By Melody Guyton Butts, The Herald Sun DURHAM – Standing at the corner of a bustling blacktop, keeping watch over a few dozen first-graders playing four square and jumping rope,…
https://www.playworks.org/southeast/2012/06/20/putting-the-play-back-in-recess/
Marie DeShetler, PACNW Program Specialist, shares about her experience on a recent visit to Alaska. “Working for Playworks offers a unique perk: the chance to explore new corners of the…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2024/09/18/playworks-pacnw-visits-alaska-sept-2024/
DURHAM – Standing at the corner of a bustling blacktop, keeping watch over a few dozen first-graders playing four square and jumping rope, Parkwood Elementary School Principal Michael Somers tells…
https://www.playworks.org/news/putting-the-play-back-in-recess/
Elementary school teacher Vanessa Cavelli used to dread recess and the drama that could break out on the playground. “You wonder how many fights you’ll have to break up that…
https://www.playworks.org/news/playworks-helps-kids-make-the-most-of-recess/
Throughout the first couple of months at Arthur Ashe, I've taken it upon myself to get the meaning of Playworks out there to my students through our core values and…
A 4th grader who never smiled. A 5th grader who played kickball every recess but never allowed other kids to kick and run the bases. And two boys who got…
Abby Peterson served two years as an AmeriCorps member with Playworks before making the transition into the classroom. Abby is now a kindergarten teacher at one of our partner school. After several months…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2014/05/01/coach-into-the-classroom-2/
A week of recess changes schools, minds.
Our first Coach of the Month for January is Jess Wilson. Jess is brand new to Playworks this year, but she’s stepped into Riley Elementary and thrived. Playworks SLC is…
https://www.playworks.org/utah/2013/01/23/january-2013-coach-of-the-month/
