Baltimore

Tammie Miller from Baltimore’s Gardenville Elementary was recognized as the Most Valuable Principal in the Playworks’ network of schools. Ms. Miller, a first-year Playworks principal, was honored at the 2009 Get in the Game dinner for her dynamic way of building play into the culture of her school. According to Playworks Program Manager Laura Deeprose, “Principal Miller welcomed us with open arms and engaged the entire school with all the different aspects that we offer.

A new national report on recess sheds light on the importance of the traditional activity, while criticizing school systems like D.C.’s that neither devote separate funds nor have set standards for recess.
 

Playworks Baltimore is moving!  Don’t worry, we are still going to putting the play back in 26 playgrounds across the city in 2009-10.  However, as of July 1st, 2009, we will be headquartered at Miller’s Court at 26th and Howard Streets.

Supporters
Since 2005, Playworks Baltimore has benefited from the support from the following philanthropic and government organizations: 

Playworks league play will resume in the fall, when school starts up.  Stay tuned for schedules.

Being a coach has really changed my life.

When I first got to Wolfe Street Academy, the kids hadn’t had any organized physical activity for two years. That first week, Kwan-tay didn’t want to join in the organized playground games I was offering. Even though he was very athletic, no one had taken the time to teach him how to play these games. Nearly everyday after lunch he ended up in the principal’s office for disrupting other students’ games or being involved in fights.