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Organizational culture is the sum of the values and behaviors that contribute to the unique psychological and social environment of an organization. The same programming that we bring to kids—the…

As a fourth-grader at Chester A. Arthur School, London Timmons is involved with different activities at her school. Timmons participates in an enrichment program and is a Playworks Pennsylvania Junior Coach. “I’m…

One in four U.S. students say they have been bullied at school. Playworks President Elizabeth Cushing joined Comcast Newsmakers to discuss how Playworks is working to combat bullying and teach kids…

Ten-year-old Nafis Johnson has been developing and honing his leadership skills by contributing his time as a Junior Coach for Playworks Pennsylvania. The Playworks Junior Coach program gives selected fourth-…

No more standing around. A new approach to recess keeps kids moving.  Playworks, as well as partners Jump IN for Healthy Kids, aims to keep kids healthy and active in Indiana. …

A takeaway from a recent American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical study review, which details the wide-ranging benefits of play for children. From the AAP, here are 20 reasons why those…

Jill Vialet is founder and CEO of Playworks, a nonprofit that partners with schools to promote exercise and social and emotional health through recess. With nearly 700 employees in 23 offices around…

Detroit Lions partnered with Playworks Michigan to promote inclusion, kindess and respect at a Real Players Don’t Bully pep rally at Hutchinson Elementary.

Playworks Michigan has landed a $1.9 million grant that it will use to help reach more than 130 schools and 50,000 students in Southeast Michigan over three years. The Ralph…