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Today Show
September 10, 2021
Why Recess at School is Vital and How it Has Changed ›
Recess quality matters. A high-quality recess can help kids have fun and laugh, feel included, and develop social, emotional, and physical skills. The Today Show highlights why quality play matters…
WJAR
June 18, 2021
Recess Rocks program encouraged child’s play throughout pandemic ›
In partnership with the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Playworks New England is helping provide resources to teachers and students that…
New England Patriots
February 8, 2021
The Kraft Family Awards $90,000 to Nonprofits During Virtual Ceremony on Feb. 3 ›
Playworks New England receives $5,000 grant in honor of longtime volunteer, Kim Carrington, one of the 2020 Patriots Difference Makers.
South Coast Today
February 11, 2020
Not your mother’s recess: Playworks is helping New Bedford make school recess more productive ›
In the late morning sun on the last day of January, Charles S. Ashley Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders descended upon their playground ready for a recess conducted under the…
NHL.com
October 14, 2019
Boston Bruins Announce Partnership With Playworks New England ›
The Boston Bruins and the Boston Bruins Foundation announced today a $50,000 pledge to support Playworks in bringing safe, healthy play to elementary students across New England during the 2019-20…
The Boston Globe
April 30, 2018
Nonprofit Trains Youth to Play and Lead ›
If Nia Buyu, 10, has learned anything in her two years as a junior coach, it’s that a game of rock, paper, scissors solves most playground conflicts. Junior coaches, who…
Dot’s Amy French runs marathon to support Playworks New England
February 15, 2018
Dot’s Amy French runs marathon to support Playworks New England ›
Dorchester resident Amy French, 24, will run the Boston Marathon in April as a member of the Playworks New England team. French works in the organization’s development department. “When kids…