Updates

May 14, 2010

First Annual Sourdough Cup Kicks off Playworks Staff Retreat ›

As the school year comes to a close, Playworks staff and Americorps members met at the Headlands Institute by Rodeo Beach Friday, April 23rd for our annual staff retreat. 2010…

May 14, 2010

Four Square and Fine Dining ›

Playworks' own Bill Vanark, Ellen Goodman, and Emma Rapp brought old school recess to San Francisco's culinary elite on April 29th.  At Share Our Strength's annual Taste of the Nation…

May 12, 2010

Playworks takes San Francisco for a Spin ›

Fifty-five Playworks students received brand new bikes at yet another successful Community Bike Build Event, organized in partnership with the Rotary Club of San Francisco. On one of the warmest…

May 12, 2010

Roof-top Recess Brings Light to SF Cubicles ›

Proving the point that you can play 4-square anywhere, the SF Team ran recess with 18 Salesforce employees on Tuesday, April 20th atop an office building high above downtown San…

March 8, 2010

Record turnout for Junior Coach Conferences! ›

Playworks Junior Coaches – those 4th and 5th grade students best known for wearing bright purple shirts on the playground – came out in full force for a pair of…

March 5, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service a Success! ›

Playworks partnered with Kaiser Permanente employees and community members to volunteer and help community organizations to restore the Gilroy Community Greenhouse located on the Gilroy High School Campus. Our efforts…

March 1, 2010

Playworks Builds Bikes ›

Thanks to a joint project with Old Navy, San Francisco Urban Riders, and Variety Children's Charity, 120 students from Playworks' Cleveland Elementary School now have shiny new bikes. The bikes…

February 9, 2010

Playworks’ Alumni of the Month ›

Playworks is proud to announce John Moore and the Alumni of the Month for March! John Moore was a site director at Horace Mann Elementary School in downtown San Jose…

October 9, 2009

Kickball Tourney Focuses on Fun, Teamwork ›

On a crisp, sunny October Saturday, Playworks San Francisco held its annual kickball jamboree at Paul Revere Preparatory Academy. Hosting teams from four different SFUSD elementary schools, more than 45 students…