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\"\"A core component of Playworks Indiana are our AmeriCoprs Coaches. Playworks AmeriCorps Coaches serve onsite at our partner schools every day of the school year so kids in Indiana experience play that lead to positive student outcomes. Without them, we wouldn\u2019t be able to provide our most intense direct service program, Coach! In this series we will be introducing our seven wonderful Coaches for the 2021-2022 school year and giving some insight on what it\u2019s like to be an AmeriCorps Coach at Playworks Indiana.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our first coach we\u2019d like to introduce is Kamell<\/span>a Wolfork, or Coach Meme as her students call her. Coach Meme is currently serving at Circle City Prep this school year and is loving her time there. Coach Meme first heard about Playworks through Facebook. She thought the AmeriCorps program would be a great fit for her, and it was!\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love being able to come to work and actually enjoy myself! The best part of working with kids is experiencing all the things we can through play!\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Coach Meme loves to facilitate all sorts of tag games at recess, but those aren\u2019t her favorite. Her favorite games are the ones that students ask her to play. It\u2019s important that Coach Meme\u2019s students are not only learning and participating in the games she\u2019s teaching, but also initiating them too. Coach Meme really values her time with her students and understands why Playworks is an important component to creating a positive school experience for <\/span>every<\/b> student.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot all scholars come from a place of peace. Some of them can\u2019t go outside and play at home because it isn\u2019t safe. Not all scholars go to daycare, preschool, or even Kindergarten (as school isn\u2019t a requirement in Indiana until age 7). So when they come to a Playworks school and get lessons that they truly enjoy via play, it opens up their minds to what could be – and by that I mean that they get to experience play. That is something that they\u2019ll carry with them throughout their entire lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Thank you Coach Meme for always being the most energetic, fun, and caring adult on the playground everyday! Circle City Prep is so lucky to have you. Way to go Coach Meme!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To learn more about our AmeriCorps Coaches or apply to be a Coach visit playworks.org\/coach<\/a> or email traneisha.english@playworks.org<\/a>. Also, be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @PlayworksInd to meet the rest of our 2021-2022 AC Coaches and keep up on all our current events.<\/p>\n

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