Updates

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:…

September 18, 2012

Mayor Menino to Volunteer Alongside Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA and Playworks Boston ›

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) will celebrate its 75-year legacy of community partnership and support with its second annual company-wide Service Day. On September 25, more than 3,000…

September 4, 2012

Run the 2013 Boston Marathon® with Team Playworks ›

Are you passionate about promoting the power of play? Do you want to run one of the most prestigious marathons in the world?   JOIN THE 2013 PLAYWORKS RUN FOR…

June 14, 2012

Tes Siarnacki is Metro Boston Coach of the Month ›

Leadership is one of the many great qualities that Coach Tes brings to her job. Over the past five years as a Playworks program coordinator, Tes has successfully run programming…

June 13, 2012

750 Run in New Balance benefit ›

With more than 1,000 people in attendance, the 2012 New Balance 5K Benefiting Playworks raised $12,000 and gave 200 students from 31 Playworks schools the opportunity to participate in their…

June 13, 2012

Fun for All Ages: Playworks Corporate Kickball ›

16 teams from corporations and organizations across metro Boston came together for a day of fun, food, and kickball raising $25,000 for Playworks Metro Boston. Brown Brothers Harriman defeated the…

June 13, 2012

Playworks Training Transforms Recess in Fall River ›

Nine elementary schools in Fall River, MA have transformed their recess through Playworks Recess 360 training this spring. Recess teams of school administrators (Vice Principals and Student Adjustment Counselors), PE…

March 16, 2012

Brown Brothers Harriman, Junior Coaches collaborate for Success ›

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) and Playworks recently teamed up to train twelve junior coaches from the Josiah Quincy Elementary School in collaborative leadership. The interactive 2-hour workshop, "Collaborating for Success",…