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More than 100 Salesforce employees, Playworks Chicago staff members and Junior Coaches came together to help launch the opening of Salesforce's new Chicago office. Teams consisting of Salesforcers and Junior Coaches, the students in our youth leadership program, completed various challenges so they could be “awarded” supplies and equipment to build Recess Kits. The kits…

A team of consultants from HealthScape Advisors recently left their desks behind for a morning of play at Sexton Elementary School! The HealthScape staff engaged in a day of team-building activities with their colleagues and joined kids during recess to play Switch, Four  Square, Sharks and Minnows Tag, and Double Dutch. We love hosting Corporate Recesses for companies and organizations…

IMC Financial Markets, Schiff Hardin LLP, and Konica Minolta all came out for a day of fun, sun, friendly competition and team-building at Chicago's famous Grant Park.  Schiff Hardin walked away with the first ever Golden Bean trophy. We also had an amazing group of corporate volunteers from October Three, LLC. We can't wait for next…

For our first community service project of the 2012-13 school year, Playworks Chicago came out on two consecutive weekends to “play in the streets” with Active Transportation Alliance at the second annual Open Streets Chicago. Office staff members and our school-based Program Coordinators volunteered at Open Streets to honor the 9/11 National Day of Service and…

Playworks Chicago kept our students moving with our League Extravaganzas! Boys from Namaste, Peterson, Inter-American Magnet, Melody, and Cameron Elementary schools came together at Wicker Park Field House for a skills-building baskethball clinic. Our extravaganzas provide an opportunity for players to learn fundamentals and conclude with scrimmages putting newly acquired skills to the test. Players…

Our second, all–day, Junior Coach Conference was held on Loyola University Chicago’s beautiful lakefront campus. Our Junior Coaches (JCs) are 4th and 5th grade students chosen by their teachers and Playworks program coordinators to lead games during their schools’ recesses and act as role models in their school communities.  For many of our JCs, it…

Come kick it with Playworks Chicago at our first ever Corporate Kickball Tournament Friday, June 15. Join us for an afternoon of playful competition at Chicago’s historic Grant Park. Along with the fresh air and fun, enjoy a spread of fantastic food and a post-tournament happy hour. This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate your employees, build corporate…

Fourth and fifth grade junior coaches (JCs) and Playworks Chicago staff came together at the Pulaski Park Field House for the first ever Playworks Chicago Junior Coach Conference. The day began with an icebreaker game called human bingo which allowed the participants to introduce themselves to JCs from other schools and also learn fun facts…

Playworks Chicago kicked off the 2011-12 Girls Basketball season with our first ever Extravaganza, an event where all of our schools’ teams (comprised of 4th and 5th graders) came together for a skills-building clinic. At stations led by our Playworks Program Coordinators, players were able to practice their shooting, rebounding, passing, dribbling and defensive skills.…