Updates

August 19, 2011

Playworks Nation Joins to Learn ›

In our biggest internal training to date, 135 Playworks staff gathered in Oakland, California. Staff from 22 cities joined in workshops on AmeriCorps and Coaching to Curriculum Building and Social Media.…

August 18, 2011

Elizabeth Cushing Named Playworks President ›

Oakland, CA— Elizabeth Cushing has been named president and chief operating officer of Playworks, a national nonprofit organization that brings play and physical activity to schools and youth organizations around the…

June 22, 2011

Big Play in the Big Apple ›

Jill Vialet

April 28, 2011

From Phoenix, AZ… ›

Stories and quotes from a week of recess play

April 8, 2011

The Miracle in Milwaukee ›

A week of recess changes schools, minds.

April 6, 2011

New Balance CEO Named Most Playful in Nationwide Search ›

Rob DeMartini models playfulness on and off the job

Children listen and move to designated area
Children listen and move to designated area

March 22, 2011

No More Bullying ›

It takes a community

kids on bench
kids on bench

Contra Costa Times

March 6, 2011

Healthier neighborhood programs drawing millions from foundations ›

Students’ faces brighten when Shantrell Sneed — “Coach Trell” to the kids — walks into a classroom at San Pablo’s Riverside Elementary School. She organizes play during recess, promoting physical…

February 24, 2011

AmeriCorps at Risk ›

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