Pennsylvania
The Notebook
November 14, 2018
Through Playworks Pennsylvania, junior coaches help organize games at recess. One student who fills that role at Chester A. Arthur Elementary is Nafis Johnson.
November 8, 2018
On Saturday, October 14 over 300 participants raced for good in Generosity Philadelphia’s fifth annual Multi-Charity 5K in Fairmount Park. Despite the overcast early in the day, thirteen runners raised…
October 25, 2018
On Monday, October 21, Playworks Pennsylvania teamed up with the Philadelphia Eagles for a special recess experience. Former NFL star Quintin Mikell spoke to students about modeling respect and collaboration…
October 9, 2018
“A well-rounded childhood is when a child has everything they need to learn and live in a respectful safe way,” Junior Coach Nafis explains to legislators and staffers at the…
October 1, 2018
Your partnership in 2017-18 helped Playworks increase physical activity while simultaneously teaching valuable social emotional and life skills to elementary school children in Pennsylvania! Please click on images below for full…
Playworks makes learning social skills fun during recess at Kirkbride
May 16, 2018
Through the partnership, Playworks provides Kirkbride with a coordinator once a week every month. The Playworks coordinator works with two recess coaches at Kirkbride to implement a plan on how…
May 1, 2018
After a thrilling first-round playoff series win over the Miami Heat, we’re flashing back to 76ers forward Robert Covington’s day on the playground last fall with the students of Chester…
March 5, 2018
This month, we’d like to spotlight and thank our AmeriCorps members for their community service and positive impact on Pennsylvania’s children in and out of the classroom. Since the founding…
January 6, 2018
Meet Gabriel Agosto, 4th grader at Taylor Elementary School My favorite part of being a Junior Coach is helping the other grades at recess. I also enjoy helping Coach Sean because…
