Middle School Recess Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms and key figures from the news article about Medway Middle School adding recess for seventh and eighth graders.

Enlightened

Having been awakened to knowledge or truth.

Socialize

To engage in activities with others, usually friends.

Beneficial

Having a good effect.

Integrate

To bring together and unite into a whole.

Empathy

Identifying with or sharing of another's feelings, situation, or attitudes.

Comprised

To be made up of.

AKA

A common abbreviation for "also known as."

Significant

Large or important.

Social-emotional learning

A moral skill-set embedded into every lesson that integrates personal feelings, empathy, and understanding.

Void

An empty space.

Unstructured activities

Activities like recess that are not part of formal classroom instruction and can be beneficial for youth development.

Director of Wellness

A position hired by Medway Public Schools (first held by Ryan Sherman) to focus on social-emotional learning in the classroom.

Armand Pires

The Superintendent of Medway Public Schools who supports the addition of recess for middle schoolers.

Ryan Sherman

The Director of Wellness for Medway Public Schools who researched the benefits of unstructured learning time.