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After an extremely successful inaugural year in Los Angeles, Playworks is gearing up for the 2010-2011 school year with 5 new schools.  Playworks will continue to grow and expand in LA in the year to come!

Los Angeles' 1st Annual Corporate Kickball

The 1st Annual Playworks Corporate Kickball Tournament was held on June 4th at Cheviot Hills Park and was a huge success!  There were over 100 participants from 7 corporate teams: The Jim Henson Company, Terra Matrix Media, Pixel Liberation Front, The Revere Group, SingerLewak, a team of alums from UCLA Anderson, and a team of individuals from World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) and 15 volunteers.  We also had some great sponsors: Whole Foods provided the beverages, Corner Bakery catered lunch, and Jack FM (93.1) was the entertainment!  For the corporate participants, it

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Let's Play!
 Parents and kids joined together afterschool at Hudnall Elementary in Inglewood in May for a "Family Play Day" so that families could... More »
Move Over Schoolyard Bullies
Recess coaches put "play" back into the playground. It's recess at Bennett-Kew Elementary School in Inglewood, California, and children... More »
First-of-its-kind Gallup Poll Links Recess to Academic Achievement
WASHINGTON — When most people talk about how to improve education, they tend to focus only on what happens in the classroom. More »
Discipline Issues Show 35% Decline
We are hearing terrific feedback from our principals, teachers, and school staff here in Los Angeles about the effectiveness of... More »
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In The News

Move Over Schoolyard Bullies
NEA - National Education Association
New Program Aims to Battle Schoolyard Bullies - Part 2
KNBC TV Los Angeles
New Program Aims to Battle Schoolyard Bullies - Part 1
KNBC TV Los Angeles
Nonprofit provides safe, meaningful play for children
South Los Angeles Report

Playworks was formerly Sports4Kids. Media coverage prior to July 2009 will list the organization as Sports4Kids.