Arizona

Making Rules Stick: a FREE PlayShop by Playworks AZ
2024-09-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Emerson Elementary (cafeteria), 915 E. Palm Ln., Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States
Are you looking to establish rules and consequences for safe and healthy play? Curious about Playworks and interested in sampling our approach? Unable to organize a larger professional development training but still want to benefit from Playworks’ teachings? The PlayShop is for you!
You will learn:

How to establish clear rules that can be implemented immediately across the playground, classroom, or any indoor space
Creative consequences to use when rules are broken
New ideas on how to improve play at your school or organization, drawing on nearly 30 years of expertise from Playworks

This training is ideal for principals, teachers, recess supervisors, out of school time staff and supervisors, parent volunteers, or any adults working with youth in preschool to eighth grade.
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Thriving Through Play
2024-10-23 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Get ready for the return of The Game Plan webinar series—now featuring exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Play is an essential part of every child’s development, fostering social skills, creativity, and overall well-being. Learn practical strategies and insights to increase playtime at your school or site and ensure every child has the opportunity to benefit from recess.
We’ll also explore how play can create positive outcomes for kids and contribute to a healthy, engaged learning environment.
Each webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will be recorded for future viewing.
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Building Positive Relationships with Play
2024-12-03 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
The Game Plan webinar series is back with exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Build stronger student-adult connections at recess with practical strategies for fostering positive relationships. We will explore the importance of adult buy-in and how involving adults in different roles can enhance the overall play experience.
With these strategies in place, you will be able to create a play environment where students and staff thrive together.
Each webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will be recorded for future viewing.
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Adapting Play for Every Space
2025-02-19 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | AZ
The Game Plan webinar series is back with exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Learn how to make play work in any space, whether indoors, on blacktops or small playgrounds, or in unconventional areas.
This webinar will provide practical strategies to keep kids engaged, safe, and having fun to maximize your available space.
Each webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will be recorded for future viewing.
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Playworks Arizona's 10th Annual Corporate Kickball Tournament
2025-02-21 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Phoenix) | Chaparral Park Ballfields, 5401 Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85250, United States
Come kick it with us at Playworks Arizona’s 10th Annual Corporate Kickball Tournament.
Join us on Friday, February 21, 2025 for a friendly adult competition that brings corporations from all over Arizona together to play for kids & the coveted Playworks Kickball traveling trophy. Get your team out of the office and onto the kickball field for an evening of networking, friendly competition, great food, and delicious beverages! By participating, you’ll directly support Playworks Arizona’s mission to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Register your team now, and help Playworks bring out the best in every kid, through play!
For questions and inquiries, contact Aubrey Watkins at aubrey.watkins@playworks.org.

We can’t wait to see your team there!
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Youth-led Play Shapes Tomorrow’s Leaders
2025-04-16 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
The Game Plan webinar series is back with exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Unlock the power of youth-led play and see how it can transform your playground!
In this webinar, you’ll discover strategies to encourage children to be leaders during playtime, fostering creativity, confidence, and teamwork.
The webinar will begin at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST and last about an hour. The webinar will also be recorded for future viewing.
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