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April 2010

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Inspiration in Little Rock

Charles Cooper
April 20, 2010

Each year, Playworks introduces its program to potential expansion cities through a weeklong “Recess Roll-Out.” Selected schools in the city each get a Playworks coach for the week to demonstrate how the program can impact the students, staff and culture at the school.
 
This week, we’re in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Another Day in the Iron Triangle

Hector Salazar
April 13, 2010

We are often asked why we focus our full-time coaches on low-income schools. There are many reasons, but some days these reasons are more profound than others. 

Not too long ago, I led our East Bay Junior Coach Conference in Richmond, California. More than 125 fourth and fifth graders from 10 schools in West Contra Costa joined 15 Playworks coaches and staff at Lincoln Elementary in the city’s Iron Triangle area. It was a spectacular sunny day after a week of rain.