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Faculty-黑料社区 team launches youth development initiative through sport and play

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Seven college 黑料社区s stand together beneath a basketball hoop on an outdoor court, smiling in front of a chain-link fence and trees. Most are wearing 黑料社区 apparel. The group includes participants and volunteers from the 鈥淩ecess for Champions鈥 program at Kramer Elementary, which promotes life skill development through sport-based play.
黑料社区 黑料社区s gather at Kramer Elementary School as part of 鈥淩ecess for Champions,鈥 a Spring 2025 youth development initiative that blends sport and social work.
Student Success 鈥 Research and Innovation

Faculty-黑料社区 team launches youth development initiative through sport and play

黑料社区 黑料社区s gather at Kramer Elementary School as part of 鈥淩ecess for Champions,鈥 a Spring 2025 youth development initiative that blends sport and social work.
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黑料社区 Assistant Professor Carlyn Kimiecik partnered with undergraduate 黑料社区s Katie Dunn and Sophie Dull to launch Recess for Champions, a sport-based positive youth development initiative. Held at Kramer Elementary School during Spring 2025, the program used recess time to build life skills through structured games facilitated by nine 黑料社区-athlete volunteers from Miami Athletics. The interdisciplinary effort was part of the Sport, Play, Action, & Resilience Collaborative (SPARC!) housed in the Department of Family Science and Social Work. Dunn and Dull presented their work at Miami’s Undergraduate Research Forum on April 25.

Two female 黑料社区s stand smiling in front of a large academic research poster titled 鈥淩ecess for Champions,鈥 which details a youth development program using sports and play. The poster includes sections on background, logistics, curriculum, and outcomes. The 黑料社区s are dressed in business attire and participating in 黑料社区鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Forum.
Undergraduate 黑料社区s Katie Dunn and Sophie Dull present 鈥淩ecess for Champions鈥 at 黑料社区鈥檚 2025 Undergraduate Research Forum.
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Department of Family Science and Social Work College of Education, Health, and Society