Updates
March 5, 2018
Playworks New England Celebrates AmeriCorps Week ›
This year, from March 12–16, we will celebrate AmeriCorps Week by saluting AmeriCorps Members for their service, thanking community partners, and sharing how #AmeriCorpsWorks with stories from the communities we…
March 5, 2018
Coach Jacqui Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Jacqui is a first-year Playworks Coach at the Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain. Jacqui works hard every day to make sure the environment at the Curley is fun…
February 12, 2018
Playworks & John Hancock Sends Team of Six to 2018 Boston Marathon ›
For five years, Playworks New England has partnered with John Hancock to send a team of runners to the Boston Marathon. Playworks is honored to be among the charities supported…
February 6, 2018
Coach Balto Makes Excellent Happen ›
Safe and healthy play would not be possible at Ellis Elementary School in Roxbury without Coach Sam Balto. For three years, Coach Balto has been the physical education teacher at…
February 6, 2018
Coach Zach Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Zach is a first-year Playworks coach at the Gardner Pilot Academy (GPA) in Allston. This year, Coach Zach has gone above and beyond to engage his students through leadership…
February 2, 2018
Junior Coach Ruthy Makes Excellent Happen ›
During recess, you’re likely to find fourth-grade Junior Coach Ruthy leading games for large groups of students, making sure everyone is having fun and staying safe, and acting as a…
January 31, 2018
Five Fun and Easy Ways to Support Playworks in February ›
1. Pizza & Bowling at Flatbread Company On Tuesday, February 6 between 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., Flatbread Company in Brighton will donate a portion of all pizza sales to Playworks New…
January 31, 2018
The Boston Foundation and Playworks continue partnership to increase physical activity ›
Boston, MA—January 19,2018—Playworks New England has been awarded a two-year grant in the amount of $200,000 to increase physical activity for high-need elementary schools in the Metro Boston area. During…
January 25, 2018
Advocate for Recess in Massachusetts Schools ›
Recess is unpredictable. Some days you have outdoor recess, some days you might be stuck indoors. Some days children have twenty minutes to play, other days only ten minutes after…