 20
in vocational training programs
Source: Carufel, C., Goudreault, M., Guimont, M-H. et al. 2014. Volet Encadrement des élèves, Guide Ma cour: un monde de plaisir!.
Montreal: Public Health Department of the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal, 58 p.
Marylène Goudreault, Conseillère Kino-Québec, DSP Montréal
Marie-Hélène Guimont, Conseillère pédagogique, CSDM
How do we ensure
adequate schoolyard
supervision?
• Be on time
• Choose a good spot
• Assume an active and caring role
• Be visible
Marylène Goudreault, Conseillère Kino-Québec, DSP Montréal
Marie-Hélène Guimont, Conseillère pédagogique, CSDM
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How do we make our
interventions
consistent and
coherent?
Marylène Goudreault, Conseillère Kino-Québec, DSP Montréal
Marie-Hélène Guimont, Conseillère pédagogique, CSDM
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Ma cour: un monde de
plaisir! Guide
Setting the stage
Introducing the guide
Examples of schoolyard projects
Section 1
MOBILIZATION
Schoolyard committee
Thinking about the schoolyard
Promoting and improving
TOOLS FOR SECTION 1
Section
STUDENT SUPERVISION
Improved grasp of supervision
Ensuring interventions are consistent and
coherent
Developing a strategic supervision plan
TOOLS FOR THE SUPERVISION SECTION
Section 2
RETHINKING THE SCHOOLYARD
Planning the layout
Implementing the design
Section 3
ORGANIZING ACTIVITY PERIODS
Choosing activity periods
Organizing activity periods
Section 4
ORGANIZING GAMES AND YOUNG
LEADERS
Involving young leaders in the
schoolyard. Selecting young leaders
Involving adults in the schoolyard
TOOLS FOR SECTION 2
TOOLS FOR SECTION 3
TOOLS FOR SECTION 4
Marylène Goudreault, Conseillère Kino-Québec, DSP Montréal
Marie-Hélène Guimont, Conseillère pédagogique, CSDM
Suggestions for games
Source : Carufel, C. and Dionne, F. 2010. Schéma intégrateur de la cour d’école,
Integrative
Développer une vision globale de la cour d’école. Quebec: MELS [Ministry of Education,
Recreation and Sports], 14 p.
Diagram
Get
kids moving
Animer
Mobilize
Mobiliser
Maintain
safety,
Sécuriser
change layout
Aménager
Organiser
Organize
Sécuriser
Ensure
safety,
Encadrer
supervise
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Excerpt from the video: Ma cour d’école: Plein d’idées qui sonnent une cloche,
Estrie Public Health Department(Kino-Québec) and the Estrie Regional Office of the MELS
Marylène Goudreault, Conseillère Kino-Québec, DSP Montréal
Marie-Hélène Guimont, Conseillère pédagogique, CSDM
“A child who
plays well learns
well.”
Carole Carufel, volunteer physical education teacher,
De l’Or-et-des-Bois School Board
Thank
you!

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