Coach Kaitlynn Makes Excellent Happen

  1. Updates

Coach Kaitlynn is a first-year Jesuit Volunteer Corps Program Coordinator at Manning Elementary School in Jamaica Plain. This year, Coach Kaitlynn has helped build a positive, fun, and supportive school environment at Manning. Self-driven and patient, Coach Kaitlynn has established great relationships with all students and school administrators. Coach Kaitlynn is an important part of the school, ensuring that all students feel safe, healthy, and included.

During the month of November, Coach Kaitlynn created a Junior Coach Assistant Program involving the younger students at her school. She realized that the younger students were interested in taking on leadership roles and responsibilities. Therefore, Coach Kaitlynn created the Junior Coach Assistant Program. The younger students help out during recess by distributing equipment, resolving conflicts, and helping classmates transition back into the classroom. The students involved in the Junior Coach Assistant Program have flourished into leaders — both in and outside of the classroom.

Coach Kaitlynn continues to make excellent happen through her creative and innovative class game time lesson plans. Additionally, Kaitlynn is an incredible Jesuit Volunteer Corps member who achieves all of her commitments with a smile on her face. With her incredible personality and positive attitude, we are confident that Coach Kaitlynn will continue to make excellent happen throughout Massachusetts.

More Updates


Coach Q giving a student a high-five
Coach Q giving a student a high-five

March 16, 2023

Celebrating our AmeriCorps Members during AmeriCorps Week ›

This week is AmeriCorps Week, and we want to take a moment to highlight all of our awesome AmeriCorps Coaches serving in Boston Public Schools every single day. Keep reading to hear the wonderful (and hilarious) things that their students have to say about what makes them great Coach T, Hurley K-8 School “My favorite…

February 28, 2023

Games for middle schoolers ›

If you take a second to remember your middle and high school days, it probably looked different than your elementary school memories. One of the biggest differences between elementary school and middle school is the loss of a dedicated recess time. According to American Educator (2017), 90.6% of fifth graders surveyed have a regularly scheduled…

graphic of expansion across geography
graphic of expansion across geography

February 13, 2023

2022-23 Mid Year Report: Expanding and Enhancing ›

Playworks New England programming has continued to expand across New England as we enhance our service models, partnerships, and the ways in which we serve our communities. Your investment in our mission has allowed us to deepen this work and to bring safe and healthy play to thousands of youth across our region, and we…