The First Lady's announced a focus on the power of play for promoting children's health and well-being.
https://www.playworks.org/news/the-first-lady-got-it-right/>
The First Lady's announced a focus on the power of play for promoting children's health and well-being.
https://www.playworks.org/news/the-first-lady-got-it-right/>
Adults play to bring kids play
Join us for the Tenth Annual Playworks Run for Recess, a family-friendly 5K and One-Mile Fun Run on Saturday, May 18. Run for Recess offers opportunities for the whole family to…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/event/playworks-tenth-annual-run-for-recess/>
Boston, MA—January 19,2018—Playworks New England has been awarded a two-year grant in the amount of $200,000 to increase physical activity for high-need elementary schools in the Metro Boston area. During…
Some funders are getting behind Playworks, an Oakland, CA-based nonprofit that advocates a healthy recess time in elementary schools across the country.
A reception for Playworks, a nonprofit organization that aims to change play in schools and recess, was held on Sunday, March 1 at the home of of Jim and Patrice…
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/mar/11/take-it-outside/>
Cobbet Elementary School in Lynn, MA is a fairly typical urban elementary school with 600 students in a mixed racial/ethnic neighborhood. The school was also having typical problems during recess:…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2012/09/21/playworks-training-revamps-recess-in-lynn/>
After a week-long Recess Reboot from Playworks, VanderMolen Elementary in Mira Loma, CA shares the positive impact on their recess. Transcript: Hello! Hello! I’m Jeremy Barnes. I’m the principal at…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/testimonial/students-engaged-theyre-included/>
As we reflect on the past year, there are so many moments that brought us joy. Here are ten moments that top the charts! 1. In March, one of…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2022/12/21/ten-joyful-moments-of-2022/>