Recent reports from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America), and the National Physical Activity Plan highlight the importance of play in…
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When you grow up playing sports with your four brothers, you learn to be tough. At least that’s the way it worked out for Alondra Almeida, a third-year Playworks AmeriCorps…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2019/02/05/coach-lahni/
Are you ready for some good old-fashioned fun? We're rallying our returning teams for another high-energy day of nostalgia over green grass, a wide open field, and a big red bouncy…
https://www.playworks.org/maryland/2011/10/18/playworks-corporate-kickball-tournament-2012/
In the late morning sun on the last day of January, Charles S. Ashley Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders descended upon their playground ready for a recess conducted under the…
Back to school just got a lot cooler, with the chance for your school to win a “Rock Star Recess” powered by Playworks, with games, prizes, surprise guests, and a…
https://www.playworks.org/video/forever-in-your-mind-announced-rock-star-recess-with-playworks/
They might be better off putting down their books and heading outside. There is a paradox when it comes to improving education in America: The system is failing to prepare…
We have had a great year partnering with Kaiser Permanente and Oregon Children’s Theater for Portland Sunday Parkways. We’ve played with hundreds of kids, grown ups and even a dog…
Playworks makes recess more organized at low-income schools. Campuses using the program report less bullying and improved overall student behavior. Read the article on the Los Angeles Times. When the…
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0417-recess-20120417,0,3305316.story
An educator asks: What alternative consequences to taking away recess work?
https://www.playworks.org/resource/alternatives-to-nixing-recess/