Updates

Allowing and providing students with the opportunity to make choices Spring has sprung in Indiana and our recess teams are finally able to make it outside on a more consistent basis. This March, not only have we been playing loads of games outside, we’ve been allowing and providing students with opportunities to make choices.  A…

4 Fun and Easy Ways to to Support Playworks Indiana  1. Join our MVP Committee to help plan our Annual Corporate Kickball Tournament Join our Kickball MVP Committee! Bring your energy, excitement, and ideas to the Kickball MVP Team for our monthly meetings leading up to the event in the fall. Leverage your personal and…

The second semester of school is under way and it’s off to a great start! School staff have been working the entire first semester of school to create a welcoming environment at recess, teach conflict resolution skills, and play so many fun games. In January, school staff were focusing on encouraging students to initiate and…

All IN Sports could be coming to a school near you! Playworks Indiana, in partnership with Indiana Sports Corp, is thrilled to be expanding our All IN Sports Leagues as its own service program.    Playworks has been working with Indiana Sports Corp for the past two years to grow our non-competitive leagues program. Our…

Play is a behavior that is natural and has existed for thousands of years and across species. It combines a set of made-up rules or norms and a willingness to explore. Researchers, scientists, and doctors have studied the effects of play on kids–and adults–and understand that this natural behavior has tremendous benefits. As the American…

Playworks Indiana is excited to share our Mid Year Impact Report with you! In this Impact Report you can find our impact numbers so far this year, an update our All IN Sports League, an insight to our Tag Team pilot with the Boys and Girls Club, and our recent case study on our Junior…

It’s the holiday season! Schools and Playworks are counting down the days until winter break, but first we’re focusing on managing disappointment and teaching positive body language.  We all know that it can be incredibly easy to get swept up in the negative emotions a disappointment brings because our expectations were not met. For kids,…

At Playworks, games are integral to what we do and in order to have a successful game, you need student engagement and participation. This November, our teams leaned into the skill of successful game participation, recognizing that game participation is about uplifting fun for all participants, not just individuals or game winners. For young learners,…

Playworks Indiana had a busy October, emphasizing safe tagging and inclusive play at our partner schools and starting our second All IN Sports league of the year, Flag Football! Organized sports, especially football, can be a really intimidating sport for both students and parents to get excited about due to the physicality factor. At Playworks,…