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ABC 13
Pooja Lodhia
May 27, 2014
Eyewitness News employees enjoyed an afternoon of recess today at Alexander Elementary in Alief. Employees volunteered with Playworks, a non-profit organization that provides recess coaches to hundreds of low-income schools…
89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Deepa Fernandes
May 14, 2014
LaVal Brewer is executive director of Playworks Southern California, a national organization based on the belief that increasing play at school is not only good for children’s physical health, but also good…
Fox 5 Atlanta
Carolyn Ryan
May 12, 2014
May 6, 2014
Teachers deserve unlimited high fives for bringing out the best in kids both in the classroom and on the playground.
The New York Times Motherlode
Annie Murphy Paul
May 1, 2014
Children today, either because they are continually entertained by digital devices or continually ferried from lesson to practice to play date, don’t know how to handle unstructured time. Ms. Rosin’s…
April 22, 2014
A Nature Conservancy survey finds that parents think children need more time outside.
The Inquirer
By Anndee Hochman
April 17, 2014
On a sun-crisp Friday morning at Kearny Elementary School in Northern Liberties, a brisk game of four-square comes to a sudden halt. “You’re out!” declares fourth grader Jayah Grimes to…
March 28, 2014
Guest Blogger Jennifer Holmes-Ledet learned how to play and coach basketball along side her 4th and 5th grade girls basketball team.
March 24, 2014
Guest blogger Kortney Thurman told her students about AmeriCorps, her students told her she’s a hero.