Playworks brings out the best in every kid, through play.
We build a culture of play that enables kids to feel a real sense of belonging. Partnering with teachers, principals, and parents, we make sure kids have the opportunity to contribute on the playground, in the classroom, and in our community. A randomized control trial found that compared to students at similar schools, Playworks students were more physically active and teachers reported that students had greater feelings of school safety and less bullying behavior. Learn more about our impact.
I believe that Playworks has made the school a better place by providing students a safe outlet to play and allowing them to come together through play.
Connie-Lyn Klein
Playworks Teacher
Discover Our Impact
Stanford Social Innovation Review
November 2, 2023
Nonprofit Scaling Through Partnership: Sharing Your Secret Sauce ›
Playworks is working toward ensuring that every kid has access to safe and healthy play every day at school. CEO Elizabeth Cushing discusses the path to scale and how Playworks…
November 12, 2018
Finding the Confidence to Try Again ›
Chanceline is originally from Africa where she says school looks, sounds, and feels much different than here in the United States. She says that here school is “great because it’s…
AZCentral
November 10, 2017
Sequoia Lehi Charter School offers personal attention to students ›
There’s that old saying, “Big things come in small packages.” It certainly fits Sequoia Lehi Charter School in Mesa, where the school’s small physical size enables teachers and staff to…