Updates

December 21, 2010

Dreamforce Making Holiday Dreams Come True ›

Sixty-five Playworks students from Starr King Elementary and Edison Charter Academy received brand new bikes during yet another successful Bike Build Event.  The build was part of a kick-off celebration…

December 21, 2010

Juntas, Juntas! Buena Vista Cheers up the Season ›

Juntas, meaning together in Spanish, is just a piece of a cheer I taught my girls’ basketball team yesterday afternoon at lunch recess.  With leagues coming up and hardly any…

December 21, 2010

Blogger Spotlight: Alex Brasfield on Play ›

I talk to a lot of parents. It is, I feel, a necessary aspect of my role as a Program Coordinator. Part of it has to do with the fact…

December 1, 2010

Playworks Partners with Raiders ›

In collaboration with the Oakland Raiders and the NFL’s Play 60 campaign, Playworks has been selected as a community partner in the fight against childhood obesity. Playworks bolstered Play 60’s…

October 29, 2010

Playworks Serves on National Day of Service! ›

Playworks served with Habitat For Humanity on the National Day of Service to help repaint houses and build a fence around an East Oakland low-income housing community. Check out some…

October 27, 2010

Cisco Playmakers Support Playworks 3-Fold! ›

Teaming up with Cisco, Playworks Silicon Valley hosted its 2nd Cisco Playmakers Day of Service. More than 30 volunteers came out to participate in this one-day event. The certified ‘Playmakers’ learned the…

October 7, 2010

San Francisco Board Members ›

After serving San Francisco schools for eight years, the SF office launches its first Board of Directors.  Meet our inaugural Board below: Ruth Beauchamp Ruth is a self proclaimed “evangelist…

October 6, 2010

Weekly Kickball for the Playful Soul ›

Wednesday night kickball with coworkers is the best way to conclude a day of play. Even after four recesses, three class game times, and a two-hour training at our 18…

October 6, 2010

Kids Get Their Kick on at Alice Chalmers Park ›

What a day for kickball! With sunny skies, temperatures reaching almost 80 degrees, a grassy field filled with Playworks coaches and students there were smiles all around. On a warm September Saturday, Playworks…