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November 19, 2013
Happy Gratitude Day ›
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 is Playworks National Gratitude Day
October 2, 2013
October is Bullying Prevention Month ›
Four facts about bullying and five ways to participate in National Bullying Prevention Month.
September 26, 2013
Playworks on PBS for American Graduate Day ›
Saturday, September 28 is American Graduate Day. Watch live at 4:00 EST.
September 4, 2013
Even Excused Absences Can Hurt Student Learning ›
September is Attendance Awareness Month. Five tactics to improve school wide attendance and therefore student learning.
June 19, 2013
Parents Persuade School District to Create Recess Policy ›
A Connecticut school district has begun creating a new recess policy that will require 20 minutes of daily recess after parents made several complaints about access to recess.
May 6, 2013
Score big in the Get in the Game auction! ›
Playworks and online auction site Charitybuzz have partnered to create Playworks’ fantabulous inaugural Get in the Game fundraising auction. Generous Playworks supporters including ESPN, the Detroit Lions, the Washington Capitals, the Carolina Hurricanes and others have…
April 17, 2013
National High Five Day 2013 ›
The only thing that truly makes us safer is each other. Celebrating National High Five Day.
March 11, 2013
Michelle Obama Wants Active Schools! ›
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign encourages schools to provide students with 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
February 1, 2013
Jill Vialet honored with prestigious Irvine Award ›
Playworks founder and CEO Jill Vialet has been named a 2013 recipient of the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards. Jill is among a small group of Californians honored by the foundation…