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Open Streets Chicago 2012 – Double-Play!

Posted September 20, 2012.

For our first community service project of the 2012-13 school year, Playworks Chicago came out on two consecutive weekends to “play in the streets” with Active Transportation Alliance at the second…

https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2012/09/20/open-streets-chicago-2012-double-play/

“Now students have clear expectations”

Posted September 25, 2017.

Before Playworks recess was chaotic. There was very little structure, children didn’t have caring attitudes towards each other, and they didn’t know expectations day to day. Now students have clear expectations,…

https://www.playworks.org/testimonial/now-students-clear-expectations/

Should middle school students have recess?

Posted October 25, 2011.

Guest blogger, Jennie Day-Burget, is chairwoman of the board for Playworks Portland.

https://www.playworks.org/news/should-middle-school-students-have-recess/

Always Reaching Higher: Coach Hoops at 52nd Street Elementary

Posted February 27, 2019.

It’s not every day that a Playworks #AmeriCorps Coach is honored by the Los Angeles Lakers, complete with a basketball clinic hosted by legendary forward A.C. Green. Then again, being…

https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2019/02/27/always-reaching-higher-coach-hoops-at-52nd-street-elementary/

Playworks Events to Raise Awareness about the Power of Play

Posted September 21, 2011.

Playworks Denver is out and about creating awareness and partnerships all across the city. Please check out the fliers for our Flash Mob at Civic Center Eats next Thursday, September…

https://www.playworks.org/colorado/2011/09/21/playworks-events-to-raise-awareness-about-the-power-of-play/

Teaching kids how to play

Posted May 8, 2010.

Program brings structure to recess Five-year-old Timaria Sanders helps lead her kindergarten class in a chicken walk with Bill Vanark, a program director with Playworks, at North Forest's Lakewood Elementary…

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6995709.html

OP-ED: Building United Communities One Playground At A Time

Posted December 13, 2017.

Playtime is undervalued. Conflicts that arise on the playground during recess often bring behavioral problems into the classroom and impact teaching, student attention, and learning. In urban areas, in particular,…

http://philadelphiafreepress.com/oped-building-united-communities-one-playground-at-a-time-p7040-96.htm

Junior Coaches Lead Parent Night: A Coach’s Story

Posted April 19, 2012.

One of my favorite things about being a program coordinator is the extra time I get to do leadership and empowerment work with my junior coaches. My school had an…

https://www.playworks.org/minnesota/2012/04/19/junior-coaches-lead-parent-night-a-coachs-story/

Play Summit 2018

Posted January 11, 2018.

Playworks is hosting a cocktail and dinner reception: Tommy’s Cuisine Friday, January 26, 2018 as we kick off the New Year in New Orleans commencing our annual Playworks Play Summit.…

https://www.playworks.org/louisiana/2018/01/11/play-summit-2018/

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