It was a little bit of a different school day for the children at King George Elementary School in Moose Jaw on Tuesday, as they sat in on a presentation from an organization called Right to Play. 

The morning began with almost all students gathering in the gymnasium to listen and see a presentation from Meghan Mutre on behalf of Right to Play, where the children were shown many different examples on how to grow personally through the act of playing. 

"We're using the assembly to expose the kids to the program itself, then the workshop to develop natural leaders in the community," explained Mutre. "There's a third part of the challenge where the kids get to take it upon themselves to keep these games going in their community and keep building these life skills through games."

Not only was this exciting for the youth involved as they enjoyed this interactive presentation, they were also given information on the importance of equality and kindness.

"What's really great about the program, is it allows for kids to build up their own community; it gives them some ownership of what their capable of," said Vice Principal, Eric Campbell. "It provides those quiet leaders an opportunity to experiment with new games and things they can try with they friends. It provides citizenship for our own community, that's some of the things that we're trying  to build in our kids, so this fits perfectly with what we're trying to do."

Campbell also noted that these kids are driven and resilient, so when given the chance to succeed, they'll run with it.

"They're gaining the tools they need to provide a better environment for themselves and I think when you give kids that chance, they're going to take it every time. That's what's great about our kids these days is when they see something great they'll jump on to it, and that's what we have here."

King George School was the first stop for Right to Play in the Friendly City, and Campbell believes it was beneficial for his school.