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At Noble Intermediate School in MSAD 60, recess is no longer just a break in the day; it’s an opportunity to build skills, strengthen relationships, and support student wellness.

Executive Director Max Fripp shared how games like kickball are transforming recess into a space for teamwork, leadership, and kindness.

MaineHealth’s Healthy Eating, Active Living Team and Playworks hosted a full-day professional learning event that brought together educators from across southern Maine to explore the power of play in schools.

This year we’re doing our fourth annual active indoor recess week to provide teachers with simple strategies and games that they can bring in to the classroom.

On May 18, more than 400 elementary school students, representing 43 Boston, New Bedford, and Lawrence Public Schools, graduated from Playworks New England’s Junior Coach Program.

Growing up a latchkey kid, Renee Gaudette spent her afternoons on the basketball court, playing four-square and tag. Now, she is back on the playground as the new Executive Director for Playworks New…

Recess Rocks is recruiting Rhode Island schools for active indoor recess training, a partnership between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition and Playworks…

The Red Sox Foundation visited the Patrick J. Kennedy School on December 1 during the final Play Ball event of its Reviving Baseball and Softball in Inner Cities seasonal youth…