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December 17, 2012

Corporate Recess: Do Well and Feel Well ›

Help your colleagues fulfill their New Year’s resolutions by bringing Playworks to your office. Beginning January 15 through February 15, Playworks will offer 15 free Corporate Recesses as part of the Boston Moves…

December 12, 2012

Playworks Training Energizes Indoor Recess in Rhode Island ›

Everyone knows New England winters are a tough time of year. One day it is warm and the next day it is freezing with five inches of snow on the…

December 12, 2012

Coach Em Makes Excellent Happen ›

Coach Em is a second year program coordinator fully invested in helping build the Playworks Metro Boston movement. In November, Coach Em made excellent happen by launching a brand new…

December 7, 2012

2012 Girls’ Basketball Extravaganza is a Huge Success! ›

The first snowfall of the season ushered in the first event of the Playworks Metro Boston girls basketball season. Our kick-off extravaganza brought 100 4th and 5th grade girls from…

November 2, 2012

Coach Mika Makes Excellent Happen ›

Playworks Metro Boston's October Coach of the Month, Coach Mika is a second year program coordinator with an immense passion for play. She returned to Manning Elementary School with the…

October 16, 2012

Help Support the Playworks Metro Boston Girls’ Basketball League! ›

We're putting the FUN in FUNdraiser Tuesday, November 13, 5:30 – 8:30 pm at the Bell in Hand Tavern in Faneuil Hall. Join us for complimentary appetizers, an awesome drawing…

October 5, 2012

Coach Keith Makes Excellent Happen ›

Coach Keith is a returning program coordinator who is no stranger to the mission and values of Playworks. Entering his third year with Playworks Metro Boston, he has mastered the…

September 24, 2012

Playworks Program Roster Changes ›

Playworks Metro Boston program welcomed some new players to the team this summer. A veteran of both Playworks Baltimore and Detroit, Casey Kuzio took the reins of program director in…

September 21, 2012

Playworks Training Revamps Recess in Lynn ›

Cobbet Elementary School in Lynn, MA is a fairly typical urban elementary school with 600 students in a mixed racial/ethnic neighborhood.  The school was also having typical problems during recess:…