According to Coach Amber, an AmeriCorps member and Playworks program coordinator at the Lee Academy Pilot School in Dorchester, "every day is a...
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From The Field
Playworks served with Habitat For Humanity on the National Day of Service to help repaint houses and build a fence around an East Oakland low-...
The safe and healthy play Playworks brings to schools has been featured by news organizations across the country.
Forbes Magazine
November 30, 2011
A blue-ribbon panel of experts selected social entrepreneurs who are tackling the world's most intractable problems. Playworks Founder and CEO Jill Vialet is one of them.
New York Times
April 5, 2011
In his Fixes column in the New York Times, writer David Bornstein explores what educators might gain if, instead of viewing recess as a liability — a drain on teaching time and a behavioral headache — they saw it as an opportunity to make the school a happier place, contribute to children’s healthy development, and maybe even boost academic performance.
This...
The Herald News
January 9, 2012
In an effort to address troublesome and disruptive behavior, which directly affects student performance, the Fall River School Department plans a pair of interesting initiatives aimed at addressing such issues in students’ formative years. They deserve the community’s support.
One program, the Playworks curriculum, is aimed at elementary school students and is intended to...
The Durham News
October 9, 2011
Children clamor out of their classrooms and into the recess yard. Rather than scramble to gain possession of footballs, basketballs, Hula Hoops and other equipment, the children quickly form six lines.
The man in the bright yellow shirt leads them in a cheer to review the rules: Respect the game. Play hard. Have fun.
And with that the children break from their formation to begin...
Education Week
December 6, 2011
Ask any teacher to identify these students: The child who should be focusing on a math lesson, but instead is wondering whether her parents will fight again tonight, with words...
Southern Education Desk
October 10, 2011
JACKSON - Remember recess?
“You get to play a lot of games, have fun, and you get to exercise while playing the games," said 5th grader Timarhi McInnis, who says, while it's supposed to be fun, that doesn't mean there are no rules.
Timarhi knows the rules: take turns, be nice, and make sure to share the ball.
“It’s...
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