The Playworks Newark team is very excited about the launch of our Brooklyn, N.Y. program! In January 2010, our newest Program Coordinator, Annie Dazle, a native Brooklynite, bacame the Playworks coach at PS 11 Purvis Behan School in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn. We hope that this new partnership with PS 11 brings many more opportunities for us to partner with schools in Brooklyn!
Playworks Newark expanding to Brooklyn
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