Put on your sneakers and get ready to play with us! On October 9, from 1 – 4pm, Bull City Open Streets has organized with the city to close the roads along Central Park and the Durham Athletic Park to allow for active, safe and healthy play. Playworks Durham is excited to be offering a wide range of games and fun activities to the Durham community. We invite all to join us in a few rounds of four square, relay races and perhaps a Bull City hula hoop challenge!
Playworks Durham partners with Bull City Open Streets!
March 24, 2023
Empowered youth to community leaders ›
The importance of youth leadership programming in elementary schools Childhood is spent brimming with fascinations of the future – ideas of what infinite potential can amount to, ambitions of fulfilling some innate passion, and the mystery of what the years ahead hold. Some will take on leadership roles, becoming agents in their community. How can…
January 10, 2023
Understanding the Complex Simplicities of Play ›
Play is a behavior that is natural and has existed for thousands of years and across species. It combines a set of made-up rules or norms and a willingness to explore. Researchers, scientists, and doctors have studied the effects of play on kids–and adults–and understand that this natural behavior has tremendous benefits. As the American…
July 28, 2022
A year of social and emotional learning ›
“You can’t do SEL, trauma, or equity work without each other,” Jennette Claassen, Head of Evaluation, Playworks. As Playworks continued to progress on our equity journey, we explored a critical question: what are the intersections between play, social and emotional learning, physical activity, and trauma? A working group focused on this question decided, among other…