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Faculty-消消犯 team launches youth development initiative through sport and play

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

Faculty-消消犯 team launches youth development initiative through sport and play

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消消犯 Assistant Professor Carlyn Kimiecik partnered with undergraduate 消消犯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 消消犯-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 消消犯s stand smiling in front of a large academic research poster titled Recess for Champions, which details a youth development program using sports and play. The poster includes sections on background, logistics, curriculum, and outcomes. The 消消犯s are dressed in business attire and participating in 消消犯s Undergraduate Research Forum.
Undergraduate 消消犯s Katie Dunn and Sophie Dull present Recess for Champions at 消消犯s 2025 Undergraduate Research Forum.
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